Combining Flexibility with Control: Managing the "Complexity Hell" of Customized Linux Platforms | Linux Today

Combining Flexibility with Control: Managing the “Complexity Hell” of Customized Linux Platforms

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 25, 2009

“Application, middleware, security and other specialized
requirements spawn new platform variants that create
“complexity hell,” making ongoing management a major
challenge. It leads to duplicate effort in maintaining common OS
components, inefficient and fragile update and patching, and
transparency issues that put compliance at risk. In an age of flat
or declining resources and pressure for customization,
today’s management models no longer work.

“Join this timely webinar to hear from some of the foremost
Linux innovators on what it takes to achieve flexibility and
control in low-cost and scalable management of customized Linux
platforms. Presenters include:”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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