TPOCSA is the "eBook Deal of the Day"
To celebrate Usenix LISA, for 24 hours you can get The Practice of Cloud System Administration at an extra special discount: http://ow.ly/Ea7bH I'll be doing a book signing at LISA on Friday at 10:30...
View Article20th anniversary of "the big Synopsys downtime"
Paul Evans writes: Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the "big" Synopsys downtime of November 18-20, 1994. It was the most ambitious one we attempted while I was at Synopsys -- a complete...
View ArticleBook Excerpt: Organizing Strategy for Operational Teams
When Esther Schindler asked for permission to publish an excerpt from The Practice of Cloud System Administration on the Druva Blog, we thought this would be the perfect piece. We're glad she agreed....
View ArticleLOPSA-NJ Meeting: Intro to Chocolatey (THURSDAY)
This is LOPSA NJ's birthday meeting. There will be cake! The topic for this month's LOPSA NJ Chapter meeting is Chocolatey. It is a package manager that brings a lot of the benefits that Linux package...
View ArticleBook Excerpt: Capacity Planning
ComputerWorld.com has published an excerpt from our book "The Practice of Cloud System Administration: Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems Vol 2". The article has a title that implies it...
View ArticleInterview by Win Treese in InformIT
Win Treese interviewed me and my co-authors about the book. An Interview with the authors of "The Practice of Cloud System Administration" on DevOps and Data Security We discussed DevOps in the...
View ArticleBook review and interview on InfoQ
InfoQ interviewed the authors of The Practice of Cloud System Administration and included it as part of their review of the book. Read it here!
View ArticleALERT! Two "git" related security vunerabilities
Warning! Upgrade now! There is a security hole in the git client. UNTIL YOU UPGRADE: Do not "git clone" or "git pull" from untrusted sources. AFTER YOU UPGRADE: Do not "git clone" or "git pull" from...
View ArticlePredictions for 2015 that you can't live without!
Here are my predictions for 2015: Bloggers who make stupid, attention-getting, predictions will not be held accountable when those predictions don't come true. Windows-only enterprises have started...
View ArticleFighting Spam Backscatter
Short version: My mailing list server no longer generates bounce messages for unknown accounts, thus eliminating the email backscatter is generates. Longer version: I have a host set up exclusively for...
View ArticleSee you at Back Bay LISA next week!
Hi Boston-area friends! I'll be giving my "Radical ideas from The Practice of Cloud System Administration" talk at the Back Bay LISA user group meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Visit bblisa.org...
View ArticleACM's new Applicative conf, Feb. 25-27, NYC!
Are you a software developer that is facing rapidly changing markets, technologies and platforms? This new conference is for you. ACM's new Applicative conference, Feb. 25-27, 2015 in Midtown...
View ArticleHow to move PCs to a corporate standard?
Someone asked me in email for advice about how to move many machines to a new corporate standard. I haven't dealt with desktop/laptop PC administration ("fleet management") in a while, but I explained...
View ArticleRites of Passage for a modern sysadmin?
Dear readers: I need your help. I feel like I've lost touch with what new sysadmins go through. I learned system administration 20+ years ago. I can't imagine what new sysadmins go through now. In...
View ArticleHow to document a process?
Dear Tom, I've been asked to document our company's System Integration process. Do you have any advice? Sincerely,A reader. Dear Reader, I get this question a lot whether it is system integration,...
View ArticleAustralian sysadmins cop brunt of data-retention burden
SAGE-AU is doing some great media work, making the case that the proposed data-retention law in Australia would create a nightmare for businesses that use computers. They point out that every...
View Article17 minute documentary about Grace Hopper
The Queen of Code is a 17-minute documentary about Grace Hopper. It just came out today and I assure you that if you watch it, you'll be glad you did....
View ArticleBucks County DevOps Meetup this Wednesday!
I'll be speaking at the Bucks County DevOps meetup this Wednesday. If you are in the New Hope, PA area, please don't miss this! I don't get out to Pennsylvania very often!...
View ArticleNew tutorial at Cascadia IT Conference, March 13, Seattle
Registration is open for the Cascadia IT Conference 2015 in Seattle, WA on March 13-14, 2015. Cascadia is a regional conference, but people travel from all over to attend. Why? Because it is worth it....
View ArticleLOPSA-NJ March meeting: Elastic Search
My co-worker Peter Grace will be the speaker at the Thursday, March 5, 2015 LOPSA-NJ meeting. His topic will be: "Systems Log Aggregation using ElasticSearch/LogStÂash/Kibana" For more info:...
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