With so many notions about what cloud computing even is, it's hard to cut through the hype. Charlie Schluting defines some terms and considers the arguments.
For smaller setups and times when you don't need server-to-server tunnels, OpenVPN may do the trick. But where do you turn when you need cross-platform security without any performance compromises?
<b>FierceContentManagement:</b> "The trouble was that by the time they released updated versions, The Onion's hacked version was so different from the original, it could no longer afford to upgrade without sacrificing its substantial customizations."
<b>Stop:</b> "Today, however, Sugar is usable on any computer running Linux, Mac OS or Windows. Since some months ago I had described how the XO laptop is used in some Nepali schools, this time I interviewed Bernie Innocenti, an italian developer who worked on that project and now is doing the same thing in Paraguay. "
<b>Linux.com:</b> "A few weeks ago we looked at some of the GNU utilities that you can use to work with files, check MD5/SHA1 sums and check your disk usage. This time around I want to cover some of the utilities that you'll use for working with text files."
HP has become the market leader in bladed computers and plans to continue to push hard as virtualization takes off. It also has plans for 3Com in all of this.
PHP 5.3 delivers several powerful new features to the PHP development world. Explore a few of the most notable, including namespaces, closures, and new ternary syntax.
<b>ServerWatch:</b> "In contrast, IBM and HP, the other two big enterprise UNIX players, have been plodding along steadily, hoping all the while to pick up disaffected Sun customers quicker than they lose their own to Linux implementations."
<b>Linux Pro Magazine:</b> "Andy Ritger, NVIDIA manager responsible for the Linux graphics cards, as announced on the X.org mailing list that the graphics chip company will no longer develop the open source 2D video drivers for its chips. He recommends using the VESA X driver instead."
This white paper tells the story of how three Intel employees optimized DreamWorks Animation’s rendering, animation, and special effects applications without recompiling or relinking.
Part 1 of "Auditing made easy by Microsoft SQL Server 2008" covered the various components for auditing and the action groups provided by Microsoft SQL Server 2008. This installment illustrates how to create Server Level Audit, test the audit and retrieve the audit records.
<b>LinuxPlanet:</b> "Paul Ferrill introduces us to the Shutter screen grab for Linux application. Shutter offers a simple interface and a whole lot of functionality. including cursor capture, whole Web page capture, and annotations."