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Installing Microsoft SQL in Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

By Pandian Ramaiah November 27, 2024mssql, ubuntu

Microsoft SQL Server is not officially supported on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS at this time. According to the search results, the current officially supported versions for SQL Server on Linux are Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS.

Setting Up an ISO Repository in XenServer: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Pandian Ramaiah October 10, 2024Virtualization

In this blog post, we’ll explore how to create a local ISO repository in XenServer, download ISO images, and verify the setup. This process is essential for managing virtual machines…

Optimize your AWS costs with Cloud Cost Recommendations

By Kayla Taylor October 3, 2024SRE

Managing your AWS costs is both crucial and complex, and as your AWS environment grows, it becomes harder to know where you can optimize and how to execute the necessary…

Top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations and how to avoid them

By Sanjana M September 25, 2024Cyber Security, SRE

In a recent advisory, the NSA and CISA identified the top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations that could lead to significant vulnerabilities in large organizations. Key issues include default software settings, improper user privilege separation, and insufficient network monitoring. Addressing these misconfigurations is crucial, as they can account for a majority of cyberattacks. Organizations must prioritize security measures to mitigate these risks and protect their networks effectively.

Creating Local Users in Windows 11: A Command Line Approach

By Pandian Ramaiah March 22, 2024SRE

Need a local user in Windows 11? Ditch the clicks and create one with the command line! This method is perfect for power users and remote management tasks. Just open an elevated command prompt and use the net user command to add a username and password. Don't forget to grant administrator privileges with net localgroup. For extra security, set password expiration using the net user command again. Remember, strong passwords are key!

Top 10 Cloud IAM Operations automation for security risk mitigation.

By Yogini Gohel March 15, 2024SRE

Overview Identity, authentication and authorization is paramount component for cloud security. Harden Cloud IAM configuration acts as perimeter level security for cloud workload. Navigating through evaluating complexities of IAM policy…

Overview of data analysis

By Sweta Sarangi March 8, 2024SRE

Raw data is like a pile of scattered puzzle pieces. It holds potential stories, but it needs organization first. Data analysis acts as the assembler, cleaning, sorting, and connecting the…

Disable console logging in Spring Boot

By Pandian Ramaiah February 29, 2024DevOps

Spring Boot is renowned for its robust and flexible logging options. While offering a convenient console output by default, it can sometimes become overwhelming for operations engineers. This post delves…

Adding local jars to Maven and Building Spring Boot jar file

By Pandian Ramaiah February 28, 2024DevOps, java

Most of the libraries are available in Maven repository. Yet there are some third-party APIs are given as standalone jar files. I wrote about this earlier. Add local jar files…

Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations – AIOPS

By Pandian Ramaiah February 27, 2024Observability, SRE

We collect metrics, events, logs and traces (MELT) to attain observability. When we get an event, we assign it to rightful owner, who in turn take a decision to resolve…