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Step-by-Step Guide to Linking an Azure Function or Web App to a Key Vault using PowerShell
Azure Functions often require access to sensitive information. It is a security risk to store credentials in code or configuration files. Thus, protecting sensitive information like connection strings, API keys, or passwords is crucial. This is where Azure Key Vault comes in, offering secure and centralized storage for all your secrets. In this article, I…
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Troubleshooting Tips: How to Fix the Action Center Not Opening Issue on Windows 10 and 11
The Action Center in Windows 10 and 11 delivers various notifications from both system and user apps. Plus, it offers quick buttons for enabling or disabling many Windows features like Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, Bluetooth, and more. At times, its icon disappears from the tray, making it impossible to access the Action Center on Windows. This…
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Step-by-Step Guide on Recalling a Sent Email in Outlook for Exchange and Microsoft 365 Users
In Exchange Server or Microsoft 365-based email organizations, you can recall (or replace) a sent email from a recipient’s inbox in Outlook if it has not been read. For example, you forgot to attach a file to a message, specified the wrong recipient, or the information in the email is no longer up-to-date. In all…
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Exploring LM Studio: Running Local AI on Your Desktop or Server
LM Studio is a cost-free tool that enables you to operate an AI on your computer using open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that are installed locally. It comes with a browser for searching and downloading LLMs from Hugging Face, a built-in Chat UI, and a local server runtime that is compatible with the OpenAI API.…
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Revolutionizing Xbox: The Impact of Hotpatching on Windows Server
Explore how Xbox drives efficiency using Windows Server and SQL Server on Azure Want to avoid spending your weekends patching servers? The new Hotpatch feature in Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition addresses this issue—it can reduce many IT headaches including reboot failures and coordinating multitier workloads. It boosts productivity and end-user uptime and can…
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Mastering Debugging with Docker in Visual Studio Code
This post will guide you in debugging containerized apps running in Docker using Visual Studio (VS) Code. Prerequisites The following things are required to follow along with this post: Visual Studio Code Docker Debugging a PHP app Visual Studio Code has built-in support for debugging Node.js apps, but for setting up debugging for a PHP…
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Pulumi Tutorial: How to Deploy an EC2 Instance
Pulumi is an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solution similar to Terraform. One advantage of Pulumi is that it allows DevOps engineers to use familiar programming languages to define, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure. This post demonstrates how to deploy an EC2 instance with Pulumi. Pulumi supports several programming languages, such as Python, TypeScript, C#, and Go, enabling…
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How to Stop VS Code from Causing High CPU Usage on a Remote Server
Sometimes, the remote extensions that are installed by Microsoft Visual Code (VS Code) on remote systems can consume high amounts of CPU usage, making it difficult to use the server efficiently. However, my script can help limit the CPU usage of VS Code on a remote server. When dealing with Microsoft software, one often encounters…
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Step-by-Step Guide: Enabling Copy and Paste on a VMware Virtual Machine
For security reasons, the clipboard is disabled by default in the VMware vSphere Client. This means that you cannot use copy/paste operations between the OS and your computer when you are connected to the VMware virtual machine console. This article explains how to enable clipboard copy and paste for a VMware VM. Copy, Paste, Drag-and-Drop…
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Pulseway 9.4 Remote Monitoring: Exciting New Reporting, Automation, Patching, and Remote Control Features
Explore Pulseway 9.4 remote monitoring and management’s latest features: enhanced reporting, advanced automation, improved patching, and upgraded remote control for efficient IT management. With the shift to remote work and hybrid cloud infrastructure, cloud-based remote monitoring and management solutions have gained traction with organizations worldwide. Pulseway, a cloud-based RMM solution, recently released Pulseway 9.4 with…