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Preparing to move to the cloud
Because the cloud is ubiquitous, some companies think that outsourcing their business applications to Amazon, Google, and the like is a breeze. In fact, on the way, treacherous winds blow just off the beaten track.
Focusing on security in Active Directory
To prevent an intruder attack in Active Directory, Windows Server's security features along with freeware monitoring can save the day.
Analyzing tricky database problems
Database administrators at the Swiss foundation Switch were increasingly encountering corrupt data, which prompted a painstaking bug hunt. The solution they found increased performance by a factor of six.
Integrating scripts into Group Policy
Incorporating scripts into Group Policy can make a sys admin's job much easier.
Dialing up security for Docker containers
Docker containers are a convenient way to run almost any service, but admins need to be aware of the need to address some important security issues.
Monitoring and service discovery with Consul
When dozens of new services and VMs emerge and disappear every day in dynamic cloud environments, conventional monitoring provides false alarms, not operational security.
Optimizing Windows Server 2016 performance
With Windows Server 2016, tweaking the settings and taking advantage of performance monitoring tools can help boost your system's performance.
Detecting security threats with Apache Spot
Security vulnerabilities often remain unknown when the data they reveal is buried in the depths of logfiles. Apache Spot uses big data and machine learning technologies to sniff out known and unknown IT security threats.
AWS security scans with Scout2
Scout2 is an open source auditing tool that helps you keep your AWS environments secure.
Private cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack
Azure Stack is an Azure extension that implements an on-premises data center for consistent hybrid cloud deployments.
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