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Zero-Ops Kubernetes with MicroK8s

A zero-ops installation of Kubernetes with MicroK8s operates on almost no compute capacity and roughly 700MB of RAM.
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Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash

Security boundaries in Windows

We look at Microsoft security boundaries and protection goals and their interpretation of the different security areas of Windows operating systems and components.
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Photo by Mac Gaither on Unsplash

OPA and Gatekeeper enforce policy defaults in Kubernetes

Enforce container compliance in Kubernetes in one of two ways: with Open Policy Agent or Gatekeeper.
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Lead Image © Vlad Kochelaevskiy, Fotolia.com

Ergonomics and security of graphical email clients

We look at the ease of finding a way around current graphical email clients by investigating ergonomics, security, and extensibility.
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Photo by Fré Sonneveld on Unsplash

Automate complex IT infrastructures with StackStorm

StackStorm is an open source, event-based platform for runbook automation.
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Lead Image © vska, 123RF.com

PowerShell scripts for managing Microsoft 365 components

Manage the various components of Microsoft 365 with PowerShell scripts that use modules culled from various Microsoft products.
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Lead Image © damedeeso,123rf.com

Manage cluster state with Ceph dashboard

The Ceph dashboard offers a visual overview of cluster health and handles baseline maintenance tasks; with some manual work, an alerting function can also be added.
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Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

Persistent storage management for Kubernetes

The container storage interface (CSI) allows CSI-compliant plugins to connect their systems to Kubernetes and other orchestrated container environments for persistent data storage.
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Photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash

U-Move backs up, restores, and migrates Active Directory environments

U-Tools Software's U-Move promises significantly simplified backups and restores of Microsoft's directory service in the event of a disaster, during migrations, and when setting up test environments.
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Photo by Alan on Unsplash

Updating Docker containers with Watchtower

Automatically update software in the Docker universe with Watchtower.