ADMIN Update – Hottest Links

• Cloud Monitoring
• Meltdown and Spectre Revisit Intel, AMD and ARM Processors
• SSH Comes to Windows PowerShell
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Windows 2016 Performance

When dozens of new services and VMs emerge and disappear every day in dynamic cloud environments, conventional monitoring provides false alarms, not operational security. (more)

Chip vendors are not going to get a break from Spectre and Meltdown. (more)

Sysadmins and developers can now SSH into their Linux machines from PowerShell. (more)

Security vulnerabilities often remain unknown when the data they reveal is buried in the depths of logfiles. Apache Spot uses big data and machine learning technologies to sniff out known and unknown IT security threats. (more)

With Windows Server 2016, tweaking the settings and taking advantage of performance monitoring tools can help boost your system's performance. (more)

A number of widely adopted configuration management tools have risen and fallen in popularity since the DevOps craze first appeared. In this article, we look at a few tweaks that can help you configure Ansible for the best performance.

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Incorporating scripts into Group Policy can make a sys admin's job much easier. (more)

Docker containers are a convenient way to run almost any service, but admins need to be aware of the need to address some important security issues. (more)

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has announced beta exams for the update of LPIC-1 to version 5.0. Take part in testing it by attending LPI’s free exam labs worldwide.

Beta exams will be English language only, delivered at organized exam-lab events being held around the world. Both 101 and 102 exams will be offered free of charge, and each exam is 90 minutes duration.

Now is your chance to test the new update for LPIC-1. Take part in LPI’s beta exams near you. Spaces are limited, sign up now!

Further Reading

• Red Hat, Microsoft Join Forces for Hybrid Cloud
• SSH Tricks
• Close to the {code} with Dell’s Josh Bernstein
• Docker 2.0 Announced
• Active Directory Security

The 10th Open Source Backup Conference will take place on 26 September 2018 in Cologne, Germany. The OSBConf is focused on the development and application of open source software solutions for data backup such as BAREOS, Amanda, and REAR. Interested speakers can submit a talk until 15 June.

Early bird tickets are available now! Learn more about OSBConf!

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