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Windows 11 2022 Update

Upgrade to Windows 11 – The Road Ahead

Last Update: Jul 24, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn some strategies to upgrade to Windows 11, including learning about the planning and readiness phase. At times, I feel like the lion in Narnia – Aslan – being lectured and roaring back: Do Not Cite The Deep Magic To Me… I Was There When It Was Written. But I was…

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Making Microsoft Azure Penetration Testing Work to Combat Threats

This short guide explains how Microsoft Azure penetration testing solutions can work to enhance a native public cloud platform within Azure, and what IT professionals can do to proactively defend against evolving numbers of serious threats, thus bolstering their security posture. As far as public cloud infrastructure solutions go, there is perhaps none more versatile…

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PowerShell

Get-ADComputer: The PowerShell Command for Managing Active Directory Computers

Last Update: May 06, 2025

The Get-ADComputer PowerShell cmdlet is a powerful tool for managing AD computers. It can be used to retrieve information about computer objects, search for computer objects based on specific criteria, and perform various actions on computer objects. What is Get-ADComputer used for? Get-ADComputer is a PowerShell cmdlet that retrieves one or more computers from Active…

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How to Create a Dockerfile Step by Step

Docker is a popular software platform that developers can use to run applications inside a lightweight environment known as a Docker container. You can run Docker containers using standard Docker images found on the Docker hub. However, you can also use a Dockerfile to create a Docker image with a specific configuration. In this article,…

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Datacenter networking

Expert Guide to Azure Stack HCI Network Requirements: Hardware Essentials – FAQ Part 1

Last Update: Jan 08, 2024

As Azure Stack HCI becomes more widely deployed in datacenters and at the edge, I would like to highlight some frequently asked questions I have encountered during the last few months on Azure Stack HCI network requirements. Azure Stack HCI Network Requirements This series will focus on frequently asked questions about Azure Stack HCI and…

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SQL Server – How to Add a Table Using SQL CREATE TABLE

Once you have created a user database, you can begin to create tables using the SQL CREATE TABLE statement. Databases typically have many different tables. If you haven’t yet created your first database in SQL Server, check out this article on Petri about how to create a SQL database using the SQL CREATE DATABASE statement. Tables are structures…

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SQL Server Essentials: Create a SQL Database

Last Update: Mar 13, 2025

Databases are the primary containers for your SQL Server relational database objects. Some of the main relational database objects that are contained in SQL Server databases include: tables, schema, indexes, views, logins, security and roles. You can create a SQL database plus there are a number of built-in SQL system databases including the master, model, msdb and tempdb databases. Technically, SQL Server supports a…

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Top Azure Cloud Security Controls to Understand

Last Update: Jan 08, 2024

This short guide will provide a top-level overview of the crucial Azure cloud security controls and best practices to be aware of. The highlighted suggestions will provide you with options worth considering for deployment across your estate to strengthen your security posture and mitigate the evolving number and severity of cloud-based threats and risks that…

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Cloud Computing

Streamlining SaaS Governance: How Nudge Security Simplifies Compliance and Security Management for Cloud Apps

Last Update: Nov 03, 2023

Nudge Security provides a simple and easy to implement solution to a challenging problem for organizations managing compliance, security, and governance of third-party cloud apps and services. Its simplicity encourages governed use of SaaS apps and the ability to monitor new apps and user signups. Nudge Security is a powerful alternative to complex products like…

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Where Is the AppData Folder in Windows? (Windows 11 & Windows 10 Guide)

Last Update: Jul 16, 2026

Direct answer: The AppData folder is located at C:\Users\[Username]\AppData. It is hidden by default in Windows 10 and Windows 11 because it stores user-specific application settings, caches, logs, profiles, and temporary files. Quick method: Press Windows + R, type %appdata%, and press Enter. This opens the Roaming folder inside AppData. To open the main AppData…

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