Null Routes on Cisco ASA By Dataprise | January 27, 2016 | Comments Off on Null Routes on Cisco ASA Null routes are a great way to limit traffic from troubling networks without increasing your firewall Access Control Lists (ACL), which in turn will increase both the total CPU usage of the firewall and the delay of all traffic through the firewall. While just adding a line or two to the INBOUND/OUTBOUND ACL will not… Read More
Adaptive Security Architecture to Prevent Data Breaches By Dataprise | January 20, 2016 | Comments Off on Adaptive Security Architecture to Prevent Data Breaches An adaptive security architecture is a framework that gained visibility due to Gartner and today has merged into best practices. Read More
Server Core: Uninstalling an application without control panel By Dataprise | January 18, 2016 | Comments Off on Server Core: Uninstalling an application without control panel As I spend more time in Windows Server Core and Hyper-V Server I appreciate more of the under-workings of the operation system. Without a control panel uninstalling an application is not as straightforward. In a command prompt open up the registry editor: c:>regedit.exe Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall Here installed programs are listed by application ID. Browse through… Read More
Force Removal of SCCM Component Server Role By Dataprise | January 15, 2016 | Comments Off on Force Removal of SCCM Component Server Role While doing some Configuration Manager maintenance, I needed to completely remove a defunct site system. I removed all the roles that were still present but was unable to delete the site system because the Component Server role was still installed. This role is supposed to be automatically removed when all other roles are removed, but… Read More
The Next Level of Virtualization: Why you should keep an eye on SDDC By Dataprise | January 2, 2016 | Comments Off on The Next Level of Virtualization: Why you should keep an eye on SDDC The basic idea of virtualization is not a new notion. In fact, you have probably endorsed the concept and virtualized your servers. But, what’s next? Imagine a world where not only your business’ servers are virtualized, but your network and storage are as well. Just as server virtualization created a revolutionary impact in the IT… Read More