BYOD brings with it a revolutionary transformation of end-user workspaces. It unshackles practices like employees tied to a physical location and specifications like rigidly configured devices, OS, applications and user states. It simply allows users to work from anywhere, accessing applications and content using myriad device configurations. In short, the benefits offered by BYOD make it worth pursuing. But to support the myriad devices, configurations and applications, organizations need to have a robust and scalable infrastructure. Above all, it requires specialized IT expertise to manage this news environment and infrastructure. (more…)

Multi-tasking ability and faster response time are the most attractive features of Linux machines. Still some tasks may overburden the CPU and contribute to sluggish performance of machines. From running MySQL process to back up, the CPU is getting utilised in full. It is fine, if the machine is not engaged in any other processes or tasks. But what if the machine functions as a server or your main desktop? In this case, overburdening CPU for running a task will definitely result in slothful performance. (more…)

In real time environment, optimising the performance of the servers holds the key. In order to enhance the performance of the servers it is important to know related information about the system like CPU utilization, memory usage, network, disk I/O etc. In other words, it is essential to monitor these factors 24 x 7. High load surge and server downtimes are unavoidable and monitoring tools provide alerts in such critical situations. Some important monitoring tools are mentioned below. (more…)