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SnaPatch Patch Management Software Configuration how to

This video shows how to configure SnaPatch by SmiKar Software for use in your environment. SnaPatch interacts with SCCM, VMWare and HyperV. It will automate Snapshots of your virtual servers prior to deploying updates from SCCM, and only if the snapshot were successful. Help alleviate the patching risk, with SnaPatch.

How’s your SSL security doing?

It was in your TodoList: install the SSL certificate. So you’ve setup your SSL certificate on the web server. It’s quite trendy to use SSL. Google will give you a modest ranking bump, some users will feel safer, all is good. You have even tested your configuration with Qualys, got you an A+. Good job: most got a C, even banks. Now what? What will happen when your cert is about to expire? Your CA will send an email to renew your cert. But maybe someone in the accounting dept will get that email.

Managing Application Uptime - Hosted Status Page vs DevOps Team

When your software goes down, there are two audiences that need to know about it. One: the people who are going to get frustrated and blame you for the inconvenience. Two: the people who can fix the problem. The first audience doesn’t need to know the details of the problem – they just need to know that you’re on top of fixing it, and how long they can expect to wait before full functionality is restored (insofar as you can make a realistic estimate about that).