Keeping servers from overheating means a lot to data center admins, but the folks at Google have some lessons in how cool they should be that may sound counter-intuitive to folks who manage server arrays.

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Tags: fail, Google, research, server, temperature

I reported to a procrastinator, who had to sign off on all of my purchases.
So when I went to him with a critical problem

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Tags: crash, document, network, procrastination, purchasing, server

If you’re breathing a sigh of relief that your DNS patching’s solved the recent security scare, don’t relax too fast.

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Tags: advisory, CERT, DNS, patches, server, vulnerability

No two employees in our organization have the same needs, so users require customized accounts. That’s not easy

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Tags: access, Compliance, custom accounts, data, programs, security, server