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Archives for January 2016

Quick Tip: Flush the DNS Resolver Cache on Your Computer when Changing DNS Configuration

Filipe Martins 2016-01-12 Leave a Comment

Quick Tip: Flush the DNS Resolver Cache on Your Computer when Changing DNS Configuration

When migrating a web service or adjusting DNS settings you may come across unexpected behavior of your site long after all errors have been fixed (or so you thought before hitting the Reload button). The hard reality is that in their quest for speed, web browsers try not to make new DNS requests they deem unnecessary. The result is much screaming&steaming from administrators who are in the middle of a job.

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Filed Under: administration and orchestration, cloud, edge and everything in between, mail servers, web servers in the cloud Tagged With: cache, DNS, PowerShell

How to Check CPU Credits Usage and Remaining Balance of a Burstable Performance Instance on AWS EC2

Cloud Insidr 2016-01-11 Leave a Comment

How to Check CPU Credits Usage and Remaining Balance of a Burstable Performance Instance on AWS EC2

For workloads that don’t require a consistent CPU performance but do experience spikes in service demand, Amazon’s AWS EC2 service offers Burstable Performance Instances. Their competitive pricing can contribute to considerable savings and improve service availability, but how do you know if you are getting a good deal? You don’t, unless you are able to verify your CPU credits usage and the remaining balance. Here is how to figure out what’s really going on.

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Filed Under: cloud, edge and everything in between Tagged With: AWS, burstable performance, CPU, EC2, instance

Juniper Networks’ Embarrassment Lives On in Its Flawed SSL Configuration

Cloud Insidr 2016-01-10 Leave a Comment

Juniper Networks’ Embarrassment Lives On in Its Flawed SSL Configuration

Recent revelations from the maker of networking gear Juniper Networks have shaken the industry: Juniper has identified unauthorized code in ScreenOS, its operating system that powers the NetScreen line of Juniper firewalls. Then last Friday, cryptography researchers revealed that Juniper has allowed changes to its code that could enable eavesdropping on encrypted virtual private network sessions of its customers.

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Filed Under: cloud, edge and everything in between, cybersecurity and cyber warfare, industry gossip, news Tagged With: backdoor, firewall, password, SSH, SSL

Troubleshooting PHP 7 and NGINX when using TCP sockets with SELinux on Fedora/RHEL/CentOS

Anna E Kobylinska 2016-01-08 Leave a Comment

Troubleshooting PHP 7 and NGINX when using TCP sockets with SELinux on Fedora/RHEL/CentOS

If you are having trouble getting your web server to work or starting services on the system, SELinux could be at fault.

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Filed Under: administration and orchestration, cloud, edge and everything in between, cybersecurity and cyber warfare, web servers in the cloud Tagged With: PHP 7, php-fpm, SELinux, TCP socket

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