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Windows Admin Center for managing servers and clients

Admin onthe Bridge

Windows Admin Center consolidates Windows Server admin tools into a browser-based remote management app for physical, virtual, and on-premises servers, although it does not yet fully replace Server Manager.
Administration , Server , tools , Windows
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Reducing your attack surface

En Garde

Windows Defender Application Control protects systems against threats that traditional virus scanners and signature-based mechanisms cannot detect by restricting applications in the user context and reducing the code allowed in the system kernel.
Kernel , Microsoft , Security , Windows
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Cloud-native application bundles for easy container deployment

Packages in the Cloud

Cloud-native application bundles are an easy option for distributing applications in a microservice architecture.
container app , containers , Docker , metadata , Microsoft
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Use PowerShell to manage Exchange Online

Its Master's Voice

Exchange Online in Office 365 can be managed just like its local counterpart with similar, sometimes identical, PowerShell cmdlets.
Linux , management , Microsoft , Powershell
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WSL puts Linux on Windows desktops

Sublease

Windows 10 supports the native execution of Linux binaries from various distributions through the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Even graphical Linux applications can make their way onto the Windows desktop.
desktop , graphical , Linux distro , Windows
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Protect Azure resources with Network Security Groups

Cloud Police

Security segmentation into zones has long been the norm in data centers. Microsoft Azure Network Security Groups offers this kind of granular defense-in-depth security, including multilevel configuration of access rules.
Azure , cloud , Microsoft , security
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Samba pitfalls in daily operation

Skillful Guide

Once you install Samba, you can still encounter errors, problems, and inconsistencies that plague your file server. We address some of these issues.
Samba , Server Management , Unix , Windows
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Software inventory with PowerShell

Data Detective

PowerShell easily combines different interfaces for querying or reporting data.
HTML5 , Powershell , Windows
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PowerShell add-on security modules

Script Kiddies 4.0

Numerous PowerShell add-on modules provide security and attack functions for penetration tests and forensic analyses, to help admins search for vulnerabilities in their networks.
network , Powershell , vulnerabilities , Windows
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Continuous upgrades for Windows 10

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.
Microsoft , Server , Windows
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