Nov
30
2008
It has been almost a year that we are using CentOS for all of our new servers instead of Ubuntu Server, and it is a great success! This article describes the few reasons behind our transition from Ubuntu to CentOS. Of-course, there is always something here and there but 99% of the cases are resolved easily and actually have nothing to do with CentOS. If time will permit we will transition all of our existing Linux boxes to CentOS 5.2. Oh, and yes, if you are looking for a solid Linux server distro - it is CentOS hands down.
We noticed that more and more hosting companies offer CentOS as their default distro and recently CentOS can claim at least 1% of all world supercomputers. The support that is offered for CentOS is abundant at this point and clearly targets the more advanced system administrators out there. All in all it seems like CentOS is maturing as a great distro for Linux server purposes.
If you are curious, we are using CentOS 5.2 64 bit by default with no software installed (at all). If needed we use the LAMP stack and the XEN virtualization software, all from the CentOS default repositories.
So, what is your experience with CentOS out there?
Sep
05
2008
We have been receiving a lot of comparison inquiries lately and I wanted to put this simple Joomla vs Ektron content management systems comparison table out there. Have in mind that much of the decision of which CMS to choose for your company or organization is usually made way before this comparison since the two systems are different in such a fundamental level. However, this is a comparison of those fundamentals plus some of the ‘interesting’ features.
Joomla vs Ektron
| Feature/Item |
Joomla |
Ektron |
| License Model |
Open Source |
Closed Source, Compiled |
| Price |
Free |
Starts at $15,000 |
| Web Platform |
PHP |
ASP.NET 2.0 |
| Database |
MySQL |
MS SQL (Express version OK) |
| Extendability Options |
Plugins, Components, Mambots. Joomla 1.5 went through significant development that now offers many hook-ups for plugins without hacking any core files. |
Plugins (Observer Method), Ektron API (via ASP.NET code behind), Extensive Web Services API |
| SEO Options |
Search Engine Friendly URLs (Joomla 1.5)
Meta tags controls
Full template overrides, clean HTML |
Search Engine Friendly URLs (CMS400 7.6)
Meta tags controls and consolidation
Content Tagging
Full template overrides, HTML is often not so clean (part issue with .NET as well) |
| Social Networking |
None, unless using a third party component or a plugin. |
Many features built in: Personal profile, personal area, connections between profiles, forums, blogging. |
Thoughts?