Amazon OpenSearch is an open-source, distributed search and analytics engine built on top of the popular Elasticsearch technology. It allows users to store, search, and analyze large volumes of data in near real-time, making it an ideal solution for applications that require fast and reliable [...]
Introduction What is Amazon EC2 Image Builder? EC2 Image Builder is a fully managed AWS service that makes it easier to automate the creation, management, and deployment of customized, secure, and up-to-date server images that are pre-installed and pre-configured with software and settings to meet [...]
The Multi-Cloud Reality The Multi-Cloud landscape is not just a trend; it's a reality and businesses have found themselves navigating, often unintentionally. Whether through shadow IT, acquisitions, or adopting best-of-breed technologies, companies increasingly find themselves in a Multi-Cloud environment. According to VMware's FY22 H2 Benchmark: [...]
Introduction Due to the large number of features included in Hyper-V, starting with Hyper-V is not a simple task for beginners. Hyper-V administrators must know several basic features and tips to save time. If you have any experience administering systems, you know that certain tips [...]
Introduction Correctly configuring your Hyper-V storage is extremely important and can help or hinder performance, stability, and other factors in your Hyper-V virtualized environment. In addition, there is a particular type of storage that you want to be familiar with when running Hyper-V virtual machines. [...]
Cybersecurity and IoT company Claroty discovered a vulnerability in WD (Western Digital) and Synology network-attached storage, known as NAS. The vulnerability was exposed at the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022, Zero Day Initiative event. If it had fallen into the hands of malicious individuals, the vulnerability could [...]
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Multi-Attach allows an EBS volume to be attached to multiple Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances at the same time. This feature allows you to build highly available and scalable applications by sharing storage across multiple instances. This feature is [...]
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) have played a key role in helping today's businesses take advantage of all that modern technology offers. Over the past decade, MSPs have transitioned from simply providing basic IT support, as was the case early on. MSP industry trends show the [...]
Becoming familiar with containers and containerized infrastructure will most certainly put you in close contact with Docker and Docker containers. You can run Docker containers on your Windows Server with Hyper-V installed and provide a way to run your containerized workloads effectively. This post will [...]
Microsoft Azure AD Connect is a tool that organizations can use to synchronize their on-premises Active Directory with Microsoft Azure (now Entra ID). The Azure AD Connect tool provides a straightforward way to synchronize users and groups between AD DS and Microsoft Azure, which is [...]