On 10th October 2023, Microsoft will end support for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, meaning no more security updates will be available, just like SQL Server 2012. Why is patching important? A recent report fro
Amazon MSK automatically updates your cluster on an ongoing basis in a time distributed manner, meaning you can expect occasional and singular broker reboots across the month. This ensures you do not need to make any plans or accommodations around one-time cluster-wide maintenance windows. As ...
So, in an ideal world, we would just run the equivalent of “./configure; make; make install” and all software would install perfectly. But the world is far from ideal… I will cover two points across two posts: firstly patching, followed by configure options and dependencies. Patching so...
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The monthly packages are cumulative, meaning they will include all previous updates. When you install a new server, no more having to install a long list of updates. If you have the latest monthly update installed, you have all the updates you need... it's just that simple!
For patches that have manual steps, the patch readme file instructs you to use Oracle Patch Application Assistant (PAA) to create customized instructions for your system. PAA consolidates and displays only the relevant manual steps for all the patches you want to apply, including steps that you...
What is the meaning of private bytes and working set columns of process explorer ? What is the MTU size of loopback? What is the order or precedence when security is applied to AD objects what is this or who is this S-1-5-21-1960408961-1604221776-682003330-1003 what size should I make...
Deferred Custom actions run a script which is disconnected from MSI meaning we lose access to the session. This is complex because it needs to cater for all scenarios whilst maintaining least privilege and maximum security I was going to cover Custom Actions and there placement within these sequen...
Some signals are bipolar, meaning they can have negative as well as positive values. Negative signals light up the outputs just like positive signals. In other words, the absolute value of the signal controls the output brightness. Signal outputs These are the tiny circles on the edge of the...
In many cases you end up with less Exchange servers in the environment. This is interesting because usually the operational expenditure is higher than the capital expenditure, meaning that it costs more to run a server than it did to purchase it in the first place. ...