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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • December 14, 2021

PowerToys for Windows 11 gives you new features and settings

PowerToys have been a part of Windows for quite some time now. However, since Windows 11, new features in all areas are also relevant with the new OS release. PowerToys is a set of freeware system utilities created for advanced users and designed by Microsoft for use on the Windows OS. They exist to change or maximize productivity or alter customization.
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Florent Appointaire
  • Florent Appointaire
  • December 9, 2021

Deploy your AKS application with GitOps and Flux

Previously, we discussed how to integrate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters into Azure Arc. Having done that, the GitOps extension is already available there along with Flux. GitOps allows you to deploy Git apps from Git repositories to your AKS, and Flux is a toolkit for keeping AKS clusters in sync. They make a very useful combo.
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Brandon Lee
  • Brandon Lee
  • December 7, 2021

Top Windows 11 Enterprise Features

Windows 11 builds on its predecessor, bringing elevated usability and security. It will also have better integration with Windows Server 2022. As the shift to remote work solidifies, Windows 11 introduces such handy features as Microsoft Teams Integration, SMB over QUIC, SMB Compression, Increased Throughout Security, Virtual Desktops and Snap Layouts.
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Romain Serre
  • Romain Serre
  • December 2, 2021

Protect Microsoft 365 with Rubrik Polaris

Rubrik Polaris is a centralized Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) backup management platform for On-Premises Rubrik Backup Appliances. It allows you to manage the appliances and backup/restore data to and from a compatible public cloud. Its main advantage, however, is that Polaris manages all backups the same, whether it’s a VM, a database, a mailbox, or a SharePoint site.
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Didier Van Hoye
  • Didier Van Hoye
  • November 30, 2021

A look at SMB Compression

The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol has been used by Windows Server (WS) and Windows OS for quite a while now. However, its compression issues were resolved and integrated by Microsoft only in 2020. SMB compression allows saving on storage and time required to transfer and store the shared files. It also has various use cases, each having its own nuances.
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Florent Appointaire
  • Florent Appointaire
  • November 25, 2021

Enable Azure Arc for AKS

Azure Arc is a multi-dimensional management software that allows operating resources across multiple clouds, services, and environments. This year, Microsoft added the possibility to integrate Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) into Azure Arc. This also means that GitOps gets integrated, too, which makes managing, syncing, and running everything that much easier.
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Nicolas Prigent
  • Nicolas Prigent
  • November 23, 2021

Azure NetApp Files Overview

Azure NetApp Files is akin to cloud-based shared storage for performance-intensive and latency-sensitive applications. It leverages both SMB and NFS protocols, so it’s applicable for both Windows and Linux. The service is designed to migrate and run your most demanding, complex, file-based applications in the cloud with no code change.
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Karim Buzdar
  • Karim Buzdar
  • November 18, 2021

How to install and use R and RStudio in Linux

R is the name of a programming language, often used alongside Python, for statistical computing and graphics. It’s frequently utilized by data analysts and data miners to develop statistical software and data analyses. R can be used independently or within an environment, RStudio, a free open-source integrated development environment for R.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • November 16, 2021

New vSphere Diagnostic Tool utility

vSphere Diagnostic Tool is a free utility which is, essentially, a script built for checking vCenter Server. It’s applicable to vSphere 6.5 and higher and used by engineers to isolate a particular issue in your vSphere environment. It’s an early tool, but it already has an extensive checklist it searches your vCenter Server for and can prove quite handy.
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