Continuing with his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen introduces you to the basics of task scheduling with cron.

How to Monitor the Cron Script Process. Cron processes, or "cron jobs," may be used to start and stop applications within a Linux or Unix operating system. You can create cron jobs to perform ...

But cron does have its limits. Today's enterprises are larger, more interdependent, and more interconnected than ever before, and cron just hasn't kept up. These days, virtual servers can spring into ...