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Close to the Chest  

Chat servers likely send confidential data to the cloud, so if you don't want to see your business talks on Google or Amazon, you can keep your information safely in your own data center with self-hosted options – and without compromising on convenience.

Tools at the Ready!  

Starting your journey with open source software on AIX has never been easier with the IBM AIX Toolbox.

Deviations  

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.

Game Plan  

Ansible has earned an excellent reputation as a tool for configuration management. Thanks to playbooks, updates are more or less child's play.

Self-Worth  

Exploring my worth as a system administrator.

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.

Weathering the Storm  

The Kopia open source system for automating the creation and transfer of backups supports a wide range of remote storage devices, making it particularly useful as a backup tool in cloud environments. The convenient GUI for Windows installations holds its own against commercial products, despite its short development history.

Inspector  

Learn how to develop a simple yet effective port scanner to analyze network security.