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Windows Servers
Tombstone is a container object that contains the deleted objects from Active Directory. Actually when an object is deleted from Active Directory, it…
Windows Servers
Our previous articles covered basic concepts of Virtualization along with the installation and monitoring of Windows 2012 Hyper-V. This article takes…
Windows Servers
Windows 2003 Group Policies allow the administrators to manage a group of people accessing a resource efficiently. The group policies can be used to…
Windows Servers
The Show Desktop feature, included with almost all versions of Windows up to Windows 7, allows a user to minimize or restore all open programs and e…

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Virtualization & VM Backup
In this article we will show you how to enable SNMP on your VMware ESXi host, configure SNMP Community string and configure your ESXi firewall to all…
Virtualization & VM Backup
SysAdmin Day has arrived, and with it, gratitude for all the unsung heroes that 2020 has needed. Your hard work has made it possible for all of us to…
Virtualization & VM Backup
Backup and Disaster recovery are core considerations for any business with an IT footprint, whether that is on-premises or in the cloud. Your busine…
Virtualization & VM Backup
Businesses that rely on virtual machines for their day-to-day operations should think twice about securing their infrastructure. Modern use of virtua…

Windows Workstation Articles:

Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (including Professional edition) operating systems provide the ability to turn your workstation or laptop into a secure wir…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
This article will show you how to start Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 in Safe Mode and how to enable F8 Safe Mode. Previous Windows O/S users would recal…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Thanks to the absence of dedicated serial ports on today’s laptops and ultrabooks, USB-to-Serial adapters are very popular amongst Cisco engineers as…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Windows 8 & 8.1 hides two types of files so that normally, you do not see them while exploring your computer. The first type is the files or fold…

Linux-Unix Articles:

Linux - Unix
What exactly is a firewall? As in the non-computer world, a firewall acts as a physical barrier to prevent fires from spreading. In the computer worl…
Linux - Unix
This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address…
Linux - Unix
Security researchers at qualys.com yesterday released information on a critical 15 year-old Linux security hole which affects millions of Linux syste…
Linux - Unix
Below are some of the most common recommendations and method to effectively secure a Linux Server or Workstation. Boot Disk One of the foremost req…

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Linux - Unix
A file system is nothing more than the way the computer stores and retrieves all your files. These files include your documents, programs, help files, gam…
Linux - Unix
Now that you're done learning some of the Basic Linux commands and how to use them to install Linux Software, it's time we showed you some of the other wa…
Linux - Unix
The first question is - what are the benefits of using Linux instead of Windows? This is in fact a constant debate between the Windows and Linux communiti…
Linux - Unix
Vsftpd is a popular FTP server for Unix/Linux systems. For thoes unaware of the vsftpd ftp server, note that this is not just another ftp server, but a ma…

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