In the previous parts, we talked about general cybersecurity boundaries and staff education on the topic. The third crucial aspect is preparation, which allows minimizing the aftermaths if a cyber-attack does happen. Backups and crisis planning are two key activities that you have to manage so that you can effectively recover in case your cybersecurity is compromised.

Read the full article by Benoit Voirin, a cybersecurity consultant, about why backup and crisis planning are fundamental when it comes to making solid cybersecurity policies.

Hemplucid was looking for a software-defined storage solution that would allow it to build a highly available and fault-tolerant infrastructure out of its existing IT resources. Having considered various options, the company decided to go with StarWind. Our SDS solution helped the company ensure constant uptime and disaster resistance without spending a fortune or any extra effort.

Find out how Hemplucid was able to tie its IT resources together into a rock-solid environment thanks to StarWind.

Everybody knows Microsoft is one of the flagships of industry, and as an enterprise with such a reputation, they intend to keep it up. Yet another new upgrade shows how you can find out for yourself in practice what new can offer Active Directory Federation Services for Windows Server 2019!

Read the article by Paolo Valsecchi, a System Engineer, to find out how to upgrade Active Directory Federation Services.

Every admin knows that however perfect an environment may be, it's bound to encounter certain problems along the way. One of the most confusing issues for a VMware vSphere admin is VMware ESXi hosts in vCenter Server being nor responding since there can be too many different reasons. Luckily, you have a chance now to find out the most common ones and means to deal with them!

Read the article by Alex Samoylenko, a Virtualization professional, to find out what to do if your ESXi host shows as Not Responding in vCenter Server.

Learning the basics behind Hyper-V environment migration is mandatory in order to be able to perform the process correctly. With this in mind, our Solutions Engineers decided to share their knowledge about moving production data between standalone Hyper-V servers, performing cross-version migration within Hyper-V environments, the nuances of cross-hypervisor migration, and more.

Watch this video to learn handy knowledge about Hyper-V environment migration.

Enter Engineering PTE Ltd., an Uzbek construction and engineering company, had a Windows storage environment with Hyper-V on top. The company was in search of virtual shared storage that would eliminate the issue of equipment incompatibility, afford an opportunity to replicate data in a real-time mode and maintain high performance and high availability (HA) even in the event of a complete power outage. With StarWind, the company got a shared storage solution fitted as original into an existing IT environment with no HCLs, having the synchronization process and ensuring HA during a blackout.

Find out how Enter Engineering PTE Ltd. ensures high performance with StarWind.

Cork Supply USA, an American wine cork supplier, had end-of-life physical infrastructure and was keen on an upgraded enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that would provide simplicity and flexibility in management and bring redundancy to data processing. Thanks to StarWind, the company got the all-rolled-into-one solution: ERP requirements, redundancy, minimum downtime, and peace of mind. On top of that, Cork Supply USA reduced physical infrastructure and got much-needed space for business growth and implementation of new business ventures.

Find out how Cork Supply USA receives a new-look IT infrastructure with advanced capabilities thanks to StarWind

Although you still won’t be able to install Veeam on Linux and the new Linux proxy won’t be superior to Windows Proxy in performance, there are certain benefits to consider still. For example, Linux has a smaller disk footprint, it doesn’t need a license, and it can act as a gateway server. Subsequently, there will be easier ways to maneuver within you backup.

Read the full article by Vladan Seget, where he covers the prospects of Linux Proxy in the new Veeam Backup and Replication 10, set to be released in Q1 2020.

There isn’t always time or reason to remake data into convenient presentations, complications, and other content. Sometimes, you just need to get the job done quickly and effectively. Microsoft has thought about it and, now, you can easily control what you share, who receives your data, and on what terms with a single tool.

Read the article by Nicolas Prigent, a Swiss Systems Engineer, about using Azure Data Share to share data from multiple sources between organizations or subscriptions safely.

Nothing in life comes for free and, certainly, not all the little things used in Azure. Such components as RD Broker or RD Web Access, for example, are “hidden.” You won't see their apparent activity in Azure Portal, unlike the RD Host Session or Windows 10 VMs. As a result, your Azure credit will be spent without you actually using the productivity of such VMs.

Read the article by Romain Serre about using Windows Virtual Desktop to schedule the start/stop of your VMs, so that you’re fully aware of which VMs you’re using and paying for exactly.