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Photo by Barnabas Davoti on Unsplash

File access optimization discovery and visualization

File I/O is a limiting factor for many applications and can become a bottleneck for data-intensive computing. We analyze different file access functions and present a script that visualizes and optimizes inefficient file I/O.
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Lead Image © Natalia Lukiyanova, 123RF.com

MAT: Monitor your infrastructure with Netdata

Netdata relies on easy commissioning and a hosted cloud service to simplify monitoring, alerting, and trending. More than 300 services can be monitored in addition to basic system parameters.

Container compliance with dockle

The open source dockle tool can help keep your Docker containers compliant.

Configuring WireGuard with wg-portal

The wg-portal project helps you set up, manage, and scale a WireGuard VPN environment.
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Lead Image © Victoria, Fotolia.com

Visualizing IT infrastructures with IVRE

The IVRE tool integrates into existing IT infrastructures for reconnaissance on private networks to help analyze endpoints accessible over the Internet.
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Lead Image © alphaspirit, 123RF.com

Identifying and using software licenses

Software licenses tell you how you can use software packages and legally deploy the software in your projects. Fortunately, tools help you automate the process of verifying licenses.
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Lead Image © David Crockett, Fotolia.com

Quick patches with Ansible

Ansible has earned an excellent reputation as a tool for configuration management. Thanks to playbooks, updates are more or less child's play.
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Photo by Nk Ni on Unsplash

Modern network diagnostics on Windows and Linux

Get-NetTCPConnection and ss are efficient and powerful tools for monitoring network connections and identifying potential security threats on Windows and Linux.
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Lead Image © Nataliia Natykach, 123RF.com

Managing FOSS applications on AIX

Starting your journey with open source software on AIX has never been easier with the IBM AIX Toolbox.
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Photo by cdd20 on Unsplash

Risk mitigation for Active Directory

Active Directory default settings could expose your AD environment to security vulnerabilities. We look at account hygiene and risk mitigation in authentication, login data, PKI, domain join, and more.