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Software-defined wide area networks
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.
Container Apps
Canonical’s Snapcraft (Snappy) package manager creates self-contained applications that work across Linux distributions. We show you how to install, publish, and run a simple snap.
PostgreSQL Replication Update
High availability, replication, and scaling are everyday necessities in the database world. What features does PostgreSQL offer in this context, and how good are they?
Professional virtualization with RHV4
New and updated features in Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) 4, along with seamless provisioning of services between traditional and cloud workloads, could help RHV make up ground on VMware and Hyper-V.
Grafana and time series databases
We look at database back ends for monitoring, alerting, and trending analysis in the Grafana visualization tool.
Performance troubleshooting on Microsoft SQL Server
Use Microsoft SQL Server diagnostic tools to troubleshoot bottlenecks and other performance problems.
OpenStack Trove for users, sys admins, and database admins
Trove brings DBaaS to OpenStack; however, the service needs meaningful configuration for optimum performance.
The top three SSH tricks
Add extra security to your SSH service, securely copy files to and from remote computers, and configure passwordless SSH for automation scripting.
Time-series-based monitoring with Prometheus
As Prometheus gave fire to mankind, the distributed monitoring software with the same name illuminates the admin's mind in native cloud environments, offering metrics for monitored systems and applications.
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