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Our previous article covered introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS) and explained the importance of the DNS Server role within the network infr…
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A Windows Active Directory Certification Authority server (AD CA), also known as a Certificate Authority, is an essential service to every organizati…
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This article explains what Group Policies are and shows how to configure Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Group Policies. Our next article will c…

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The first question is - what are the benefits of using Linux instead of Windows? This is in fact a constant debate between the Windows and Linux communiti…
Linux - Unix
What exactly is a firewall? As in the non-computer world, a firewall acts as a physical barrier to prevent fires from spreading. In the computer world too…
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What is Server Virtualization? Server virtualization is the process of apportioning a physical server into several smaller virtual servers. During se…
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For many engineers and administrators,  maintaining a Linux system can be a daunting task, especially if there’s limited time or experience.  Wo…

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