How to Monitor Windows Server 2012 R2 with Performance Monitor Performance Monitor (PerfMon) is the built-in diagnostic tool in Windows Server 2012 R2 for collecting, analysing, and logging performance data from the operating system, hardware, and applications. It provides real-time graphing of hundreds of performance counters covering CPU, memory, disk, network, and application-specific metrics. When […]
How to Configure Azure Backup for Windows Server 2012 R2 Azure Backup provides an enterprise-grade, cloud-hosted backup solution that extends Windows Server 2012 R2’s protection capabilities beyond the local network. Using the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent, you can back up files, folders, and system state directly to Azure without requiring additional backup infrastructure. […]
How to Set Up Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server Backup (WSB) is the built-in backup solution included with Windows Server 2012 R2. It provides a straightforward mechanism for protecting your server data through full server backups, system state backups, and individual volume or folder backups. While not as feature-rich as […]
containerd is a high-performance, industry-standard container runtime that implements the Open Container Initiative (OCI) specification. While Docker uses containerd internally as its core container lifecycle manager, containerd can also run standalone as a Kubernetes container runtime — this is the default runtime for most managed Kubernetes services (EKS, GKE, AKS) and the recommended runtime for […]
How to Audit File System Access on Windows Server 2012 R2 File system auditing on Windows Server 2012 R2 creates a Security event log entry every time a specified file, folder, or registry key is accessed by a user or process. When properly configured, file system auditing provides forensic evidence for data breach investigations, satisfies […]
Prometheus and Grafana are the de facto standard monitoring stack for Kubernetes clusters. Prometheus is a time-series metrics database that scrapes metrics from Kubernetes components (API server, kubelet, etcd) and from applications via HTTP endpoints in a pull-based model. Grafana is a visualisation platform that queries Prometheus and displays metrics as interactive dashboards. The kube-prometheus-stack […]
How to Configure WinRM Security on Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is the Microsoft implementation of the WS-Management protocol and is the foundation of PowerShell remoting, CIM sessions, Server Manager remote management, and many automation frameworks. WinRM is powerful, but an improperly configured WinRM listener exposes the server to credential theft, unauthorized […]
How to Harden SMB and File Sharing on Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Message Block (SMB) is the protocol behind Windows file sharing, named pipes, and printer sharing—and it has been a primary target for attackers for decades. From EternalBlue (MS17-010) to NTLM relay attacks, SMB vulnerabilities have enabled some of the most devastating network […]
How to Implement Software Restriction Policies on Windows Server 2012 R2 Software Restriction Policies (SRP) are the predecessor to AppLocker, providing application control capabilities on all editions of Windows Server 2012 R2—including Standard edition, which does not support AppLocker enforcement. SRP uses rules based on file hash, certificate, path, or network zone to allow or […]
Kubernetes Services of type ClusterIP expose applications only within the cluster — external traffic cannot reach them directly. An Ingress resource solves this by providing HTTP/HTTPS routing from outside the cluster to internal services based on hostnames and URL paths. The Nginx Ingress Controller is the most widely deployed ingress controller, running as a pod […]
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