Freshly updated to include Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, Group Policy: Fundamentals, Security, and the Managed Desktop, Second Edition is the book for learning everything you need to know about Group Policy, no matter which version of Windows you use. Microsoft...

Linux Firewalls discusses the...

• Adopt microservices-based architecture and deploy it at scale
• Build your complete microservice architecture using different recipes for different solutions
• Identify specific tools for specific scenarios and deliver immediate business results, correlate use cases, and adopt them...

As computers and computer networks continue to grow larger and more complex, system administrators continue to face new challenges. Not all that long ago, system administration was limited to managing a...

Malware. In my almost 15 years in information security, malware has become the most powerful tool in a cyber attacker’s arsenal. From sniffing financial records and stealing keystrokes to peer-to-peer networks and auto updating functionality, malware has become the key component in almost all successful attacks. This has not always been...

This nuts-and-bolts guide walks you through the mysteries of Oracle and...

• Learn about the latest WildFly components, including CLI management, classloading, and custom modules
• Customize your web server and applications by managing logs, virtual hosts, and the...

The key to efficiently running networks is proper management. Performance management measures a network's level of operation, ensures that it maintains an acceptable level, and provides information for expanding the network. Fault management detects, logs, and notifies users of network problems and automatically fixes many...