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28 articles · 6 categories
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Optimal Token Usage with Claude Code
Everyone complains about getting blocked, many of them on the expensive plan. I work differently. Here are the numbers, and the method behind them.
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Setting Up Always On Availability Group in a GCP Environment
A guide for setting up Always On Availability Group in a GCP environment. Deploying an MS-SQL cluster in a GCP environment requires adaptations so that the cluster functions correctly in the cloud.
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Connecting Application Integration to the Internal Network with a Central HTTP Connector
A guide for connecting Application Integration to the internal network using a single HTTP Connector for multiple destinations. The solution is designed to save Connector costs.
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Kerberos from a Container
This article describes how to perform Kerberos authentication from a Linux container. After authentication, processes inside the container can interact with environments that require Windows identity.
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Technical: Monitoring and Automation in the Cloud
A technical guide for building a cloud-based monitoring and automation system in a GCP environment. The system runs tasks on containers, with some tasks concluding by sending a report by email.
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Working with GCP Workflow
An article demonstrating how to work with GCP Workflow. It details how to create a process that orchestrates different tasks across various compute components and cloud services.
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Monitoring and Automation in the Cloud
An overview of a monitoring and automation system in a cloud environment. A system for monitoring, reporting, and automating cloud infrastructure, combining various components from Microsoft and Google cloud environments.
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GCP Cloud Labs - Lab Seven
Publishing an internal application in a GCP environment. In this lab you learn how to deploy an application from GKE or Cloud Run to an internal-only environment, or publish it through Apigee.
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GCP Cloud Labs - Lab Six
A guide and lab for running a container application in different environments. How to build a container and how to deploy it on a Kubernetes cluster or Cloud Run service.
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GCP Labs - Lab Five
A lab for making an application accessible through different environments. Taking a Python application and making it accessible as a web page through a storage bucket, an Nginx server, and cloud container environments.
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Script to Switch to a Single Monitor When Launching a Program
When a multi-monitor computer runs a full-screen application, the display on the secondary monitor sometimes causes problems for various reasons. The solution is a script that reduces the display while full-screen mode is active.
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GCP Lab - Hub and Spoke Topology
A lab for practicing networking and Image configuration in the GCP cloud environment. In this lab you can learn and practice creating Hub and Spoke topology, as well as creating and importing Images to the cloud environment.
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GCP Cloud Labs - Lab Three
This article introduces Storage Bucket configuration and working with permissions in GCP. Using a bucket for object storage, and accessing it from PowerShell or a Linux machine.
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GCP Cloud Labs - Second Lab
In this second lab we learn about backup, recovery and transferring servers between projects in the GCP cloud environment. Backup and recovery procedures are essential for preserving data and applications.
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GCP Cloud Labs - First Lab
This article contains the first lab from a series of GCP cloud environment labs. In this lab you can acquire the basics of navigating the cloud environment with networks and virtual machines.
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Azure AD Connect - Filtering in User Synchronization
An explanation of filtering options in Azure AD synchronization. A demonstration and deep-dive into sync rules determined by user attributes, such as group membership or account settings.
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UI for Searching Changes Made to Active Directory Accounts
A user interface for documenting and monitoring changes to Active Directory users. The tool is written in PowerShell, is simple and easy to use, and consumes almost no resources.
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Guide to Writing a Simple GUI in PowerShell
A guide to writing a simple user interface using PowerShell. The guide contains explanations on a variety of forms and ways to build a user interface with buttons and fields.
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Monitoring Permissions in a Directory Tree
When dealing with a sensitive directory tree, we want the ability to track changes in the permission system. The script compares a previous state to the current one and highlights permission changes.
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Monitoring Active Directory Accounts
A simple and relatively easy tool, written in PowerShell, for monitoring and tracking changes to user accounts in Active Directory. Requires minimal resources.
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Tracking Certificates Issued by the Enterprise Certificate Authority
A PowerShell script for tracking and filtering certificates issued by the enterprise Certificate Authority. Designed for Microsoft Certificate Services.
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User Experience in the Windows 11 Upgrade
Displaying a popup notification to a user via an image that opens on their screen. This method allows updating users in a way they cannot ignore.
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Automatic Controlled Unlock of Locked Users
A script for automatically and controllably unlocking locked Active Directory accounts. It reduces helpdesk calls while still maintaining security.
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Cleaning Duplicates from Mailboxes
In certain circumstances, duplicates are created in mailboxes. For example, after using Enterprise Vault and importing an archive from there to a mailbox, or after a PST import that failed and restarted.
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Importing Problematic PST Files to Outlook
Importing problematic PST files to Outlook. Overcoming errors when importing archives from Enterprise Vault into Exchange mailboxes. The solution using a script.
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Mapping Log4j Instances Across an Enterprise Network
An explanation of how to map Log4J instances across an enterprise Windows server network. The method can also be useful for locating other types of vulnerabilities or files across a corporate server infrastructure.
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Handling Users Who Are No Longer Domain Admins
Fixing an issue where the Help Desk cannot manage users who were previously defined as Domain Admins but no longer are, and only Domain Admins can manage them.
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Botnet and Anti-Botnet
A botnet is a herd of Trojan horses - or a herd of malware-infected computers, all controlled by an attacker and used for multi-directional network attacks.