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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…
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Exploring the New Security Features in Windows Server 2025: Spotlight on File Services (SMB, NTLM)
The announced support for SMB over QUIC in all editions of Windows Server 2025 marks a significant advancement for the file services role. Additionally, the forthcoming LTSC server release introduces several new strategies devised to boost the security of traditional SMB over TCP or RDMA. One primary benefit of SMB over QUIC is its outstanding…
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Introducing 4sysops AI: The Future of System Operations
We have just added an experimental feature to 4sysops. At the end of every blog article, you will find a chatbot that enables you to ask questions about the article. You may use this feature if you need further clarification or want to gain additional information not covered in the article. It is important to…
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How to List and Remove Calendar Events from Exchange Mailbox using PowerShell
PowerShell provides the functionality to access event and meeting entries in the calendars of Exchange users. Here, we will discuss the methods of obtaining a calendar events list or deleting a particular event/appointment from everyone’s calendars in an Exchange Server or Microsoft 365 organization. Procedure to List and View User Calendar Events in Exchange Online…