A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, enables secure communications over an untrusted network. It enables users to connect to servers and networks from virtually anywhere, creating a secure tunnel between the user and a remote network or server. VPNs ensure data privacy and prevent unauthorized access, ensuring the data transmitted remains confidential and protected from external threats.
Windows is widely used by developers, businesses, and individuals alike. Renowned for its adaptability, security, and reliability, the operating system is a preferred choice for servers, desktops, and embedded devices. It also holds a significant presence in the cloud, serving as the foundation for numerous major websites and applications.
Windows services are the unsung heroes of Windows machines. This is because they act as critical components of the Windows operating system that run in the background to keep your computer running smoothly and securely. They are responsible for a wide array of tasks, including system startup and shutdown, security, performance, and application support.
One of the things I really love about working for Cribl is the ability to help our customers optimize their data. Microsoft Windows Event Logs are something I have always looked to as a proverbial Rosetta Stone to help translate semi-structured, classic-style events into something more efficient and less resource-intensive to search. Extracting field values requires a large number of regular expressions to parse the events, which isn’t ideal.
As technology advances, operating systems play a vital role in providing a seamless user experience. Microsoft’s Windows OS has been at the forefront, constantly introducing innovative features over time. Two features related to improving the end-user digital experience are the Windows Experience Index (WEI) and Reliability Monitor. These measurements have become instrumental to Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) in assessing system capabilities and measuring stability.
In this post, we’re going to take a close look at IIS (Internet Information Services). We’ll look at what it does and how it works. You’ll learn how to enable it on Windows. And after we’ve established a baseline with managing IIS using the GUI, you’ll see how to work with it using the CLI. Let’s get started!
As IT professionals and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), understanding and controlling system features is a part of the job. Fast Startup (also known as Hiberboot or Fast Boot) in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, while generally beneficial, may sometimes require to be turned off. In this post, we delve into what Fast Startup is, its implications, how to disable it manually or via PowerShell, and the differences between Fast Startup and Hibernation.
Scaling to collect Windows Event logs with the Windows Event Forwarding Source can be tricky. Luckily, you can use a load balancer, and with some math to scale the number of workers to collect the amount of data you expect, you can use workers to collect Windows logs from a large number of endpoints. Endpoint logs are the lifeblood of observability in an incident response program.
