When I write my column, I try to stick to specific hacks or tips you can use to make life with Linux a little easier. Usually, I describe with pretty specific detail how to accomplish a particular ...

Managing IT infrastructure is a more complex proposition than it used to be. The age of on-premises servers and monolithic applications is giving way to a new hybrid reality: Legacy, on-premises ...

Windows 2000 administrators spend a lot of time deploying software to multiple clients using Microsoft's built-in automated network installation technology. While adequate in some cases, third-party ...

Deploying software to large fleets of Linux-based devices is a complex and critical process that requires careful planning and automated execution. Start with these best practices. The internet of ...

Software deployment has always been one of the most stressful parts of a developer's job. You write code, test it, and then push it live, hoping nothing breaks. When something inevitably does go wrong ...

How to implement a software solution that’s just right (Hint: It’s not the technology) I was recently asked to run an IT service management workshop for a large software company. Because every ...

As software development teams get larger, application packaging and deployment tasks become much harder. Handwritten scripts and low-level JDK utility calls just don't scale as teams grow, which is ...

In my career, I have managed the deployment of Macintosh labs and offices in colleges and elementary schools and at companies with a few workstations and at major corporations. In handling most ...