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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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Photo by Gustavo Xavier on Unsplash

Intelligent observability with AI and Coroot

In the deep waters of scalable environments, observability is more important than ever. Coroot enters the scene with eBPF to intercept traffic and collect data that is of interest for monitoring and attack detection.
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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.

Container compliance with dockle

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

Configuring WireGuard with wg-portal

The wg-portal project helps you set up, manage, and scale a WireGuard VPN environment.

Develop a simple scanning application with the NAPS2 SDK

A NAPS2 PDF scanner, the C# language, and the .NET Framework set the stage for a CLI app for scanning documents.
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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.