Archive for the ‘Consulting’ Category
Leveraging jQuery for Input Validation
jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library in use at this point, finding its way into something around 20% of the largest websites in the world. One of the main reasons for this is that much of jQuery is meant to allow for working between JavaScript and Ajax. As such it often ends up getting [...]
In: Consulting, WordPress, sites · Tagged with: alphanumeric, input validation, jquery
Backup Planning
The two attached files are a sample checklist and a sample backup calculator to be used in conjunction with the talk I’m giving at MacSysAdmin, which has been moved up to 10:45 in the morning today.
In: Business, Consulting, Kerio, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security, Mass Deployment · Tagged with: backup, backup calculator, backup checklist, enterprise backup, Mac OS X, sample
The Lighter The Touch… Imaging & Support
When it comes to system imaging, the most important aspect is to be methodical. If there is an error, the last thing you want to do is try 3-4 different things to see if one fixes the problem. Bust out the scientific method and find out exactly what the problem is. Because you’re about to [...]
In: Consulting · Tagged with: deployment, integration, itil, Mass Deployment, problem management, troubleshooting methodology
NetWare + Portlock
When you run into booting issues with NetWare it’s often a simple fix. Â Move a file, edit a file, rename a file, etc. Â But getting to the point where you can actually implement the fix can be a pain. Â The Portlock Boot CD can come in pretty handy at this point. Â It enables you [...]
In: Consulting · Tagged with: boot cd, boot disk, netware, portlock boot cd, troubleshooting
S3 Command Line Part II
Earlier we looked at using s3cmd to interact with the Amazon S3 storage cloud.  Now we’re going to delve into using Another S3 Bash Interface.  To get started, first download the scripts and then copy the hmac and s3 commands into the ec2 folder created in previous walkthroughs. To use the s3 script, you need to [...]
In: Consulting, Network Infrastructure, Unix, VMware, sites · Tagged with: bucket, Command line, EC2, put, rm, rmrf, s3
Amazon S3 from the Command Line
In a previous article we looked at how to upload Final Cut Server content to s3 using Jungle Disk. Â We also looked at how to upload ec2 images to s3. But now we’re going to take a deeper dive into using s3 from the command line. There are a number of tools that have been [...]
In: Business, Consulting, Network Infrastructure, Ubuntu, Unix, sites · Tagged with: Amazon s3 command line
Custom VMs using S3+EC2
I’m obviously enjoying using Amazon for a number of testing applications (in addition to of course buying books and light bulbs from them, and not one showed up broken).  So far, I’ve done articles on getting started with Amazon ec2, using the command line with ec2, whitelisting an IP address, deploying ec2 en masse, and setting up a [...]
In: Consulting, Network Infrastructure, Unix, VMware, sites · Tagged with: AMI, EC2, ec2-bundle-vol, ec2-register, ec2-run, ec2-upload-bundle, s3
10 Quick SysAdmin Time Savers
I’m not gonna’ lie to you, I’m a pretty lazy admin. As such, I look for ways to reduce the amount of typing I have to do routinely. And ways to not make mistakes that I made when I was young and needed the rupies. The more time I spend at the command line, the [...]
In: Articles and Books, Business, Consulting, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac Security · Tagged with: Command line, Shell, systems administration, time saving, tips and tricks
Getting Started with Amazon's EC2 Cloud
Yesterday I did a quick review of the various cloud offerings from Amazon. Previous to that I had done a review of using S3, the Amazon storage service, with Mac OS X, primarily through the lens of using S3 as a destination for Final Cut Server archives. Today I’m going to go ahead and look [...]
In: Active Directory, Articles and Books, Business, Consulting, Network Infrastructure, SQL, Ubuntu, Unix, VMware, Windows Server · Tagged with: Amazon EC2, AMI, Connect, fedora, howto, Password, windows
Looking at Amazon's Cloud
There is a lot of talk about “the cloud” in the IT trade magazines and in general at IT shops around the globe. I’ve used Amazon S3 in production for some web, offsite virtual tape libraries (just a mounted location on S3) and a few other storage uses. I’m not going to say I love [...]
In: Business, Consulting, VMware · Tagged with: Amazon CloudFront, Amazon EC2, amazon s3, AMI, Virtual Machines, virtualization
