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In Windows PowerShell 3.0, use the Get-CimInstance cmdlet, and select the LastBootUptime property from the Win32_Operatingsystem WMI class: PS C:\> Get-CimInstance -ClassName win32_operatingsystem | select csname, lastbootuptime
Read moreAfter reading this article, you will be able to successfully FTP to a running Amazon AWS EC2 Windows instance without an elastic IP. First, create a windows instance in Amazon AWS Management Console. Once the instance is accessible, we will need to change some settings: In AWS, select “Security Groups” from the left-hand menu. Select the name of the […]
Read moreThe mystery: “The service did not start due to a login failure” One of our customers reported a very strange problem last week. After about a day of running flawlessly, their windows service would suddenly fail to start after a reboot. The error reported by the Event Viewer hinted at a problem with the service user’s account: Trying to start the service […]
Read moreI took the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam a few weeks ago and passed. woot woot!! 🙂 I am super excited. Now I am going for the Solutions Architect exam next! A big thanks to Udemy and Linux Academy for providing excellent training. Criteria https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-cloud-practitioner/ Description The AWS Cloud Practitioner exam enables individuals with an overall understanding of the AWS […]
Read moreMicrosoft has introduced an installation option of Windows Server 2016 that provides an operating system designed and optimized for Cloud operations. Microsoft’s Nano Server is intended to support and run born-in-the-cloud applications and containers. In this article, I will explain how to easily and quickly you can deploy Nano Servers in your server environment, using either PowerShell or a GUI. […]
Read moreWindows Server 2012 Core boasts many enticing enhancements which include reducing the installation footprint, attack surface and management overhead. Features on Demand allows the administrator to remove roles which are not needed to help reduce the disk size required for the installation. By default all features are stored in the %windir%\winsxs directory, but administrators can use the uninstall-windowsfeature <featurename> –remove […]
Read moreFive G Suite settings to harden your organization’s security today
Read moreG Suite security – Keeping the bad out: Protect Gmail against spam, malware, ransomware, and phishing
Read moreGreat GCP 101 video from Evan Jones, Technical Curriculum Developer, Google Cloud
Read moreServices and applications that are affected by high load require technologies to address this issue. Network Load Balancing is a technology that allows system administrators to configure clusters that distribute traffic between several servers. Suppose you have a website that receives a large number of requests and cannot be handled by one server. In this case you would configure a […]
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