Category: Microsoft

Microsoft Certifications Excel in Four Key Areas

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Stop for a minute and consider the range of Microsoft’s offerings and the longevity of its creations. This is a company that has not only given the world what is perhaps the gold standard in desktop publishing and office productivity software (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) but it’s also infiltrated our home lives as well through gaming and portability. (We’re looking at you, Xbox and Surface!) Microsoft is the foundation for an incredible number of businesses; eighty percent of the Fortune 500 is on the Microsoft Cloud. More than 400 million devices are running Windows 10. In short: Microsoft is everywhere.

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No Need to Cry: The Simple Skills Answer to “WannaCry” Fallout, Mitigation and Response

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As many are aware, a recent ransomware attack called “WannaCry” (among other names) was released and began to spread. This is a particularly virulent attack and has affected hundreds of thousands of computers. As with other ransomware malware, the software encrypts user files on the hard drive and holds them for ransom. The attackers promise to send a key to unencrypt the user files providing that the ransom is paid, which is approximately $300 in anonymous, untraceable Bitcoins.

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Why You Should Consider Running Linux on Azure, Part II: More Details

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One of the cool things about running Linux on Azure is the extensions that tie Linux virtual machines into the Azure environment. This is another feature that frankly surprised me a bit. I expected Microsoft products to fully integrate with Azure (and they do) but I expected the Linux integration to be clunky. That turned out to not be the case. There are Linux extensions that integrate directly into Azure.

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The 4-1-1 about Linux on Azure

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The explosion in the capabilities of cloud infrastructures means we now have viable, cost-effective, easy solutions for hardware management, scaling and storage. Two other huge benefits are cost savings and new opportunities to develop, test or deploy solutions. It comes with a whole other layer for workflow and process automation.

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