Troubleshooting Common System Issues
Introduction Troubleshooting systems is an essential skill for IT professionals, enabling them to quickly identify and resolve issues, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted operations.Mastering the art of troubleshooting can transform you…
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Introduction Incorporating FinOps into engineering roles allows engineers to turn cost constraints into benefits. FinOps creates financial insights that empower engineers to make informed decisions throughout the development lifecycle. What…
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Architecting for Cost
The cost optimization pillar focuses on avoiding unnecessary costs. The idea is to get the most out of your AWS environment while paying the least for the services that you…
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Architecting for Reliability
The reliability pillar focuses on ensuring that a workload performs its intended function correctly and consistently when it is expected to. Reliability/resiliency is the ability of an application or workload…
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Architecting on AWS
The AWS Well-Architected Framework is meant to help and guide cloud architects to build secure, high-performing, resilient and efficient infrastructure for their applications and workloads. The framework is based on…
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How to integrate Collabora Online on a Nextcloud server
One of the use cases of a Nextcloud server is that it can be used as a collaboration and sharing tool. Our current Nextcloud setup allows document sharing and collaborative…
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How to install Nextcloud 16.0.4 on Ubuntu 16.04
Nextcloud is an open source software that allows users to store their data; files, contacts, calendars, news feed, TO-DO lists and much more. It is a tool for collaboration and…
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Bareos Backup Server
A backup server enables one to backup data, files, applications and databases either locally or remotely. It can be a combination of software and hardware technologies that provide storage and…
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Configuring Postfix in RHEL 7 to relay emails through Zoho Mail
Below is a guide on how to setup Postfix mail server on RHEL 7 to relay emails through Zoho Mail. There are a number of reasons as to why you…
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The Linux Boot Process
Here, we are seeking to understand what exactly happens when a Linux machine is powered on. Depending on your hardware configuration, the firmware that is responsible for system startup will…
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