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Pandora FMS wins open-source management shootout
Doing more with less remains an ongoing challenge for IT execs. Making sure everything keeps humming along to meet SLAs can be challenging for resource-stretched IT departments. For all but the smallest shops, effective monitoring...
Best open source management tools
Open source software provides an attractive alternative to more costly commercial products, but can open source products deliver enterprise-grade results?
How to Securely Move to Azure
Many organizations want to take advantage of Microsoft Azure's Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings to host their data, applications and operating systems in the cloud. Azure provides incredible flexibility and scalability for
First look: Chef’s Habitat puts automation in the app
By packaging configuration and runtime requirements with the app, Habitat decouples automation from the infrastructure
When medical alarm standards fail patients and health professionals
Auditory masking could prevent health professionals from hearing medical device alarms. Work is being done now to prevent masking and improve patient care.
Ransomware spreads through weak remote desktop credentials
Stolen or weak remote desktop credentials are routinely used to infect point-of-sale systems with malware, but recently they've also become a common distribution method for crypto-ransomware.
The Emergency Alert System test: Lesson learned, catastrophe averted
After an awkward public failure 5 years ago, the FCC and FEMA achieved a successful national test of the Emergency Alert System.
Cut Your IT Backlog by 50% in Minutes
In the past 18 months, IT backlogs have risen 29%, and they are slowing down businesses that need to move more quickly. Learn how you can reduce your IT backlog by 50% in just 30 minutes, while creating a sustainable approach for the
The Emergency Alert System: Failure IS an option
FEMA and the FCC ran a ‘live test’ of the Emergency Alert System in 2011. The result was static and Lady Gaga going out to millions. On Sept. 28, they will retest with the fixes in place.
Why (and how) you should manage Windows PCs like iPhones
The pieces are finally coming together to implement an omnidevice systems management approach for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android
Review: Ansible shows the beef
Ansible 2 eases configuration management, while boosting playbooks, modules, and Windows support
Sophos false positive detection ruins weekend for some Windows users
A bad malware signature caused Sophos antivirus products to detect a critical Windows file as malicious, preventing some users from accessing their computers.
Regaining Control -- Simple and Effective IT Management Across All Environments
Even the smallest organizations now have a combination of cloud and on-premises infrastructure and workloads. And this can lead to complexity and redundant operational tasks for IT. However, using Microsoft's cloud-based Operations
The 8 fallacies of distributed computing are becoming irrelevant
Thanks to modern computing, the 8 fallacies of distributed computing are being rendered obsolete.
LinuxCon: Q&A with inventor of, um, Microsoft PowerShell
The creator of Microsoft's recently open-sourced scripting and configuration framework PowerShell, Jeffrey Snover, sat down with Network World at LinuxCon North America 2016.
Microsoft PowerShell goes open source and lands on Linux and Mac
Sysadmins, rejoice: PowerShell is coming to Linux. Microsoft announced Thursday that its automation and scripting system is breaking out of the confines of Windows and going open source.
Review: Chef 12 fires up devops
A rich dev and test toolchain, collaborative end-to-end workflow, and improved Windows support put Chef in a league of its own
Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management
Digitalization brings both new opportunities and confusion to even the most carefully planned selection processes for WCM. CIOs and IT leaders aiming to boost the effectiveness of their digital business strategy should use this
Delta Air Lines flights delayed by widespread computer outage
Delta said Monday morning that its flights awaiting departure were delayed because of a computer outage.
Bugs & Bugs: National Moth Week, PHP, Black Hat & more
National Moth Week, Black Hat exploit presentations, edible insects, Pornhub bug bounty & Zica prevention at the Rio Olympics all come up on Bugs & Bugs Facebook Live event
Developers’ conscientiousness key to limiting software bugs, researchers say
University researchers have found that organizations looking to clean up their IT systems need to pay more attention to the moods and personalities of those people working on them.
10 ways to celebrate Sysadmin Day
Yes, Sysadmin day is just around the corner again, as we prepare to recognize business IT’s foot soldiers in the war against downtime and general stuff-not-working-right-ness. Here are 10 ways to celebrate these great and deserving...
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