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Central Register  

The management of DNS entries works fundamentally differently for clouds than for classic setups; OpenStack Designate is a meaningful and well-functioning DNS as a Service implementation.

Cloud Director  

Once you start putting services in Azure cloud, you might want to add an Active Directory domain controller.

Creative Security  

Much has happened in the field of SELinux in the last few years, including the development of new usability features. The current release makes it easier to write SELinux policy modules yourself.

High Demand  

The release of Windows Server 2016 also heralds a new version of Hyper-V, with improved cloud security, flexible virtual hardware, rolling upgrades of Hyper-V clusters, and production checkpoints.

Stop IT!  

Watering hole and spear phishing targeted attacks offer the greatest rewards to cybercriminals. Here's how to protect your company from these types of attacks.

Danger Ahead  

Simple backup strategies cannot protect files encrypted by ransomware, because they can be affected as well. A PowerShell script can ensure that your files are okay before sending them to backup.

Against the Wall  

Automatically create restrictive rules in Linux iptables packet filters.

Kicking the Tires  

Service Pack 1 for Exchange 2013 introduced a new protocol, which has become the default in Exchange 2016: MAPI over HTTP.

Herding Containers  

Security, deployment, and updates for thousands of nodes prove challenging in practice, but with CoreOS and Kubernetes, you can orchestrate container-based web applications in large landscapes.

Auntie Amanda  

The free Amanda backup utility dates back to the days of tape drives, but it is still a powerful tool for centralized backup across the network.