AWS Tools for PowerShell Reference Aug. 17, 2017, 2:15 p.m.

The AWS Tools for PowerShell are a set of PowerShell cmdlets that are built on top of the functionality exposed by the AWS SDK for .NET. The AWS Tools for PowerShell exposes cmdlets to support the same set of services and regions as supported by the SDK. This cmdlet reference covers cmdlets available in both the AWSPowerShell and AWSPowerShell.NetCore modules.

Linux Load Averages: Solving the Mystery Aug. 11, 2017, 1:31 p.m.

Load averages are an industry-critical metric – my company spends millions auto-scaling cloud instances based on them and other metrics – but on Linux there's some mystery around them. Linux load averages track not just runnable tasks, but also tasks in the uninterruptible sleep state. Why? I've never seen an explanation. In this post I'll solve this mystery, and summarize load averages as a reference for everyone trying to interpret them.

Introduction to Azure for AWS experts Aug. 11, 2017, 12:40 p.m.

This article helps Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts understand the basics of Microsoft Azure accounts, platform, and services. It also covers key similarities and differences between the AWS and Azure platforms.

Windows Server 2016 Unattended Setup Reference July 27, 2017, 9:11 a.m.

The topics in this section describe all of the unattended settings that can be set in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.

Rtings Reviews and Ratings July 21, 2017, 12:14 p.m.

Detailed reviews of TVs and headphones, including calibration settings with screenshots.

Carl Webster - Scripts and Other Utilities July 20, 2017, 10:05 a.m.

Library of admin scripts for Active Directory.

Building a Bad Ass 1U Server July 13, 2017, 10:11 a.m.

This build is not about building the biggest, baddest, and most redundant server we can build, rather this one is about building the biggest and baddest server that we cram in to a 1U case that is only 19” wide by 12” deep.

Exploits Database by Offensive Security July 7, 2017, 4:07 p.m.

The ultimate archive of Exploits, Shellcode, and Security Papers.

Poking Around DNS Scavenging Settings with PowerShell June 21, 2017, 4:55 p.m.

DNS scavenging, as you may know, takes a good deal of patience and forethought. It's not something you want to just blindly enable without doing any reconnaissance first.

Boto 3 Documentation June 21, 2017, 9:22 a.m.

Boto is the Amazon Web Services SDK for Python, which allows Python developers to write software that makes use of Amazon services like S3 and EC2. Boto provides an easy to use, object-oriented API as well as low-level direct service access.

Deep Dive Into Auto Scaling Lifecycle Hooks June 20, 2017, 2:24 p.m.

Auto Scaling Lifecycle Hooks allow EC2 instances that are part of an Auto Scaling group to pause for a specified amount of time during initialization or before terminating. When a lifecycle hook is added to an Auto Scaling group, instances wait a specified amount of time before transitioning to their next state.

Sync Settings June 14, 2017, 12:48 p.m.

Turn syncing on / off for shared google calendars.

Network Protocols – Programmer's Compendium June 13, 2017, 9:55 a.m.

The network stack does several seemingly-impossible things. It does reliable transmission over our unreliable networks, usually without any detectable hiccups. It adapts smoothly to network congestion. It provides addressing to billions of active nodes. It routes packets around damaged network infrastructure, reassembling them in the correct order on the other side even if they arrived out of order. It accommodates esoteric analog hardware needs, like balancing the charge on the two ends of an Ethernet cable. This all works so well that users never hear of it, and even most programmers don't know how it works.

BADA55.io June 13, 2017, 9:06 a.m.

BADA55.io is about finding the most badass leet words for your CSS hex colours.

#c0ffee June 13, 2017, 8:52 a.m.

What real words are actually valid CSS HEX colours? Parsing an English dictionary for entries containing only the letters ABCDEF (and 0157 disguised as OIST) and limiting the result to words of exactly 6 or 3 letters length (#FFFFFF or #FFF) gives us some interesting results.

ipify - Public IP Address API June 9, 2017, 8:27 a.m.

JSON API to find public IP address.

$ curl 'https://api.ipify.org?format=json'
{"ip":"202.50.184.249"}

How to Create an AMI Builder with AWS CodeBuild and HashiCorp Packer June 6, 2017, 8:48 a.m.

Because it’s best practice to maintain infrastructure as code, it makes sense to use automated tooling to script the creation and configuration of AMIs that are used to quickly launch Amazon EC2 instances.

AWS Summit Sydney On-Demand June 6, 2017, 8:37 a.m.

Recorded broadcasts of AWS Summit Sydney’s most exciting and informative sessions.

Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides for Windows Server 2008 May 29, 2017, 10:18 a.m.

The Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide Series provides concise planning guidance for Microsoft infrastructure products, helping to streamline and clarify design processes for unique infrastructure technologies and scenarios.

Creating an initial RRD May 26, 2017, 8:24 a.m.

When creating an RRD database we'll need to specify a couple things, namely one or more Data Sources and one or more Round Robin Archives. The data source (DS) defines what type of data is accepted and some boundaries on what constitutes good data. The round robin archives (RRA) can almost be thought of as views, it defines the different ways we can store and retrieve data.