The Boto Python module helps admins manage resources in the Amazon Cloud. We introduce you to the tool.

PHP is a powerful scripting language that has built-in database connectivity, simple syntax, one of the world’s largest support groups, and respect in enterprise scripting circles. When you have a scripting problem, PHP is good for what ails you.

Lua is a small, lean, and fast scripting language – ideal for working with web servers. Version 2.4 of the Apache web server is the first to offer a matching module that has a few quirks – and pitfalls, if you dig more deeply.

Lazy … er, smart … administrators are hard at work in the background via scripts, cascading scripts, and cron jobs.