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Ease your network inventory pain with Spiceworks
Keeping track of hardware, software, and licenses is next to impossible in these days of BYOD and virtualization. Spiceworks Inventory solves the problem with a single, small executable full of open source software and a web browser.
What's new in Ansible 2.0
The new version of the Ansible IT automation platform has a revised and faster engine and 200 new modules.
Security analysis with Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics
Classic security safeguards, like antivirus and firewall products, are imperative for system protection. To search proactively for network intruders, as well, Microsoft offers Advanced Threat Analytics – a tool that will help even less experienced admins.
Freeing your data from ransomware
Cyber criminals don't need access to sensitive information to blackmail their victims. Simply encrypting everyday files can be enough to extort money from users, whose data is only unencrypted after they pay a ransom – and possibly not even then.
Desired State Configuration for Linux
The combination of Open Management Infrastructure standards and the performance of Windows PowerShell opens new perspectives on heterogeneous networks, making PowerShell a realistic option as a management console for Unix and Linux.
Manage resources with AWS CloudFormation
CloudFormation lets you describe and manage a collection of Amazon Web Services resources. Defining associated dependencies and run-time parameters is quite easy with CloudFormation. We show you how to create a simple WordPress blog and delete it again.
Multifactor authentication with Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator provides one-time passwords to smartphone owners for multifactor authentication, or you can integrate it into other applications, such as blogs.
Opportunities and risks: Containers for DevOps
Containers are an essential ingredient for various DevOps concepts, but used incorrectly, they do more harm than good.
Live migration of virtual machines with KVM
Live migration of virtual machines is necessary when you need to achieve high-availability setups and load distribution.
Systemd network management and container handling
Version 219 of the controversial systemd init system introduces a number of comprehensive changes. We take a closer look at the innovations in network management and container handling.
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