Linux system administration has a place of its own in the hierarchy of information technology specializations. Some people excel in special areas of free software technology but haven't needed to ...

Textbooks are not always just for the classroom. Sometimes, they're for holding up bookcases, large pots with plants in them and for keeping doors/windows open. Occasionally, they are the treasure ...

Open Country, a Linux desktop and server software management vendor, launched as a company last week with the aim of helping enterprises lower Linux network administration costs on the cheap. The firm ...

The open-source Linux operating system has emerged to be the foundation for cloud and networking across industries. Enterprise Linux distributions form the core of modern networking setups. They ...

In the first article in this series focusing on the top 5 languages for systems admins, I wrote about not being too fond of programming. To recap, it’s not because I don’t see the value behind it, ...

When deciding on a firewall implementation, most Unix-savvy administrators have usually chosen to use ipfilter on OpenBSD for their combination of capabilities and stability, as the capabilities of ...