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Take your pick from a variety of AWS databases

Choose Carefully

We look at the variety of databases available in Amazon Web Services – from relational, to NoSQL, to data warehouses for petabyte data volumes.
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OpenStack Trove for users, sys admins, and database admins

Semiautomatic

Trove brings DBaaS to OpenStack; however, the service needs meaningful configuration for optimum performance.
DBaaS , OpenStack , Performance
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Harden your OpenStack configuration

Fortress in the Clouds

Any OpenStack installation that hosts services and VMs for several customers poses a challenge for the security-conscious admin. Hardening the overall system can turn the porous walls into a fortress – but you'll need more than a little mortar.
cloud , OpenStack , security , security
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New administration options on Windows Server 2016

Temporary Admin

Redmond is set to launch the next-generation Windows Server 2016. Microsoft promises to make administration more secure, which is a good enough reason to take a closer look at the new Privileged Access Management feature.
Cloud Computing , security , Windows
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Kick Start

Kickstack uses Puppet modules to automate the installation of OpenStack and facilitate maintenance.

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Get Smart with SmartOS

SmartOS brings together the best of Linux and Solaris to implement a virtualization platform with ZFS and KVM.

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Storage in the Cloud

When building cloud environments, you need more than just a scalable infrastructure; you also need a high-performance storage component. We look at Ceph, a distributed object store and filesystem that pairs well in the cloud with OpenStack.

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Assembly Kit

OpenStack is attracting lots of publicity. Is the solution actually qualified as a cloud prime mover? We take a close look at the OpenStack cloud environment and how it works.

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Remote Office

Microsoft offers its Office programs as a service in the cloud. To integrate the Office 365 service into your own infrastructure, PowerShell is a natural choice.

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Controlling Amazon Cloud with Boto

The Boto Python module helps admins manage resources in the Amazon Cloud. We introduce you to the tool.

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