Opinion: In depth with Apple's Snow Leopard Server We dig in to explain the new networking, performance and collaboration improvements
Ryan Faas November 24, 2009 Computerworld I've worked with various versions of Apple's Mac OS X Server for nearly a decade now. Each new release has brought major advances to the company's server software in terms of overall features, performance and ease of administration. The most recent iteration, version 10.6 -- a.k.a. Snow Leopard Server -- is no exception. It offers a number of advances compared to Leopard Server (v. 10.5), which was released two years ago. These changes include performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone. And if those aren't reasons enough to be happy about the upgrade, the fact that Apple cut the price of its server OS in half, to $499 -- and continues to make it available with no client access licenses -- makes it well-worth considering. It can serve nicely as either an upgrade from previous versions or as a replacement for other server platforms. In this article, I'll focus on the major additions and changes that Apple has made in version 10.6. ... http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141187/Opinion_In_depth_with_Apple_s_Snow_Leopard_Server *********************************** * POST TO MEDIANEWS@ETSKYWARN.NET * *********************************** Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
