Comments on: Automating System Administration with Perl: Tools to Make You More Efficient http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/ Enhance your site with CGi, PHP and ASP scripts Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: M. Sacks http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-149 M. Sacks Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:50:01 +0000 http://bloghost.xaviermedia.net/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/#comment-149 Automating System Administration with Perl presents many relevant use cases for using Perl in a modern systems environment. Edelmann brings Perl up to speed with modern system administration use cases that are applicable to modern system infrastructures. <br /> <br />Advanced use cases for using Perl to automate tasks for Email, SQL Databases, Networking, and Security, while backing them up with general best practices for writing Perl scripts, something often overlooked. <br /> <br />The examples coupled with the principles for Automating System Administration with Perl offers a value which cannot be achieved only with code examples or a pre-made application. Rating: 5 / 5 Automating System Administration with Perl presents many relevant use cases for using Perl in a modern systems environment. Edelmann brings Perl up to speed with modern system administration use cases that are applicable to modern system infrastructures.

Advanced use cases for using Perl to automate tasks for Email, SQL Databases, Networking, and Security, while backing them up with general best practices for writing Perl scripts, something often overlooked.

The examples coupled with the principles for Automating System Administration with Perl offers a value which cannot be achieved only with code examples or a pre-made application.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Midwest Book Review http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Midwest Book Review Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:47:01 +0000 http://bloghost.xaviermedia.net/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/#comment-148 AUTOMATING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION WITH PERL by David N. Blank-Edelman appears in its second updated edition for any systems administrator working with Perl. It's been updated and expanded to include the latest operating systems and technologies and replaces an outdated version, so is key for any serious Perl computing collection. Topics include spam control, analyzing log files, working with different configuration file formats, and more. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 AUTOMATING SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION WITH PERL by David N. Blank-Edelman appears in its second updated edition for any systems administrator working with Perl. It's been updated and expanded to include the latest operating systems and technologies and replaces an outdated version, so is key for any serious Perl computing collection. Topics include spam control, analyzing log files, working with different configuration file formats, and more.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Peter Keane http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Peter Keane Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:12:17 +0000 http://bloghost.xaviermedia.net/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/#comment-147 The original Otter book was published in 2000, and had a place on just about every sysadmin's shelf as well as most anyone who regularly used Perl. I expect this new 2009 edition will likewise be a "must have" for anyone serious about System Administration and Perl (and any Perl coder, really, given the wide range of topics). While it will likely serve as an excellent reference, I'd also recommend this edition to newcomers to Perl (up there with Llama, Camel and Perl Cookbook) due to the "real world" nature of the tasks covered and the author's obvious depth of knowledge and wealth of experience. <br /> <br />This edition is much updated from the 2000 original, with four new chapters ("Working with Configuration Files" and "Experiential Learning" being two favorites of mine) and two new appendices (including the "10 minute XPath tutorial). Some of what I like best about the book is the exploration of "best of breed" CPAN modules and "Pros and Cons" sections that compare modules for particular tasks. All-in-all very highly recommended! Rating: 5 / 5 The original Otter book was published in 2000, and had a place on just about every sysadmin's shelf as well as most anyone who regularly used Perl. I expect this new 2009 edition will likewise be a "must have" for anyone serious about System Administration and Perl (and any Perl coder, really, given the wide range of topics). While it will likely serve as an excellent reference, I'd also recommend this edition to newcomers to Perl (up there with Llama, Camel and Perl Cookbook) due to the "real world" nature of the tasks covered and the author's obvious depth of knowledge and wealth of experience.

This edition is much updated from the 2000 original, with four new chapters ("Working with Configuration Files" and "Experiential Learning" being two favorites of mine) and two new appendices (including the "10 minute XPath tutorial). Some of what I like best about the book is the exploration of "best of breed" CPAN modules and "Pros and Cons" sections that compare modules for particular tasks. All-in-all very highly recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anthony M. Parrillo http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Anthony M. Parrillo Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:09:04 +0000 http://bloghost.xaviermedia.net/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/#comment-146 I rely on a substantial collection of O'Reilly references on a day-to-day basis. Therefore I am sad to say this book has collected quite a bit of dust on my bookshelf. <br /> <br />I like the concept of the book (I bought it, after all), but it seems to try to do too much. <br /> <br />To be sure, the topics included are worthwhile, and essential to any sysadmin arsenal. Unfortunately, I do not believe the author fully covers them in depth. IMHO the book would be greatly improved by focusing on a particular O/S (and I'm not advocating one......just pick ONE), rather than trying to be a go-to reference for [U]nix and Windows admins alike. <br /> <br />Topic coverage in this book leaves something to be desired. It seems like the author said, "Here is how to do an LDAP search with Perl. Moving on to AD, here's how you do an LDAP search. Here's how to manage users in [U]nix; now here's how to do it in Windows." <br /> <br />Save your money, instead invest in Automating Linux and Unix System Administration, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux) for an engaging, useful book (barring the CFengine portion). Rating: 2 / 5 I rely on a substantial collection of O'Reilly references on a day-to-day basis. Therefore I am sad to say this book has collected quite a bit of dust on my bookshelf.

I like the concept of the book (I bought it, after all), but it seems to try to do too much.

To be sure, the topics included are worthwhile, and essential to any sysadmin arsenal. Unfortunately, I do not believe the author fully covers them in depth. IMHO the book would be greatly improved by focusing on a particular O/S (and I'm not advocating one……just pick ONE), rather than trying to be a go-to reference for [U]nix and Windows admins alike.

Topic coverage in this book leaves something to be desired. It seems like the author said, "Here is how to do an LDAP search with Perl. Moving on to AD, here's how you do an LDAP search. Here's how to manage users in [U]nix; now here's how to do it in Windows."

Save your money, instead invest in Automating Linux and Unix System Administration, Second Edition (Expert's Voice in Linux) for an engaging, useful book (barring the CFengine portion).
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: Federico Lucifredi http://www.cgiphp.com/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Federico Lucifredi Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:40:09 +0000 http://bloghost.xaviermedia.net/blog/automating-system-administration-with-perl-tools-to-make-you-more-efficient/#comment-145 As one of the reviewers for Automating System Administration with Perl, <br />I can only rabidly recommend the work as some of the best I have seen <br />lately on both subjects (Perl and System Administration). Rating: 5 / 5 As one of the reviewers for Automating System Administration with Perl,

I can only rabidly recommend the work as some of the best I have seen

lately on both subjects (Perl and System Administration).
Rating: 5 / 5

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