GlusterFS is an open source, distributed file system capable of scaling to several petabytes (actually, 72 brontobytes!) and handling thousands of clients. GlusterFS clusters together storage building blocks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect, aggregating disk and memory resources and managing data in a single global namespace. GlusterFS is based on a stackable user space… Read More
If you are working with Microsoft SQL Server, you may find yourself needing some sort of non-traditional backup. If that is the case you have come to the right place. Below we will detail how to backup SQL Server databases using a Powershell script. Note, this script can be extended to add email functionality by… Read More
OpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. OpenMediaVault is primarily designed to be used in home environments or… Read More
The VMware vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (vCSA) provides an alternative option for organizations that chose not to run the Windows vCenter Server but still require centralized management of VMware vSphere deployments in the enterprise. If you are running vCSA then you surely know that the default template comes with 8GB of RAM and 2 vCPU’s… Read More
UltraDefrag speeds up the computer by defragmentation of files. When files consist of many little fragments scattered around the disk the computer needs more mechanical work to read them. Because of that the disk access becomes slower. UltraDefrag reduces the file fragmentation, thus it makes disk operations faster. Also the program can optimize a whole… Read More
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys, pendrives, memory sticks, etc. Despite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need! It can be especially useful for cases where: You need to create USB installation media from bootable ISO’s You need to work on a system… Read More
If you read our previous article Hosting Apt Repo’s With Freight you may have noted that we suggested a follow up article detailing how to remove a package from the repository was coming. Well, here we are. Below we will detail our method of removing packages from our Freight repository. Removing Packages from Freight For the… Read More
If you are running Postfix with per user quotas, then chances are you are using the Postfix VDA Patch. We are pleased to announce that we are now hosting Postfix VDA builds for Debian Wheezy in our private apt repository. If you would like to use our repository, please follow the instructions at OITIBS Apt… Read More
This project has been on the back-burner for awhile, but after an audit of resource utilization we have come to the conclusion that setting up a private apt repository is a must! Why you may ask. The answer is simple, we have a customer base that are using custom compiled software packages that can now… Read More
If you ever wanted to know how to host your own apt repository on Debian or Ubuntu then this article is for you. We’ve tested multiple solutions and have found that using Freight is by far the easiest way to get a private repository up and running quick. Freight is a modern take on Debian… Read More