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Open Space  

We provide an overview of FreeNAS and ZFS, its main filesystem, then show how to set up and maintain a FreeNAS installation.

Technical Knockout  

For many cloud admins, the kernel's udev system and associated rules equate to infinite renumbering of network interfaces and manual adjustment. We show how to keep on top of these tasks without deleting system files en masse.

Better Backups  

Available on almost all platforms, the open source backup software Bacula is popular with many administrators – now the Bareos fork is poised to expand its leading role.

Modern Art  

VHDX files introduce some improvements over the legacy virtual hard disk format. In this article, we review some of the interesting features.

Rigorous Rights  

Exchange Server 2013 provides a comprehensive, role-based rights management feature. Rights and roles can be managed in the Exchange console, with PowerShell, or with additional tools. We demonstrate all three options.

Free at Last!  

In June, Citrix released the latest version of XenServer Enterprise as open source software. The manufacturer hopes to benefit from input from the community, attract more customers for its desktop virtualization solution, and improve its market position.

Pluggable Database  

More than 500 new features have been incorporated into the current release of Oracle Database 12c. Among other things, these changes offer a new architecture with pluggable databases that facilitate the management of a private and public cloud database and database consolidation.

CloudStack Up Close  

All the great open source cloud solutions have similar goals, but they all have different histories, different communities, and some subtly different areas of emphasis. We asked CloudStack VP Chip Childers about how Apache CloudStack fits in.