Month: June 2015

7 command line tools for monitoring your Linux system

Here is a selection of basic command line tools that will make your exploration and optimization in Linux easier. Dive on in One of the great things about Linux is how deeply you can dive into the system to explore how it works and to look for opportunities to fine tune performance or diagnose problems. […]

7 steps to protect your business from cybercrime

As cybercriminals employ increasingly sophisticated tactics to steal identities and data, and the costs and consequences of data breaches skyrocket, here are seven steps that your small business should be taking to insulate themselves from cyberattacks. Take a bite out of cybercrime Today, the modern workplace is crammed with computing devices ranging from desktops to […]

Google looks for content makers to test its Jump VR video camera

Google may have a strong interest in applicants who have creative backgrounds, like film making and directing If you’re an aspiring virtual reality content producer, Google wants to give you a chance to test the Jump camera system it developed for recording video to be used in VR environments. People interested in trying their hand […]

Microsoft needs SDN for Azure cloud

Microsoft needs SDN for Azure cloud Couldn’t scale without it, Azure CTO says The Microsoft cloud, through which the company’s software products are delivered, has 22 hyper-scale regions around the world. Azure storage and compute usage is doubling every six months, and Azure lines up 90,000 new subscribers a month. Six TED Talks that can […]

Preparing for your Windows Server upgrade

It’s time to say goodbye to Windows Server 2003. Getting through the migration requires not just Windows expertise, but knowledge of your app portfolio This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. f you’ve been clinging to Windows […]

Patch Tuesday June 2015: 4 of Microsoft’s 8 patches close remote code execution holes

Microsoft released eight security bulletins, two rated critical, but four address remote code execution vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of a victim’s machine. For June 2015 “Update Tuesday,” Microsoft released 8 security bulletins; only two the security updates are rated critical for resolving remote code execution (RCE) flaws, but two patches […]

Apple shows iOS 9’s major upgrades, from multitasking to picture-in-picture

Apple shows iOS 9’s major upgrades, from multitasking to picture-in-picture Side-by-side apps, video overlays, and much more are coming to iPads when Apple’s mobile OS releases this fall. Major changes are coming to our iPads, from the way we select text, to the way we interact with our favorite apps and play videos. Speaking at […]

70-687 Configuring Windows 8.1

70-687 Configuring Windows 8.1 Published: 17 September 2012 Languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil) Audiences: IT professionals Technology: Windows 8.1 Credit towards certification: MCP, MCSA, MCSE Skills measured This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area in […]

Exam 70-459 Transition Your MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 or MCITP: Database Developer 2008 to MCSE: Data Platform

Exam 70-459 Transition Your MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 or MCITP: Database Developer 2008 to MCSE: Data Platform Published: 11 June 2012 Languages: English Audiences: IT professionals Technology: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Credit towards certification: MCP, MCSA, MCSE Skills measured This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. Starting 15 May 2014, […]

Security Is a Prisoner of the Network

Cybersecurity professionals must gain experience and get comfortable with virtual network security I have a very distinct memory about a conversation I had with a colleague in the mid-to-late 1990s about how NetWare worked. I told him that file and print services resided “in the network” but he couldn’t get his arms around this concept. […]

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