I was proudly wearing one of my Salt Stack shirts the other day when my daughter asked me, "What is Salt Stack?" I began by explaining the problem it solved. If you have multiple servers and want to ...

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Microsoft introduced a new "comanagement" capability this week for use with its System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Microsoft Intune client management products. Comanagement permits ...

Microsoft last week showed off how System Center Configuration Manager will show Windows 10 servicing details. Microsoft has implemented a somewhat complex Windows 10 update release scheme for ...

Near the end of the last year, Microsoft released version 1511 of its System Center Configuration Manager, optimizing it for Windows 10 and transitioning to Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Now, ...

Construction mega projects are complex undertakings, prone to scope creep and schedule and cost overruns. Configuration Management (CM)—the detailed recording and updating of project information—can ...

Cfengine is known by many system administrators to be an excellent tool to automate manual tasks on UNIX and Linux-based machines. It also is the most comprehensive framework to execute administrative ...

The human nervous system is one of the most complex systems in the human body. Though the nerves and brain are small in comparison with the mass of bones and muscles, without the work performed by the ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced added options for IT pros managing BitLocker-encrypted drives on devices. New capabilities will be coming to the Microsoft Intune mobile client management solution for ...