What Is PowerShell Desired State Configuration? PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a declarative management platform built into Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7. Instead of writing imperative scripts that execute a sequence of commands, DSC lets you describe the desired end state of a system — which Windows features should be installed, which services should […]
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What Is Application Request Routing? Application Request Routing (ARR) is a Microsoft IIS extension that turns a Windows Server 2022 machine into a capable HTTP load balancer and reverse proxy. It works in conjunction with the URL Rewrite Module to intercept requests, evaluate server farm configurations, and forward traffic to one or more backend servers. […]
Introduction to Azure Backup for Windows Server 2022 Azure Backup is Microsoft’s cloud-native backup service that allows you to protect Windows Server workloads and store backup data in Microsoft Azure. For Windows Server 2022, Azure Backup is delivered via the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent, a lightweight software component installed directly on the server. […]
What Is Microsoft Sentinel Microsoft Sentinel (formerly Azure Sentinel until 2021) is a cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) platform built on Azure. Unlike traditional on-premises SIEM systems that require dedicated hardware, licensing per managed device, and significant operational overhead, Sentinel is a fully managed SaaS platform […]
What Are Shielded VMs and Why They Exist Shielded Virtual Machines are a Windows Server 2016+ security feature that protects virtual machine data and state from access by Hyper-V administrators, backup operators, and anyone else with physical or software-level access to the virtualization fabric. In a conventional Hyper-V environment, a fabric administrator — someone with […]
Introduction to Privileged Access Workstations (PAW) A Privileged Access Workstation (PAW) is a dedicated, hardened computer used exclusively for performing sensitive administrative tasks. The concept was formalized by Microsoft as part of the Privileged Access strategy to counter the most common attack vectors used by threat actors to compromise administrative accounts — credential theft, pass-the-hash, […]
Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure disk mirroring with lvm on IBM AIX 7.3 […]
Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to contribute to aix open source community on IBM AIX […]
Introduction Deploying set up duplicity backup on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you […]
