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This month's theme is clustering, and we have several articles describing how to get going with this hot topic. To start, Sergey Nemirovsky explains how Red Hat Cluster Suite can reduce downtime and improve availability of Oracle databases. Chris Page describes Oracle's clusterware technology and demonstrates an example, and Rayson Ho describes Grid Engine, an open source job scheduler used in high-throughput clusters. Also in this issue, Peter Galvin takes an in-depth look at virtualization, examining the benefits and options and explaining how to choose the best solution for your own situation. Look for more articles on virtualization in an upcoming supplement.
Right now, we're taking proposals for articles on information security, storage, server management, and performance tuning. If any topics within these broad subject areas appeal to you, please send a proposal to me at: SAeditors@cmp.com.
Also, don't forget the SA Tech Conference happening in Baltimore in May. Online registration is underway, and early bird registration ends March 30. If you sign up by then, you'll save $250 off the regular price.
This 2-day conference consists of both security and scripting tracks and includes courses for both beginners and experienced admins from these industry experts: Hal Pomeranz, Randal Schwartz, Ūleen Frisch, Richard Bejtlich, and Tom Limoncelli.
The courses that will be offered include:
- Beginning and Intermediate Perl by Randal Schwartz
- Sendmail Tutorial by Hal Pomeranz
- Advanced Topics in Linux Security by Ūleen Frisch
- Network Incident Response by Richard Bejtlich
- Introduction to Python for Sys Admins by Ūleen Frisch
- Network Forensics by Richard Bejtlich
- Time Management for Sys Admins by Tom Limoncelli
To find out more and to register for this conference, please visit:
http://www.sysadminmag.com/events/
I hope you'll join us at this event.
Sincerely yours,
Amber Ankerholz
Editor in Chief
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