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Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. It is one of the most prominent examples of open source development and free software; unlike proprietary operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X, its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely.

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IBM Power Systems: Cost-Effective Linux Database Serving
By :IBM Published Date: May 16, 2008
Maintaining data security, performance, availability and recoverability is a growing challenge. The IBM Power platform offers cost-effective performance, scalability and key functional capabilities to support Linux-based database serving. It also simplifies virtualization, making it easier to reduce the number of physical servers required. This ITG report shows the advantages of the IBM Power platform for Linux database serving in mid-sized companies.
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The Top 5 Open Source Security Myths
By :Guardian Digital Published Date: Sep 24, 2007
Open source is just a method to reaching a goal, not a goal in itself. In this overview, "The Top 5 Open Source Security Myths," you will be introduced to some of the largest misconceptions regarding open source security.

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Secure By Design
By :Guardian Digital Published Date: Sep 24, 2007
Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux is the world's premier secure operating platform engineered from Open Source Technologies.  Written in an easy to read, plain-language format, you will get introduced to the full range of benefits that makes EnGarde "Secure By Design."
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Superuser Containment: The Cost of Doing Nothing
By :CA Published Date: Aug 06, 2007
Root. Administrator. Domain Admin. A superuser by any other name would smell as sweet. No matter what you call it, it’s the all-powerful accesses that can cause the most trouble in today’s network environments. All mature networks and many on their way to maturity incorporate controls to ensure that data is strictly controlled against compromise or inadvertent disclosure. But where problems still occur in today’s natively-managed networks is within the roles and responsibilities of its superusers. For this problem, IT departments are not necessarily at fault.
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Addressing the Superuser Threat: Securing Access to Server Operating Systems
By :CA Published Date: Jul 25, 2007
IDC's Identity and Access Management Compliance Forecast identifies superuser access as the cause of three of the top eight common sources of compliance risk. But what can your organization do to mitigate this risk?
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Host Access Management in a Virtualized Environment
By :CA Published Date: Jul 25, 2007
Consolidating servers through virtualization is a hot market trend due to the IT cost savings and quality of service improvements it provides. However, virtualization intensifies a number of security vulnerabilities with regards to protecting the deployed operating systems.
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Advanced Virtualization and Workload Management
By :SWsoft Published Date: Jun 12, 2007
Virtualization and workload management are essential technologies for maximizing scalability, availability and value on high-end computing systems, and Itanium(r) 2-based servers offer many options. One is SWsoft Virtuozzo, a proven, software-based virtualization solution for consolidating Linux and Windows applications. 
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High Availability: Is it Sufficient for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity?
By :Stratus Technologies Published Date: Jun 07, 2007
For mission-critical IT, service outages and data loss pose serious consequences.  This white paper examines how availability management, disaster recovery and business continuity support one another and offers insight to find success at all of them.
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Impact of IBM System p Server Virtualization
By :IBM Published Date: May 20, 2007
Virtualization is no longer an “emerging” technology. Its potential to increase the efficiency of IT infrastructures has become widely recognized. But key questions are raised in the early stages of virtualization planning: should it be implemented only for new projects, or applied to existing infrastructures? Should opportunities be pursued on a case-by-case basis, or targeted as a broader goal of IT strategy?
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UNIX Host Access Management with CA Access Control
By :CA Published Date: May 07, 2007
UNIX and Linux systems have inherent security issues that pose high risk to the business objectives of complying with regulations and data protection.  To reduce security risks, you need full superuser containment and the ability to enforce strict access control to critical system resources through centralized and automated policy management across different platforms.
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Business Rules Extracting (BRE) and Legacy to SOA Auto Re-architecting (L2S) Webcast
By :Xactis Published Date: Jan 28, 2007
Learn the 'bottom-up' approach to start Business Rules Extracting, Migrating and Auto Re-architecting your current mission-critical legacy system and their data, into an SOA.  This is a "how-to" presentation addressing how to get started and eventually establish an internal L2S Center of Excellence.
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Legacy to SOA: What You Need To Know
By :Xactis Published Date: Jan 26, 2007
Learn the ‘bottom-up’ approach to start Business Rules Extracting, Migrating and Auto Re-architecting your current mission-critical legacy system and their data, into an SOA.
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Host Access Management: The Business Imperatives
By :CA Published Date: Mar 02, 2006
This white paper discusses the primary business drivers for access management, then describes the critical requirements that your organization should consider before deciding on an access management solution.
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Bringing UNIX/Linux Networks into Sarbanes-Oxley Act
By :Symark Published Date: Oct 26, 2005
This document demonstrates how Symark PowerPassword-UME and PowerBroker work in tandem to protect the integrity of data across heterogeneous UNIX/Linux systems to help bring your system into compliance with FDA Regulation 21 CFR Part II requirements.
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Migrating to Linux at the Desktop: A Practical IT Management View
By :Quocirca Published Date: Apr 12, 2005
With the continuing evolution of Desktop Linux and its associated tools and applications, many organizations are experimenting with this Open Source challenger to the mighty Microsoft Windows.
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Protecting Linux Systems
By :Microworld Published Date: Apr 28, 2004
Due to its nature of open source code, Linux is fast becoming popular and is being deployed in ever increasing numbers on mail servers, corporate networks and desktops. Till recently, systems running on Linux were relatively free from virus and other threats. But with the greater penetration of Linux operating systems, virus authors have begun to target them.
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Using Virtualization to Maximize Your IT Environment
The business of managing IT infrastructures has reached a crossroads. The number of global players is shrinking through mergers and acquisitions while the playing field, also known as the customer’s IT environment, has become exceedingly complex and difficult to manage. This working paper presents CA’s corporate and technology strategy behind appropriate virtualization management positioning and commitments as an important element in preparation for the move toward that model in your IT environment.

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