Two French developers have introduced a configuration software for Intellon-based Power Line Communication devices (PLC) at the 25c3 in Berlin. Simultaneously, the developers declared the software, called Faifa, as Open Source.

Cloud Computing is actually a modern version of an old IT solution. Essentially it is the organising of an IT network into one large, central mainframe into which all the local portals are linked. The ‘cloud’ is the metaphorical name for the central mainframe. It is where all the complex computing is carried out, where the data is stored and where the main processing software applications are run.

The famous Unix admin utility known as Top has many imitators. We take a look at some of the top Top tools.

How much power is your system really using? And how much can you actually save with the new generation of energy-conserving techniques and components? This month we study the phenomenon known as Green IT.

For many businesses, e-commerce and a strong online presence means they have the potential to grow incredibly quickly. When a business increases in size and client base, so must its server hardware because the more information stored online, the more servers necessary to keep it there.

Additionally, when a website starts to receive a lot of traffic, many companies find that they need to upgrade their server solution from shared to dedicated hosting. This is because of the need for increased bandwidth, processing power and the desire to develop the solution to integrate with databases and other functional software. The more customers that rely on a website to work all day, every day, the more mission critical it becomes.

Similarly, as a business’s content becomes more vibrant and variable, increased dedicated bandwidth proves itself necessary.

Two patches by Rafael J. Wysocki give users the ability to test suspend and hibernation modes at runtime to detect errors.

At its own Intel Developer Forum (IDF) the semiconductor manufacturer introduced its power saving initiative. Under the Less Watts umbrella a number of Open Source projects have joined forces to help reduce the power consumption of Linux systems.

Today, the Linux Conference in Cambridge focused on energy saving and kernel power management.