Issue #101 / Apr 2009

This easy-to-use system mixes an inspired collection of standard Linux apps with a set of innovative and original management tools.

Professional admins with tightening IT budgets are always looking for new tools that will help them do more with less. This month we feature some popular open source applications for deploying, configuring, updating, and monitoring software and systems on the network.

Automate admin tasks with the powerful Cfengine framework.

The powerful Bcfg2 provides a sophisticated environment for centralized configuration management.

Find out how the free and flexible Zenoss tool can help you monitor your network.