NetApp ONTAP – Switching Existing Cloud Backups to DataLock and Ransomware Protection
In our previous articles, we configured NetApp Console Backup and Recovery to protect both on-premises NetApp ONTAP systems and Azure…
VMware VMFS Space Reclamation and Dell PowerVault ME5 – Understanding SCSI UNMAP
Thin provisioning allows storage arrays to allocate physical capacity on demand rather than reserving the entire provisioned volume size upfront….
Troubleshooting a WordPress .htaccess File That Keeps Getting Overwritten Using Linux Auditd
While troubleshooting my WordPress installation running on Ubuntu and Apache, I encountered a rather annoying issue: the .htaccess file in…
Detecting and Blocking HTTP Referrer Spam on Apache – A Real-World Example
While reviewing the Google Analytics 4 (GA4) statistics for my WordPress blog, I noticed an unexpected and significant increase in…
Update Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Firmware Directly via iDRAC9 – Without the Server Update Utility ISO
Keeping the BIOS and firmware of Dell PowerEdge servers up to date is essential for maintaining security, stability, and hardware…
Modern Azure Deployments with Terraform & GitHub – Part 5 – Deploying Real Azure Infrastructure with Terraform and GitHub Actions
In Part 5 of our series, we will extend our existing Terraform configuration beyond simple Azure resource groups to deploy…
Modern Azure Deployments with Terraform & GitHub – Part 4 – Advanced CI/CD with Pull Requests, Branch Protection, and Terraform Validation
In the previous parts of this series, we built a fully automated multi-environment CI/CD pipeline using Terraform, GitHub Actions, and…
How to Keep Linux Commands Running after Disconnecting from SSH using GNU Screen
When working with Linux servers over SSH, you may need to execute commands or scripts that take several minutes or…
Software Defined Networking (SDN) with VMware NSX – Part 5: Using Check Point for Multi-Tenant Routing, NAT, and Overlapping IP Networks
In the previous parts of this series, we deployed VMware NSX and configured a multi-tenant environment with isolated overlay networks,…
Software Defined Networking (SDN) with VMware NSX – Part 4: Troubleshooting, CLI Commands, and Comparing Vendor Technologies for WAN Traffic Isolation
In this Part 4 of our VMware NSX lab series, we take a look at troubleshooting commands that help us…
