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

May 18, 2017 Dave Buster Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

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.

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

April 3, 2017 Tracy Wallace Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

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.

Why You Should Consider Running Linux on Azure, Part I: The Basics

March 27, 2017 Tracy Wallace Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Microsoft has been making several overtures to Linux and the open source community over the last few years. Everything from running SQL Server and Visual Studio on Linux to running a legitimate Bash shell in Windows 10.

The 4-1-1 about Linux on Azure

March 20, 2017 Ted Singdahlsen Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

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.

Starting Points to Jumpstart a T-SQL Career

October 25, 2016 Gidget Pryor Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Technology is ever changing and very few areas are stable. This makes information technology interesting, but challenging. T-SQL or Transact-SQL is one area that is stable. There is also a vast use of T-SQL and many career options.