LinuxWorld: Relief for sysadmin headaches

“System administration, one of the job roles most in demand in
today’s IT world, is also one of the most demanding. Most of the
sysadmins I know are overworked and underappreciated. It’s not
enough to keep the mail and Web servers up and humming. The size
and shape of the environment — routers, hubs, network-interface
cards, and so on — need to be continually updated. And those
users! Life would be so much easier without them.”

“As Linux encroaches ever deeper into the enterprise, on both
servers and desktop boxes, the need for skilled Linux-savvy
administrators is going through the roof. Time is already corporate
sysadmins’ most precious resource. And, the growing workload that
follows from the increasing Linux adoption rate (and scarcity of
qualified help) allows them even less of it. That’s where Acrylis
comes in.”

“At the April LinuxExpo in Canada, Acrylis introduced a
subscription-based tool called WhatIfLinux to ease sysadmin
headaches and reduce the time required to administer Linux desktops
and servers. WhatIfLinux can keep you up-to-date with over 10,000
Linux applications. By “up-to-date” I don’t just mean you’d be
aware of the latest security patches, bug fixes, and releases. I
mean you’d be informed of the consequences of updating, removing,
or replacing a given application and you’d easily have the means to
perform those actions as circumstances require.”

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