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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sun, 26 May 2013 06:56:52 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>CTO Briefs</title><subtitle>CTO Briefs</subtitle><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-07-03T04:26:46Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>My life with a Linux Desktop in the Corporate World...</title><category term="Desktop Linux"/><category term="Desktop Linux"/><category term="PinGuyOS"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/10/30/my-life-with-a-linux-desktop-in-the-corporate-world.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/10/30/my-life-with-a-linux-desktop-in-the-corporate-world.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2011-10-30T04:26:42Z</published><updated>2011-10-30T04:26:42Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Check out what we think about trying to use Linux in the corporate world....]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Please make us accountable for security..</title><category term="CTO"/><category term="Enterprise Planning"/><category term="Security"/><category term="Server Management"/><category term="security"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/7/12/please-make-us-accountable-for-security.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/7/12/please-make-us-accountable-for-security.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2011-07-13T00:15:39Z</published><updated>2011-07-13T00:15:39Z</updated></entry><entry><title>Should the Baracus Project be a member of your A-Team?</title><category term="Baracus"/><category term="Lab Manager"/><category term="Server Management"/><category term="automation"/><category term="system Management"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/3/10/should-the-baracus-project-be-a-member-of-your-a-team.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/3/10/should-the-baracus-project-be-a-member-of-your-a-team.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2011-03-11T04:30:58Z</published><updated>2011-03-11T04:30:58Z</updated></entry><entry><title>Managing systems like a Puppet Master instead of a Server Servant</title><category term="Server Management"/><category term="linux"/><category term="puppet"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/2/2/managing-systems-like-a-puppet-master-instead-of-a-server-se.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/2/2/managing-systems-like-a-puppet-master-instead-of-a-server-se.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2011-02-02T05:01:00Z</published><updated>2011-02-02T05:01:00Z</updated></entry><entry><title>Automation - Can to much of a good thing be bad?</title><category term="Enterprise Planning"/><category term="Server Management"/><category term="automation"/><category term="linux"/><category term="puppet"/><category term="scripting"/><category term="system Management"/><category term="training"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/11/2/automation-can-to-much-of-a-good-thing-be-bad.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/11/2/automation-can-to-much-of-a-good-thing-be-bad.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2010-11-03T02:30:33Z</published><updated>2010-11-03T02:30:33Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Good Scripting practices can help protect your company from Knowledge Erosion and Brain Drain when people leave.  In this article we give a some examples of how you can do simple small things and reduce if not prevent these types of losses.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>What we have learned about Linux and Virtualization....</title><category term="Virtual Enterprise"/><category term="Virtual Enterprise"/><category term="server Linux"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/9/8/what-we-have-learned-about-linux-and-virtualization.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/9/8/what-we-have-learned-about-linux-and-virtualization.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2010-09-08T04:00:43Z</published><updated>2010-09-08T04:00:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Check out our thoughts on Linux and virtualization.  We have been doing it for years and try our best to give you some guidelines to use as you roll it out.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Planning Your Next Disaster....</title><category term="Business Continuity Plan"/><category term="Disaster Recovery Plan"/><category term="Enterprise Planning"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/7/15/planning-your-next-disaster.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/7/15/planning-your-next-disaster.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2010-07-16T03:30:55Z</published><updated>2010-07-16T03:30:55Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Check out how we recommend how to create a Disaster Plan... <!--1ecd2b9ef4ed42288e9426609ba0adb0-->]]></summary></entry><entry><title>What is the best Linux Distribution for the Enterprise?</title><category term="Best linux"/><category term="centos"/><category term="fedora"/><category term="opensuse"/><category term="server Linux"/><category term="servers"/><category term="ubuntu"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/6/10/what-is-the-best-linux-distribution-for-the-enterprise.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/6/10/what-is-the-best-linux-distribution-for-the-enterprise.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2010-06-10T04:15:00Z</published><updated>2010-06-10T04:15:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[We discuss and explain we we think ......... is the best distribution for the enterprise.  Come join our conversation and let us know what you think.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The Experimental Nature of Linux</title><category term="experiments"/><category term="linux"/><category term="linux"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/5/20/the-experimental-nature-of-linux.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/5/20/the-experimental-nature-of-linux.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2010-05-20T04:00:35Z</published><updated>2010-05-20T04:00:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[What should you do about the experimental nature of Linux?  How should you handle it in the real corporate world?  Check out our thoughts on the whole experimental world we Linux geeks live in....]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Linux Security a CTO's Guide</title><category term="CTO"/><category term="Security"/><category term="Server Management"/><category term="guide"/><category term="linux"/><category term="linux"/><category term="security"/><id>http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/5/6/linux-security-a-ctos-guide.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/5/6/linux-security-a-ctos-guide.html"/><author><name>Brian "Wags" Wagner</name></author><published>2010-05-06T04:00:11Z</published><updated>2010-05-06T04:00:11Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[In this CTO-Brief we discuss the basic items every CTO should be asking his/her team about how they are securing their systems.  If you are a CTO or Manager of IT staff of any kind these questions are the ones you need to be asking.  They represent a great baseline for security in your organization.]]></summary></entry></feed>