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Dug Out  

Now that IPv6 is the official Internet protocol, all that remains is the simple task of migrating all the machines on the Internet. Until that happens, tunnel technologies provide an interim solution.

Heavy Rotation  

As a prelude to a deeper dive into storage tuning, this month we explore the basics of hard disk drive performance.

Ticket Control  

Making your systems really secure can be a bit more complicated than resorting to the use of regular passwords. In this article, we provide an overview of authentication solutions and present potential approaches for common use cases.

Wide Load  

OpenStack has a number of useful extensions that can help admins protect their cloud against failures.

Numbers Game  

The Matlab numerical computing environment is a good candidate for HPC systems applications, but a number of free and open source Matlab-like tools are available as well: Scilab, GNU Octave, and FreeMat have a large number of built-in computational routines and are easily programmed.

Package Deal  

Adding and subtracting software from a running cluster can be tricky; however, many application packages can be added or removed easily with a few tools and some simple tricks.

Cloud Dreams  

EnterpriseDB wants to deliver cloud "just works" functionality – with the ability to tweak – even if the software is running on-premises.