Technical White Papers
View our list of technical whitepapers. Check back often, we will be adding more documents here as they are created.
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| Automated deployments of Ubuntu | Whether you run a large data centre, have a few servers or manage desktop computers, it is often necessary for a system administrator to be able to automate the deployments of computers. Ubuntu offers multiple options to meet this need. | PDF 210KB |
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| Integrating Ubuntu 8.04LTS into Microsoft Active directory using Likewise Open | Microsoft Active Directory is a widely-deployed directory service that is commonly used for identity management and authentication across the enterprise. Likewise Open, a tool whose purpose is precisely to ease integration of non-Microsoft operating systems into an existing Active Directory architecture, has been added to the Ubuntu base distribution starting with version 8.04 LTS. This white paper will demonstrate how Likewise Open can ease Ubuntu deployment in an Active Directory-based infrastructure whether on the desktop or the server. | PDF 400KB |
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| Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Architecture | Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) brings Amazon EC2-like infrastructure capabilities inside the firewall. The UEC is powered by Eucalyptus, an open source implementation for the emerging standard of the EC2 API. This solution is designed to simplify the process of building and managing an internal cloud for businesses of any size, thereby enabling companies to create their own self-service infrastructure. This white paper tries to provide an understanding of the UEC internal architecture and possibilities offered by it in terms of security, networking and scalability. |
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| Centralised logging with rsyslog |
This white paper analyses the tools available in Ubuntu to perform the task of centralized logging, recommends the use of rsyslog and provides the steps needed to configure a set of servers to sends their events to a central logging facility. | PDF 260KB |
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