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In the Jungle  

When you buy a Microsoft server license, you don't get client access licenses by default. Client licenses are part of the equation when calculating costs, and admins must come to terms with the many rules that apply.

Flash Stack  

Hardware RAID controllers are optimized for the I/O characteristics of hard disks; however, the different characteristics of SSDs require optimized RAID controllers and RAID settings.

Virtually Switched  

We look at a new component in Windows Server vNext – the Network Controller server role.

Virtual Windows  

Along with the preview for Windows 10, Microsoft has released a technical preview of the upcoming Windows Server. The focus is on functions for complex environments. Microsoft has introduced some new features, especially in the area of virtualization.

Control Center  

Cockpit makes it easy to manage Linux servers: Four mouse clicks in the browser restart the crashed web server, and four more interconnect the server's network interfaces. Pilots flying in this cockpit, though, have to cope with a few limitations.

In the Directory  

Your LDAP directory holds user data for the whole network. Why not save time and avoid duplication by integrating the LDAP directory with your groupware environment?

Well Filtered  

The intelligent, modular SpamAssassin email filter provides a variety of advanced tests for detecting unwanted junk email.

IT as Planned  

Ansible offers automatic provisioning and configuration capabilities similar to that of Chef and Puppet, but it's aimed more at admins than developers.

Sniff Kit  

You don't need expensive software to study the traffic on your network. We look at some handy sniffers for Windows environments, including SmartSniff, SniffPass, Open Visual Traceroute, and Microsoft Message Analyzer.
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