TechRepublic Resources
- Pharmlog Picks SAP DB to Lower Total Cost of Ownership, Increase Flexibility, and Reduce system administration
- PharmLog chose SAP DB for cost, flexibility, and reduced system administration. SAP DB is open-source software and available without up-front license fees. SAP DB requires much less daily work and administration for PharmLog's IT staff. SAP DB is also flexible, enabling PharmLog business users to add transactions and rearrange work...
- Tags: SAP DB, SAP AG, TCO, System Administration
- Case studies
- system administration Scripting in the Microsoft Windows Environment
- A powerful scripting environment is an indispensable tool in the fight to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by automating system and network administration tasks. Windows Script Host (WSH), when used in conjunction with ADSI and the WMI scripting library, provides just such a scripting environment. In this webcast, the...
- Tags: Environment, TCO, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Scripting Environment, Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Directory Services, Enterprise Software
- Webcasts
- Sun's Enterprise Consolidation Solution Reduces Development and Support Organization's system administration Costs by 75%
- The chief business goals of the Denver product development group in CGI-AMS are to deliver industry-leading products that meet customer business needs, reduce development costs, and improve support to customers who license the software. Previously the developers built and tested applications on seven older servers from Sun with a total...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., System Administration, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 system administration (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
- This webcast focuses on the out-of-the-box server management tools such as the Microsoft Active Directory Command Line tools, trusts and server roles. From the client side, the webcast looks at Group Policy management and settings, software installation, and patch management using Microsoft Software Update Services. The presentation concludes by showing...
- Tags: Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Tool, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Presentation, Productivity, Servers, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 system administration (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
- This webcast examines Microsoft Windows Server 2003 administration from a number of views It also takes a look at Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) options and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM 2005) features. This webcast focuses on the out-of-the-box server management tools such as Active Directory Command Line...
- Tags: Server Management, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Digital Media, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Webcasts
- Citrix Systems Case Study: Pauls Limited
- Pauls Limited is one of the major manufacturers of milk, yoghurt and fresh dairy products in Australia. Costs continued to mount and system administration tasks remained in a state of constant backlog. Pauls implemented a server-based computing solution comprised of Citrix MetaFrame application server software with Microsoft Windows NT Server...
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows CE, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Microsoft Evangelist Blain Barton discusses systems administration
- On April 8, 2008, I went to the Microsoft Heroes Happen Here event in Charlotte, NC. I registered late, so I was only able to attend the IT Professional track aimed at systems administrators. (I was hoping to also sit in on the Development track.) It was...
- Tags: Mobile, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Take a holistic approach to common systems administration problems
- Build a solid framework for thinking about system administration (SA) problems rather than simply mastering narrow how-to solutions to particular admin problems, and you'll be able to solve problems every time they appear, regardless of the operating system, brand of computer, or type of environment. In this chapter...
- Tags: System Administration, Chapter Coverage
- Book chapters 2007-07-19
- system administration
- I want to use Redhat Linux Enterprice 4 as I would use MS Windows 2003 that is make use of the Active Directory where my linux will be a Domain server as well as a file server.
- Tags: File servers, terences@..., system administration
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Cisco administration 101: Monitor network traffic with NetFlow
- Are you familiar with Cisco's NetFlow technology? NetFlow is the new standard for network traffic analysis, and you can use it to see the utilization on a router -- as well as the traffic that's causing the utilization. Here's an introduction to the benefits of NetFlow.Let's say you want to begin collecting...
- Tags: network tools, General, System Administration
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Five things you should know about Cisco IOS BGP configuration
- The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing protocol of the Internet. However, routers usually only use BGP when there are multiple connections to the Internet.But if you did have a BGP router configuration, would you know what to look for? Let's look at a sample configuration and discuss what...
- Tags: System Administration, router configuration, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- 10 things you can do with the Cisco IOS service command
- Are you familiar with the Global Configuration Code service command? At first, you might not recognize this command, but if you think about it, some well-known commands start with service.A quick reviewThe service command is the beginning of 24 other subcommands. Some of these commands are relatively unimportant, but others...
- Tags: System Administration, router configuration, Networking, Configuration, David Davis, Cisco Routers and Switches, Cisco
- Blog posts 2007-07-05
- system administration
- itAnother new "IT Professional" in IndiaThis is the second one today....someone showing a new "IT Expert" how easy it is to go to TR, create a user name and get all your technical questions answered without ever having to crack a book or do any research or training on your...
- Tags: snimjebharti@..., system administration
- Discussion threads 2007-06-23
- What should "unusual" really mean?
- Okay, this is going to be a bit of a rant, but stay with me -- I have what I think is a valid point.I prepare income tax returns. My original career was as a public accountant. I like tax preparation and Im pretty good at it so I keep...
- Tags: System Administration, Networking, Infrastructure, High Availability
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Master Solaris 10 user and security administration while studying for the system administration exam
- This sample chapter, taken from Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2, discusses how to securely manage user accounts on a Solaris 10 system. The information, including practice questions, will help you prepare for the Solaris System Administrator Exam. System administrators are not only responsible for managing...
- Tags: Security, Chapter, Security Administration, Sun Solaris 10, System Administration, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-03-28
- Take control of Solaris 10 system boot and shutdown procedures while studying for the system administration exam
- This sample chapter, taken from Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2, discusses the boot and shutdown operations of a Solaris 10 system. The information, including practice questions, will help you prepare for the Solaris System Administrator Exam. System startup requires an understanding of the hardware and...
- Tags: Chapter, Sun Solaris 10, System Administration, System Startup, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-03-28
- What's New in SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2
- SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 for SAS 9.1.3 provides many new enhancements to help both business analysts and statisticians carry out the data mining process more efficiently and with greater control and flexibility. A major focus of this release is to deliver new interactive statistical and visualization tools. The tool set...
- Tags: SAS Institute, System Administration
- White papers 2006-02-28
- Intrusion detection: Paranoid by default
- Intrusion detection plays an important part in the forming of a secure network. If you don’t have a method of checking the traffic that’s flowing through your network, how do you know whether your systems are safe and secure? There isn’t much a firewall can do to protect your systems...
- Tags: firewall, intrusion detection, network, Networking, Security, Server Management, System Administration, System Monitoring
- Blog posts 2007-03-03
- SSH sessions without a password
- Quite frequently there is a need to transfer files from one server to another without input from the console. The prime example of this would be a backup script using scp or rsync over ssh to transfer files to a holding area ready to be sent to tape. The problem...
- Tags: Security, Linux, Remote Access, System Administration, Network Tools, SSH, password
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
- Monitor your server with Munin
- I've used munin for a long time...It's a very good diagnostic tool - many times, the first warning of a runaway process or crashed server is through munin.We use it to monitor some boxes we have at customer sites, and have done some custom plugins to monitor our internal software....
- Tags: james4765@..., linux, monitor, networking, server, software, system administration
- Discussion threads 2007-01-18
