HOW TO : Combining Perl and Zoho to produce reports
This HOW TO is more for my notes. We had a request at work, where we had to parse some log files and create a graph...
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HOW TO : Find out which network port a program is using in linux
Quick way to figure out, which ports a particular program is using in linux [bash] netstat -plan | grep -i PROGRAM_NAME [/bash] Example : Check which...
HOW TO : Manage startup services in Ubuntu
Most Redhat/Fedora users are used to chkconfig and service for controlling the services/programs that startup at boot time. Here is how you do it in Ubuntu...
HOW TO : Check IO speed on a Linux Machine
For my notes.. if you ever want to check the IO capability of a disk (local or network) on a linux machine, use the following command...
Cloud Computing and your company's infrastructure
Bold forecast :).. But in 5 to 10 years, I predict the majority of a company’s infrastructure will be hosted in a “cloud”. If you recall...
What does it mean to be a "Proactive IT Team"?
This picture (credited to Uptime Software) shows how you can classify outages so that you know which ones to tackle first. A very good way to...