You think you have IT problems? Check this out. In the recent IT Rock Star program, Novell offered to send IT gurus on site to help the people with the gnarliest IT problems. Listen as program producers Matt Bowman and Clint Carroll share some of the submissions. It’ll leave you feeling extremely grateful for your own job, or will make you wish you had applied to win a Rock Star yourself. Also, Amin Marts returns to talk about where the industry is going with data classification, and why it matters in your data center.

Time: 45:56

MP3 Size: 15.9 MB

Segment Times

IT Rock Star: 2:58 – 19:36

Data Classification: 22:04 – 44:44

Links for this Episode:

Novell Services: Training and Support

Novell Workgroup Collaboration

Novell Open Enterprise Server

The Storage Networking Industry Association

NOA Backstage:

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How do you secure personal and corporate data in today’s mobile computing world? Randy & Dave discuss Novell’s ZENworks Endpoint Security Management with Dr. Tim Cranny, the Chief Architect from Senforce, and Martin Buckley, Chief Evangelist and Director of Product Management for Novell’s ZENworks.

Time: 35:26

MP3 Size: 12.3 MB

Links for this Episode:

Novell ZENworks Endpoint Security Management

Senforce

Novell Secure Desktop Solution

NOA Backstage:

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So how can you improve Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop? How about release a support pack with a bunch of new features. This time on Novell Open Audio we talk to Michele Casey, Product Manager for Desktop Strategies, about what updates are in Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1. Also Ron Terry, Novell’s Advanced Technical Training Engineers, gives a Xen Virtualization primer.

Time: 41:10

MP3 Size: 14.1 MB

Segment Times

Suse Linux on Linux Enterprise Sp1: 1:06 – 16:07

Xen Virtualization: 16:40 – 40:18

Links for this Episode:

Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop

XenSource

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10: Xen Virtualization

NOA Backstage:

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How do you handle multiple terabytes of data during Linux backup? David Mair and Amin Marts discuss technologies that help you back up Linux file systems. Then we have Rick Kilpack join us for an overview of the Identity Manager 3.5 technologies.

Time: 57:52

MP3 Size: 19.9 MB

Segment Times

Linux Backup: 1:25 – 29:50

Novell Identity Manager 3.5: 30:30 – 57:02

Links for this Episode:

Dynamic Storage technologies on Novell Open Audio

Linux on Novell.com

Novell Identity Manager 3.5

NOA Backstage:

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When will we see parity on the GroupWise Linux client? Bill Pray and Gregory Webb join us in the Open Audio studio to answer this question, and an update on the next release of GroupWise codenamed Bonsai. Also, Brad Rupp and Ryan Okelberry get technical with Novell Business Continuity Clustering.

Time: 32:52

MP3 Size: 11.3 MB

Segment Times

Bill Pray: 1:27 – 10:10

Novell Business Continuity Clustering: 10:28 – 31:11

Links for this Episode:

Novell GroupWise

Ken Muir on Cool Blogs

Novell Business Continuity Clustering

Novell Cluster Services® for Open Enterprise Server

Dynamic Storage technologies on Novell Open Audio

NOA Backstage:

Randy and Greggory were sidelined, in the GroupWise interview, while Dave and Bill took control. Tell us what you think.

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Baber Amin joins the Open Audio team to talk about kernel Identity Assurance Solution from Novell. Then Randy, Dave and Caitlin take us for a ride on another episode of News from Support.

Time: 39:44

MP3 Size: 13.8 MB

Segment Times

Baber Amin on Identity Assurance Solution: 1:32 – 32:14

News from Support: 32:47 – 39:05

Links for this Episode:

Identity Assurance Solution

Identity Assurance for HSPD-12

News from Support links:

SLED10 : Multimedia Capabilities Shipped with SUSE Linux Enterprise

How to configure your Printer/Fax/Scanner with SLES or SLED

VMware locks up when trying to use the browse button

Setting up VMware on SUSE Linux

Cameron Seader on Cool Solutions

In this episode of Novell Open Audio… We talk to Moiz Kohari about Suse Linux Enterprise Real-Time. Then we get an update on cool new things that are happening with the Bandit Project from Dale Olds.

Time: 39:50

MP3 Size: 13.7 MB

Segment Times

Suse Linux Enterprise Real-Time with Moiz Kohari: 1:46 – 18:43

Bandit Project with Dale Olds: 19:13 – 38:58

Links for this Episode:

Suse Linux Enterprise Real-Time

Bandit Project

BrainShare Keynote Video’s “Baber Amin Demo”

NOA Backstage:

Remember you comments guide our content and direction please let us know how we can make the program better

SUSE Labs’ Greg Kroah-Hartman joins the Open Audio team to talk about kernel development, including a beginners how to, and the kernel development hierarchy. Then Randy and Dave are back for another episode of News from Support.

Time: 29:40

MP3 Size: 10.3 MB

Segment Times

Greg Kroah-Hartman on Linux Kernel Development: 4:22 – 17:54

News from Support: 18:17 – 28:21

Links for this Episode:

kernel.org

Greg Kroah-Hartman’s Blogs

Kernel Newbies

Linux Device Drivers O’Reilly

Linux Kernel in a Nutshell O’Reilly

News from Support links:

Changing the Virtual Server Name fails to save the new name when cluster enabling an existing pool

Error: CPU0 FATAL TRAP 13 starting XEN Kernel on AMD Opteron hardware

Users do not have rights to their files after the user has changed containers

This week, by popular request, we give you a new episode concept for Novell Open Audio. “IT Reality” episodes will periodically feature conversations with Information Technology (IT) managers who use Novell software. For our debut edition, the extremely eloquent Jim Brice explains to Erin and Ted some of the inner workings of Hewitt Associates’ enterprise, and how they put Novell software to work.

Time: 36:02

MP3 Size: 12.5 MB

Links for this Episode:

Hewitt Associates

NOA Backstage:

Since our first episode, many listeners have asked us to include interviews with some Novell customers. So, from our Novell Open Audio “It’s About Damn Time” Department, we offer you this. Please comment on this episode and let is know whether you found it helpful or interesting.

Once again, Jason Williams returns yet again, this time bearing fruit. Specifically, Apples. More specifically, news about AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) support on Linux. Then our old pals Randy and Dave are back for another episode of News from Support.

Time: 38:24

MP3 Size: 13.2 MB

Segment Times

Apple Filing Announcement for OES with Jason Williams: 6:12 – 18:07

News from Support: 22:12 – 37:12

Links for this Episode:

LinuxFest Northwest 2007

REAL World 2007

Jason Williams’ blog

Email for AFP suggestions: [email protected]

News from Support links:

TID# 3624897: Unable to connect to a Cisco VPN using SLED 10

TID# 3422285: Intel 3945 wireless card and USB devices are not recognized

NOA Backstage:

Yes, alert listener, Mike the Audio Guy did chime in at one point on this episode.

We had not anticipated that Dave Mair would ever change jobs. We fully intend to continue calling the segment News from Support. With a little luck, Randy will stay in his current role for all eternity.