Modernizing the Datacenter with Windows Server and Hybrid Cloud
Modernizing the Datacenter with Windows Server and Hybrid Cloud

Author: John McCabe

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 0134893875

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Transform your datacenter for breakthrough flexibility, agility, and scalability! Using public, private, and hybrid cloud services, you can transform your datacenter to serve fast-changing workloads, process and analyze enormous amounts of data, and achieve unprecedented flexibility and value. In this guide, two world-renowned experts in Microsoft datacenter technology show how to effectively leverage current legacy systems as you incorporate your optimal mix of cloud services. Drawing on extensive experience implementing Microsoft cloud solutions, they walk you step-by-step through your entire transition: strategy, deployment, security, identity protection, management, PowerShell automation, and more. Two concluding chapters offer indispensable advice for maximizing datacenter efficiency and supporting future innovation. Two leading enterprise cloud and Windows Server experts show how to: Move from legacy IT models to an agile service structure Implement managed self-service, iteration-based software updates, immutable infrastructure, and other elements of a modern IT environment Plan and smoothly integrate on-premises, Azure, Azure Stack, and Hybrid Cloud components Fortify IT security now and in the future Safeguard identities via new models and tools, including Remote Credential Guard Protect the OS, on premises and in the cloud Optimize datacenter efficiency via enterprise-class virtualization and other advanced technologies Promote innovation via microservices, DevOps, and NanoServer containerization

Enterprise Cloud Strategy
Enterprise Cloud Strategy

Author: Barry Briggs

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Published: 2016-01-07

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1509301992

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How do you start? How should you build a plan for cloud migration for your entire portfolio? How will your organization be affected by these changes? This book, based on real-world cloud experiences by enterprise IT teams, seeks to provide the answers to these questions. Here, you’ll see what makes the cloud so compelling to enterprises; with which applications you should start your cloud journey; how your organization will change, and how skill sets will evolve; how to measure progress; how to think about security, compliance, and business buy-in; and how to exploit the ever-growing feature set that the cloud offers to gain strategic and competitive advantage.

Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools
Troubleshooting with the Windows Sysinternals Tools

Author: Mark E. Russinovich

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Published: 2016-10-10

Total Pages: 1332

ISBN-13: 0133986519

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Optimize Windows system reliability and performance with Sysinternals IT pros and power users consider the free Windows Sysinternals tools indispensable for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and deeply understanding the Windows platform. In this extensively updated guide, Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Windows expert Aaron Margosis help you use these powerful tools to optimize any Windows system’s reliability, efficiency, performance, and security. The authors first explain Sysinternals’ capabilities and help you get started fast. Next, they offer in-depth coverage of each major tool, from Process Explorer and Process Monitor to Sysinternals’ security and file utilities. Then, building on this knowledge, they show the tools being used to solve real-world cases involving error messages, hangs, sluggishness, malware infections, and much more. Windows Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich and Aaron Margosis show you how to: Use Process Explorer to display detailed process and system information Use Process Monitor to capture low-level system events, and quickly filter the output to narrow down root causes List, categorize, and manage software that starts when you start or sign in to your computer, or when you run Microsoft Office or Internet Explorer Verify digital signatures of files, of running programs, and of the modules loaded in those programs Use Autoruns, Process Explorer, Sigcheck, and Process Monitor features that can identify and clean malware infestations Inspect permissions on files, keys, services, shares, and other objects Use Sysmon to monitor security-relevant events across your network Generate memory dumps when a process meets specified criteria Execute processes remotely, and close files that were opened remotely Manage Active Directory objects and trace LDAP API calls Capture detailed data about processors, memory, and clocks Troubleshoot unbootable devices, file-in-use errors, unexplained communication, and many other problems Understand Windows core concepts that aren’t well-documented elsewhere

Microsoft Azure Security Center
Microsoft Azure Security Center

Author: Yuri Diogenes

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Published: 2018-06-04

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1509307060

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Discover high-value Azure security insights, tips, and operational optimizations This book presents comprehensive Azure Security Center techniques for safeguarding cloud and hybrid environments. Leading Microsoft security and cloud experts Yuri Diogenes and Dr. Thomas Shinder show how to apply Azure Security Center’s full spectrum of features and capabilities to address protection, detection, and response in key operational scenarios. You’ll learn how to secure any Azure workload, and optimize virtually all facets of modern security, from policies and identity to incident response and risk management. Whatever your role in Azure security, you’ll learn how to save hours, days, or even weeks by solving problems in most efficient, reliable ways possible. Two of Microsoft’s leading cloud security experts show how to: • Assess the impact of cloud and hybrid environments on security, compliance, operations, data protection, and risk management • Master a new security paradigm for a world without traditional perimeters • Gain visibility and control to secure compute, network, storage, and application workloads • Incorporate Azure Security Center into your security operations center • Integrate Azure Security Center with Azure AD Identity Protection Center and third-party solutions • Adapt Azure Security Center’s built-in policies and definitions for your organization • Perform security assessments and implement Azure Security Center recommendations • Use incident response features to detect, investigate, and address threats • Create high-fidelity fusion alerts to focus attention on your most urgent security issues • Implement application whitelisting and just-in-time VM access • Monitor user behavior and access, and investigate compromised or misused credentials • Customize and perform operating system security baseline assessments • Leverage integrated threat intelligence to identify known bad actors

Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide
Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide

Author: Jack Lee

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2021-05-14

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1801071640

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Leverage Azure's cloud capabilities to find the most optimized path to meet your firm’s cloud infrastructure needs Key FeaturesGet to grips with the core Azure infrastructure technologies and solutionsDevelop the ability to opt for cloud design and architecture that best fits your organizationCover the entire spectrum of cloud migration from planning to implementation and best practicesBook Description Microsoft Azure is a powerful cloud computing platform that offers a multitude of services and capabilities for organizations of any size moving to a cloud strategy. This fourth edition comes with the latest updates on cloud security fundamentals, hybrid cloud, cloud migration, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, and Windows Virtual Desktop. It encapsulates the entire spectrum of measures involved in Azure deployment that includes understanding Azure fundamentals, choosing a suitable cloud architecture, building on design principles, becoming familiar with Azure DevOps, and learning best practices for optimization and management. The book begins by introducing you to the Azure cloud platform and demonstrating the substantial scope of digital transformation and innovation that can be achieved with Azure's capabilities. The guide also acquaints you with practical insights into application modernization, Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) deployment, infrastructure management, key application architectures, best practices of Azure DevOps, and Azure automation. By the end of this book, you will have acquired the skills required to drive Azure operations from the planning and cloud migration stage to cost management and troubleshooting. What you will learnUnderstand core Azure infrastructure technologies and solutionsCarry out detailed planning for migrating applications to the cloud with AzureDeploy and run Azure infrastructure servicesDefine roles and responsibilities in DevOpsGet a firm grip on Azure security fundamentalsCarry out cost optimization in AzureWho this book is for This book is designed to benefit Azure architects, cloud solution architects, Azure developers, Azure administrators, and anyone who wants to develop expertise in operating and administering the Azure cloud. Basic familiarity with operating systems and databases will help you grasp the concepts covered in this book.

Accelerating Modernization with Agile Integration
Accelerating Modernization with Agile Integration

Author: Adeline SE Chun

Publisher: IBM Redbooks

Published: 2020-07-01

Total Pages: 650

ISBN-13: 0738458368

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The organization pursuing digital transformation must embrace new ways to use and deploy integration technologies, so they can move quickly in a manner appropriate to the goals of multicloud, decentralization, and microservices. The integration layer must transform to allow organizations to move boldly in building new customer experiences, rather than forcing models for architecture and development that pull away from maximizing the organization's productivity. Many organizations have started embracing agile application techniques, such as microservice architecture, and are now seeing the benefits of that shift. This approach complements and accelerates an enterprise's API strategy. Businesses should also seek to use this approach to modernize their existing integration and messaging infrastructure to achieve more effective ways to manage and operate their integration services in their private or public cloud. This IBM® Redbooks® publication explores the merits of what we refer to as agile integration; a container-based, decentralized, and microservice-aligned approach for integration solutions that meets the demands of agility, scalability, and resilience required by digital transformation. It also discusses how the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration marks a significant leap forward in integration technology by embracing both a cloud-native approach and container technology to achieve the goals of agile integration. The target audiences for this book are cloud integration architects, IT specialists, and application developers.

Windows Server 2019 Inside Out
Windows Server 2019 Inside Out

Author: Orin Thomas

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Published: 2020-05-07

Total Pages: 1161

ISBN-13: 013549219X

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Conquer Windows Server 2019—from the inside out! Dive into Windows Server 2019—and really put your Windows Serverexpertise to work. Focusing on Windows Server 2019’s most powerful and innovative features, this supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, tips, and workarounds—all you need to plan, implement, or manage Windows Server in enterprise, data center, cloud, and hybrid environments. Fully reflecting new innovations for security, hybrid cloud environments, and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), it covers everything from cluster sets to Windows Subsystem for Linux. You’ll discover how experts tackle today’s essential tasks—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. • Optimize the full Windows Server 2019 lifecycle, from planning and configuration through rollout and administration • Leverage new configuration options including App Compatibility Features on Demand (FOD) or Desktop Experience • Ensure fast, reliable upgrades and migrations • Manage Windows servers, clients, and services through Windows Admin Center • Seamlessly deliver and administer core DNS, DHCP, fi le, print, storage, and Internet services • Use the Storage Migration Service to simplify storage moves and configuration at the destination • Seamlessly integrate Azure IaaS and hybrid services with Windows Server 2019 • Improve agility with advanced container technologies, including container networking and integration into Kubernetes orchestration clusters • Deliver Active Directory identity, certifi cate, federation, and rights management services • Protect servers, clients, VMs, assets, and users with advanced Windows Server 2019 security features, from Just Enough Administration to shielded VMs and guarded virtualization fabrics • Monitor performance, manage event logs, confi gure advanced auditing, and perform backup/recovery Windows Server 2019 For Experienced Windows Server Users and IT Professionals • Your role: Experienced intermediate to-advanced level Windows Server user or IT professional • Prerequisites: Basic understanding of Windows Server procedures, techniques, and navigation