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Windows Server 2016 for small servers

Small Steps

Small businesses often do not need the full-blown version of Windows Server 2016. If the application scenarios are manageable, the cheaper Essentials version is the ideal solution; however, it does come with a number of restrictions.
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Windows 10 Updates with WSUS

Medicine Cabinet

WSUS simplifies updating Windows 10 computers over the network, but first, you need to modify some settings and add new Group Policy templates to insure successful installation of the updates.
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Scalable network infrastructure in Layer 3 with BGP

Growth Spurt

Large environments such as clouds pose demands on the network, some of which cannot be met with Layer 2 solutions. The Border Gateway Protocol jumps into the breach in Layer 3 and ensures seamlessly scalable networks.
network , Routing , scalability , Virtualization
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Software-defined wide area networks

Versatile Connections

A natural consequence of software-defined storage and software-defined data centers is the software-defined wide area network, or the Internet connections between locations and cloud services.
management , network , software , tunneling
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Useful tools for automating network devices

Easy Maintenance

Armed with the right tools, you can manage your network infrastructure both automatically and effectively in a DevOps environment.
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OpenFlow Controller

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) marks a paradigm shift toward a more holistic approach for managing networking hardware. The Floodlight OpenFlow controller offers an easy and inexpensive way to experience the power of SDN.

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Exploring PowerDNS

PowerDNS is an amazing, feature-rich, and versatile DNS server option.

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Figure 1: Multiple links are grouped to form a link aggregation group (LAG).

Link Aggregation

For once, admins and users agree: They want more resiliency and higher bandwidth on the network. Link aggregation, in line with IEEE 802.1ax b-2008, offers both – with some minor restrictions.

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Figure 1: Thanks to VRDP support, you can access the virtual machine consoles in your browser with phpVirtualBox.

Server-Based VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a popular virtualization choice on the desktop. In this article, we show how you can also run VirtualBox on a Linux server – with all the comforts of a graphical user interface.

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