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“Whether you’re administering a single, dedicated Web server, or one serving hundreds of hosts, each site’s client expects and deserves a certain level of support and service. …” This article covers mod_throttle, having each site operate under its own user ID, and running several instances of Apache. “… Thus, if virtual host www.foo.com has a […]

“On the business end, companies typically seek customers with the free software and derive revenue by selling services and support. … But that’s proved easier said than done.” “Companies such as Sendmail and Covalent Technologies that sell proprietary enhancements to open-source foundations–the Sendmail e-mail and Apache Web page delivery programs, respectively– are on more comfortable […]

IBM and Red Hat strengthened their relationship today with the announcement that the companies will collaborate on support, services and software for Red Hat Linux across the entire IBM eServer product line, including the xSeries, zSeries, iSeries, and pSeries.  This expands on an earlier deal with IBM and Red Hat to supply Red Hat Linux […]

There are a lot of FTP servers, as you can tell from the list of products reviewed here at ServerWatch. In this crowded field, the smart companies have tailored their servers to fit certain uses or punch up certain features to distinguish themselves. A good example is CrushFTP, Inc. CrushFTP 3.0, which takes the tack […]

It is now officially a ritual: the quarterly release of the Gartner Dataquest research regarding server shipments and market share, followed by the vendor”s press releases spinning the research into positives. Take, for example, the press release issued by Sun Microsystems yesterday regarding the research: It is now officially a ritual: the quarterly release of […]

by Ryan Smith by Toby J. Velte, Amy Hanson, Anthony T. Velte (Contributor) Paperback – 726 pages ISBN: 0072120835 Cisco Internetworking with Windows NT & 2000by Toby J. Velte, Amy Hanson, Anthony T. Velte (Contributor)Paperback – 726 pagesISBN: 0072120835 From the Back Cover: Integrate Cisco networks with Windows NT & 2000. Get all the hands-on […]

Rack ’em Up The now-familiar process of rack-mounting servers was the first and most common approach to assembling large numbers of servers. Server blades are a conceptual evolution of rack-mounting, although technically they are an outgrowth of switching technology where “blades” have been used for quite some time. Using a variety of uncommon designs, for […]

Remote Access Policies Perhaps the biggest single new feature in Windows 2000 RRAS is the ability to control access in a more granular fashion using Remote Access policies. Unlike group policy settings that are stored in Active Directory, RAS policies are stored on the RAS server on which they are created. Essentially, RAS policies allow […]

Plan We Must At the heart of a computer-related disaster is the loss of corporate servers and their connections. With them go an enterprise’s data, internal and external links, and the vital day-to-day operations of applications such as order entry, manufacturing, and accounting. Although total disasters are rare, 50 percent of enterprises that do not […]

by Dana Daugherty Documenting your server configuration can save you time and can actually protect you. Use this sample document to get started.  You can save valuable time during future SMS server installations if you take the time now to document the settings you have configured on your existing servers. Dana Daugherty’s latest article offers […]

“One of our goals in ARIES is to be able to build an internet server capable of scaling to thousands of concurrent users without download speeds noticeably slowing. This type of scalability is best accomplished when application servers are hosted on a group or cluster of servers. … We decided to experiment with three web […]

IT and computer security magazine Information Security this week released the findings of its 2001 Information Security Industry Survey. Survey results revealed that despite increased corporate spending on computer security, cyber attacks and viruses continue to impact organizations with alarming frequency. “One cure for those hit by both Code Red and Nimda may be migration […]