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.
In the deep waters of scalable environments, observability is more important than ever. Coroot enters the scene with eBPF to intercept traffic and collect data that is of interest for monitoring and attack detection.
Rescue systems play a particularly important role for desktops because they cannot simply be reinstalled on the fly. We look at venerable but outdated Knoppix and three still in development: Grml, SystemRescue, and Finnix.
File I/O is a limiting factor for many applications and can become a bottleneck for data-intensive computing. We analyze different file access functions and present a script that visualizes and optimizes inefficient file I/O.
Netdata relies on easy commissioning and a hosted cloud service to simplify monitoring, alerting, and trending. More than 300 services can be monitored in addition to basic system parameters.
