The article in computer.org offers pros and cons of taking a MBA:
How Useful is an MBA?
XtreemFS is distributed, replicated, open source and works for Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac is in the works. For those working with remote file-systems over multiple OSes, this might bring some relieve.
The usual suspect news have it:
heise online - 14.08.09 - Verteiltes Dateisystem fürs Internet
Golem.de: Verteiltes Dateisystem XtreemFS 1.0 erschienen
Resource Guide to Security Information & Event Management:
Security Information Management Resource Guide
How to get started and how to answer the "So What?"