Secure Shell is a standard tool in the bag’o'tricks of any Linux (and Unix) admin. SSH (Secure Shell) is basically (forgive me security pros) encrypted Telnet (using TCP port 22). Most Linux platforms have the SSH daemon enabled by default. It provides a quick, easy way to get to a command line shell without physically accessing the console.
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As the competition heats up with new technology advancements and partnerships, VMware continues to look for ways to improve their industry leading (based on market share not necessarily on marketing lingo or personal opinion) Virtual Infrastructure product. In their latest release, called vSphere, they improve features for high availability.
VMware Fault Tolerance (FT) is integrated with VMware High Availability (HA) and allows for the failover of virtual machines (VM) without a loss in service.
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Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a very popular strategic initiative with many of our clients. However, as most of these clients have discovered, IAM is a vast and complex undertaking, and typically NOT a quick fix solution. IAM, at its foundational level, is a Business Process Management (BPM) exercise, and is not as simple as getting system A to share information with system B.
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