Articles

Ticket to Ride  

Ruby on Rails 5.2 was released during RailsConf, which took place in Pittsburgh in mid-April 2018. Although not much has changed for old Rails applications, you'll find a few notable additions for new ones.

Secure Shopping  

We submit an Apache web server to the Qualys SSL Server Test and look at how to protect against data theft with a combination of TLS by way of Let's Encrypt, SELinux or AppArmor, a firewall, and restraining your web server's verbosity.

Classified  

Azure Information Protection helps businesses control how information in communications between employees is handled.

Power Runners  

Most users tend to think of Docker when they hear the word "containers," but for some time now it has been possible to operate containers with other runtimes. We take a closer look at Docker and the CRI-O project.

IT Factory  

Making resources available through REST APIs breaks down the automation silos that cater to the different IT and development environments and sets up an application-centric automation approach.

From the Same Mold  

The new Windows 10 update strategy, called an in-place upgrade, requires some manual adjustments for third-party components, as well as accommodations for multilingual and non-English enterprises.

Cloud Worker  

Employees or individual teams who need a workstation quickly can benefit from XenApp Essentials and XenDesktop Essentials; those who need more extensive services can move to XenApp and XenDesktop Services.

Inner Renewal  

Docker has radically changed the way admins roll out their software in many companies. However, regular updates are still needed. How does this work most effectively with containers?

Always On  

Implementing highly available SAN data storage virtualization.

Makeover  

The Prometheus monitoring tool might not always look like one of the Titans, but add-ons like Alerta or Telegraf can improve its looks.