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Killer open source admin tools

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 29, 2013

From systems automation and monitoring, to backups and data center management, open source has the tools to make sysadmins’ jobs easier. Need to make configs simpler so that you can hand off some tasks to a junior admin? Want to automate more of your routine tasks to save more of your time? Maybe you just need a better way to view what’s happening on your servers or on the network? Whatever your situation, here are some killer open source admin tools that will help you get the job done faster and easier.

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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