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How to Install and Configure Docker on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install Docker on Ubuntu 22.04 and detail what you need to get started with containers and images. How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 22.04 We’re going to install the latest stable version of Docker from the official repository. However, before we proceed, we need to update our…

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Security

SQL Server Essentials: Using SQL Self Joins

Last Update: Jun 06, 2025

A self join in SQL Server is a useful statement to use for demonstrating relationships within a single SQL Server table database. In this tutorial, I’ll show you when and how to use an SQL self join. To do that, I’ll be detailing an sql self join example where I’ll list the supervisors for all…

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Security – 4

What Is a Home Lab and Do You Need One?

Last Update: May 05, 2025

Having a ‘home lab’ as an IT pro offers multiple methods to add value and efficiency to your job duties and responsibilities. In this article, I’ll look at what is a home lab, what you need to set one up, and how it can help you to progress throughout your IT pro career. What is…

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Security

Webinar: Learn How to Keep Critical Web Apps Online and Sensitive Data Secure

Do you know your WAF from your WAAP? Or your RASP from your WAF? This week, Petri is hosting a webinar with Fortra, which looks at how to protect your web apps from advanced web attacks. Join myself and Fortra’s Josh Davies, an experienced senior security analyst, who will explain some advanced techniques attackers use…

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Cloud Computing and Security

Azure Stack HCI Deployment: Choosing Between Large Clusters vs. Smaller Specialized Clusters

Last Update: Oct 07, 2024

When planning for an Azure Stack HCI environment, many organizations may struggle to decide if they should go for a large Azure Stack HCI cluster or plan for smaller, use-case-specific clusters. Today, I would like to detail the ups and downs of both solutions. To do that, I’ll be discussing the required initial investments, maintenance…

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Cloud Computing

How to Add Microsoft Store Apps to Intune

Microsoft has recently unveiled the Intune Microsoft Store repository integration, which is intended to replace the current Microsoft Store for Business integration with Intune and provide a more consumer-like experience for employees. Microsoft has also released the WinGet Windows Package Manager, which allows IT pros to manage apps and updates through the Microsoft Store repository…

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Security

How to Configure Windows LAPS in an Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Scenario

Last Update: Jun 05, 2025

Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (Windows LAPS) is a powerful tool that allows organizations to better manage and protect their local administrator account passwords on Windows devices. This feature is available on Azure Active Directory-joined or Windows Server Active Directory-joined devices. In this article, I will explain how to configure Windows LAPS in an Microsoft…

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Security

SQL Server Essentials: Using SQL Joins

Last Update: Jun 12, 2023

In relational databases like SQL Server, the SQL JOIN statement is used to query, connect and retrieve data from multiple tables based on data relationships between those tables. You can use the SQL JOIN statement with two or more tables, and it essentially returns records that have matching values in the different tables. In this…

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Network Security

Managing Group Policy Objects: Create GPOs, Link GPOs, and Edit GPOs

Last Update: Sep 11, 2025

If you’re an IT pro working with Active Directory, you can use Group Policy to configure the Windows environments of your users’ computers and your enterprise servers using Group Policy Objects (GPO). However, the struggle to reach an intuitive and secure environment is real. In this article, I will explain how to create a GPO,…

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Windows

What is Group Policy in Active Directory?

Last Update: Feb 05, 2025

Group Policy is an infrastructure feature in Active Directory that allows IT pros to manage their users’ Windows environments and servers. In this article, I will explain in detail what is Group Policy, what is a Group Policy Object (GPO), and how to adjust the policy settings to meet your security needs and compliance requirements….

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