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Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

If you’re in the market for a Linux distribution that offers advanced package and system management, NixOS is a platform that might catch your interest. It stands out with its unique approach to ...

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 ...

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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 ...

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) may be dead, but that's apparently just true for Microsoft when it comes to its own internal operations. The pulled article was part of Microsoft's "Digital ...

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 ...

This how-to shows how to use free Ansible software to automate configuration of Cisco routers and links to other Ansible modules that apply to other vendors' gear and support other functionality ...