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Good for You!  

System administrators usually take action after monitoring software indicates the failure of a service or server. In contrast to this reactive approach, a proactive monitoring solution with Riemann allows admins to detect problems in advance.

Well Armed  

Editors, particularly command-line editors, are an important tool for systems administrators. We point out some editor options with little to no bloodshed.

Welcome  

Many years ago on a school field trip to the local police station, I noticed a bumper sticker on a cop's cruiser that read: "If you don't like Cops, next time you're in trouble call a Hippie."

Strong Core  

CPU utilization metrics tell you how well your applications are using your processing resources.

Steadfast Storage  

Non-volatile dual in-line memory modules will provide storage as fast as RAM and keep its content through a reboot. The Linux kernel is already geared to handle the new technology and can even serve the modules up as block devices.

Son of SPDY  

HTTP/2 offers reduced website load times and other performance benefits, along with the promise of server push.

Menu of the Day  

Chef administrators unafraid of a learning curve can employ a powerful tool for Windows client management. Teamed with PowerShell, it offers more than some system management suites.

Switched On  

When it comes to network devices on Linux, legacy firmware still seems to have a competitive edge. Lately, however, some highly promising approaches have shown up, including the OpenSwitch project.

III  

The functions and objects of the jQuery JavaScript library make the work of web developers much easier. Although jQuery 3 remains largely compatible with version 2, some changes might prevent its use.
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