Articles

Checkup  

Goss checks your servers, delivers a machine health status report, and allows you to evaluate the test results from a full-blown monitoring system. We show you how to get started with this free tool and how to run a variety checks on Linux and Windows computers.

Clear Signs  

Microsoft decided to discontinue the Windows Server Update Services update helper and declare it deprecated at the end of Windows 2025 support. We look at whether companies need to take action now and analyze the tools available as alternatives for Windows updates and patch distribution.

Perfect Storm  

The StackStorm open source platform helps admins manage networks efficiently by automating repetitive tasks and responding to events in real time.

At Home  

An internal AI server is an interesting way to retain data sovereignty. We show you how to set up an in-house AI server on your hardware and use it in parallel with AI services such as ChatGPT in the cloud.

It's a Snap  

Microsoft recommends the use of snapshots both locally and for Azure VMs. We describe how to create snapshots in the Azure GUI and with PowerShell and how to protect your snapshots against unauthorized access.

Blueprint for Success  

The Kanister tool is an extensible open source framework for application-level data management and backups in Kubernetes.

Blocked  

We assess the effectiveness of SELinux in protecting AI model deployments on RHEL 9, demonstrating its ability to block unauthorized access, modification, and resource exploitation through mandatory access control.