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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton takes a look at Microsoft's Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS), which provides desktops that run in the cloud and which are managed and administrated by the cloud provider.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom adds a DIY fan to cool the small-format Linux computer for students, hobbyist and anyone else interested in learning about the fundamentals of computing.
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By Tom Fenton
"It is certainly a tool that every system administrator should be aware of and use to automate mundane routine tasks such as backups and taking applications offline."
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By Tom Fenton
Tom explains that most multi-tiered apps are dynamic and deployed in multiple locations so their components also will need to be updated.
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One of the things that you can do with the Fault Injection Simulator is to force an EC2 instance offline as a way of testing your high-availability strategy.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom demos table joins, shell scripts for repetitive tasks and using "exec" to run commands inside a container from the host system.
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By Tom Fenton
After his introductory series, Tom Fenton deploys a database on Docker and integrates it with other apps deployed from other Docker images.
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By Tom Fenton
The less-expensive Quadra is a better fit than Raspberry Pi for those who want/need a low-cost software platform to use and experiment with.
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Setting up a peering connection between VPCs in two different regions can help to simplify your disaster recovery efforts.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom examines different ways to store persistent data such as volume and bind mounts (or host volumes).
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton explains how networking works with containers.
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By Tom Fenton
After introducing the basics, Tom Fenton looks at the ephemeral nature of container instances and how to use networking and persistent storage with them.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton begins a series on how to install Docker containers on a Linux system while discussing images, performance hits and how to use network/storage with containers.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton looks at specs, design and build quality before discussing how well this low-priced device performs as a thin client, KVM server, Docker server and repository for edge device data.
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Paul takes a look at newly released Azure AD B2B Direct Connect and Microsoft Teams Connect shared channels.
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Brien shows how to perform Windows Server core deployments in AWS without having to build your own custom Amazon Machine Image (AMI).
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By Tom Fenton
After being questioned on how to install the suite after a recent article, Tom provides step-by-step instructions.
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After earlier describing some of the storage types that are used by EC2 instances, Brien now shows how this information plays into the troubleshooting process.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom goes down one rabbit hole after another until finally discovering what caused system sluggishness and even prevented an upgrade to Windows 11 because of a slow CPU speed.
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If it's not because of an increased workload, check for problems with the instance's storage.
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Paul details where this hidden gem fits, where it doesn't, why you should care and coming improvements.
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By Tom Fenton
After introducing the new-and-improved WSLg, Tom takes a closer look at the scheme to run Linux graphics programs on Windows 11 systems.
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Microsoft is no longer primarily relying on ISV partners to innovate and provide security solutions. Here's an overview of enhanced Defender offerings.
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After earlier explaining the basics, Brien shows how to create a really simple subscription and how to publish a message.
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By Tom Fenton
Tom points out a key factor that can make VDI a success and talks about one of the reasons it failed in the early days.