Let’s start with detailed reviews of 29 Essential System Tools.
System Administration Software |
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System administration plays an essential role in the maintenance and operation of computer systems and networks. |
Configuration Management Databases - Repository of information related to the various components of an information system |
Mailing List Managers - Enables users to manage electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists |
Disk cloning - Create, destroy, resize, move, check and copy partitions |
Disk Image Tools - Work with disk images |
Disk Encryption - Easy-to-use data encryption and security |
Partitioning Tools - Provision new hardware, restore computers from a master image, perform system recovery |
Configuration Management - Automatically manage the entire configuration of one or multiple computers |
Server Provisioning Tools - Simultaneously set up thousands of machine unattended |
Application Servers - Provides the business logic for an application program |
Data Recovery - Retrieve data from corrupted or damaged storage media |
Web Application Firewalls - See and analyze HTTP traffic to and from a web application |
Log Analyzers - For collecting, parsing, storing, and making sense of logs |
Logfile Viewers - To help identify (potential) issues with a server |
Console Log File Analyzers - These tools give a lot more information than tail |
Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software - For running a help desk |
System Recovery - Help users to recover data in a range of circumstances |
System Profilers - Hardware information tools |
Handy Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers |
Choosing a Journaling File System - Special type of file system |
Backup Software |
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Backup software is used to perform a complete back up of a file, data, database, system or server. It enables users to make a duplicate of everything contained on the original source. This type of software is also used to perform a recovery of the data or system in the event of a disaster. |
Backup Tools - Intuitive graphical interfaces, snapshot software, and command-line tools |
Simple Backup - Keep data safe with the minimum of fuss |
DeDuplicating Encryption Tools - Deduplicating encrypting backup software |