1. The Linux Letter: Embedded Linux

Cheap computing power is as close as your nearest office supply store. By Barry L. Kline Call me a geek, but I always get excited when I acquire a new, more powerful server. To me, there's nothing quite as beautiful as a well-engineered

2. Alternate Access to the System i

During my quest for access to the System i, I uncovered an absolute diamond. By Joe Pluta This article is going to start out with a little bad news. Understand that most of the bad news is my fault; I'm going to have to revisit some

3. Is IBM Truly Committed to Open Source?

The answer appears to be a resounding "yes." By Barry L. Kline Open-source software (OSS) was the purview of hackers and other "computer radicals" when I was first introduced to its wonders. Back then, forward-thinking g

4. The Linux Letter: Save Space, Energy, and Money with VMware Converter

VMware Converter makes upgrading a single server or consolidating several servers onto a single box virtually painless.

5. The Linux Letter: Use iSCSI to Build Your SAN

Build your own SAN for minimal cost and enhance your ability to swap server hardware (clients of a SAN) for upgrade or replacement.

6. The IBM-Linux Love Affair

Will this couple see a golden anniversary or end up in divorce court?

7. The Linux Letter: Access Control Lists

Assign access privileges to objects down to a per-user basis.

8. The Linux Letter: Virtualization Is Complicating Simplicity

Server virtualization should make it easier to manage server farms. Will software providers let it?

9. Virtual SCSI Mirroring on POWER5 Helps Enable Highly Available Linux Services

Find out how you can achieve a resilient IPv6 Linux service through virtualization.

10. A Look at Microsoft's Vista and Microsoft's Relationship with Linux

Security, hardware, patents, DRM, interoperability, bloggerswhat a mess.

11. The Linux Letter: Volume Manager - It's Only Logical

Logical Volume Management (LVM) is a topic that many find confusing. Once you "get it," you'll find LVM to be an elegant solution to your growing storage needs.

12. The Linux Letter: The Open-Source Storage Management Option

Can the open-source community provide enterprise-quality storage management software?

13. The Linux Letter: Ah $@#%!

The open-source community provides many fine tools that may be useful when you find yourself uttering obscenities. Check them out before the inevitable happens to you.

14. The License Morass

IT just isn't as much fun as it used to be, thanks in no small part to the proliferation of software licensing.

15. The Linux Letter: Linux Unplugged

Wireless networking is gaining acceptance, in spite of the security implications. Can Linux be of use in an increasingly unplugged world?

16. LinuxWorld San Francisco Highlights

Virtualization talk, Linux on the mobile platform, and a big happy birthday to the Linux OS.

17. The Linux Letter: Frying Spam

You can do a lot to ease the pain, and you can do it very inexpensively.

18. Open-Source Collaboration

Are the terms open-source and collaboration redundant?

19. The Linux Letter: One Less Excuse

Evaluating and deploying open-source software has just gotten easier.

20. The Linux Letter: Open Source Meets the Phone System

The benefits of open-source are no longer limited to the realm of traditional computers.

21. Open Source: Where Is It Now and Where Is It Going?

Everywhere you turn, you hear the open source versus proprietary debate. No matter what your position is, open source is growing at both the enterprise and desktop levels.

22. The Linux Letter: The Database Engines That Could

Sure, we all love our DB2, but some situations require us to look further.

23. LinuxWorld 2006 Highlights

Virtualization technologies were just one of the hot topics.

24. The Linux Letter: An Open-Source Network Analyzer

And you don't even need to install Linux to use it!

25. The Linux Letter: Shedding Light on LAMP

You keep hearing about it, but what exactly is it?

26. The Linux Letter: Open-Source Enterprise Databases

Think the phrase "open source enterprise database" is an oxymoron? It's not far-fetched, like you might think.

27. The Linux Letter: Which Linux?

Which distribution of Linux is right for your needs?

28. The Linux Letter: The Secure Linux Box

Need I tell you once again how secure Linux is?

29. The Linux Letter: Cheap and Effective Network Monitoring

Top-quality system monitoring needn't cost huge bucks.

30. The Linux Letter: The Right Format for the Job

Are you pestering and perturbing people by using an inappropriate format?

31. The Linux Letter: Subversion

Concurrent Versions System (CVS) has a bold, new contender.

32. The Linux Letter: Do You Have Issues?

An issue tracking system will help you keep your issues organized.

33. The Linux Letter: Worldwide Wikis

Think you can't live without your Post-it notes? You can. And very easily.

34. The Linux Letter: A Perl-Handled Knife

Let's take inventory of the tools on your Swiss Army knife.

35. The Linux Letter: Linux-Hosted Server-Side Java

Java on Linux? It's not as far-fetched as you might think.

36. The Linux Letter: Taming Complexity with Open Source and i5

Is your n-tier product starting to become overly complicated?

37. The Linux Letter: The True Value of Linux

If you've been ignoring Linux, your career may be at risk.

38. The Linux Letter: DB2

DB2--it's unstoppable.

39. The Linux Letter: Performance

Linux performance tuning isn't yet automated like i5/OS performance tuning, but it isn't brain surgery either.

40. The Linux Letter: Coming to a Network Near You

IPv4 has held up for 20 years, but it can't last forever.

41. The Linux Letter: Ohio LinuxFest

Get the optimum bang for the training buck at Ohio LinuxFest, an open-source conference.

42. The Linux Letter: Open-Source Project Management

Look out, Microsoft Project. You have some competition.

43. The Linux Letter: Espousing the Open-Source Option for Networking

If you think a network needs to be built from commercial products, think again.

44. The Linux Letter: Cheaper and Better NAS, Part 2

And now, the rest of the story?.

45. The Linux Letter: Cheaper and Better NAS, Part 1

If you think a NAS is just a simple file server, think again.

46. The Linux Letter: Open-Source Web Serving

The possibilities are endless.

47. Linux on the iSeries and the New i5

What was considered "good" appears to be headed for "amazing" now that i5 will start shipping in June.

48. The Linux Letter: Open Source Does Not Necessarily Mean Linux!

Think you need to run Linux to avail yourself of open-source software? Nothing could be further from the truth.

49. The Linux Letter: Open-Source Document Management

A quality document management system need not be expensive to be effective.

50. The Linux Letter: WebSphere on Linux

Been thinking about running WebSphere on a Linux machine? Go for it! It's painless!