Month: April 2014
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Migrate from Windows XP – Which OS?
On April 8 2014, Microsoft officially pulled support for the aging XP operating system. This may be a problem for some businesses as there are still a surprising number using the 13-year-old OS. There may be reasons why these businesses have yet to upgrade, perhaps they are still happy with the service, but with a […]
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Cloud Computing Demystified: Is Cloud Hosting Right For Your Server?
If you’re at all familiar with the current trends of the online realm, then I’m sure you’ve heard of cloud computing. Today we examine this technology. We also examine whether or not cloud computing is the best solution for corporate servers. What is cloud computing? The simplest way to define cloud computing is to think […]
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DDoS Protection – The Case for Businesses
As DDoS attacks continue to rise, Power Admin takes a look at the stats and what can be done to help prevent such attacks damaging your business in 2014 “DDoS attacks should be a top security concern for organizations in the public and private sector in 2014” “Expect future campaigns to be even more extensive […]
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What is People-Centric IT?
Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, has suggested a new concept that he dubs “people-centric IT.” You may have heard of it already. In fact it’s generating a lot of discussion, but not everyone is clear on what it is, or even how long it’s been around. Nadella suggests that it’s an environment where “the end […]
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The Heartbleed Bug – PA Product Upgrades
On Monday, April 7th, the OpenSSL Project released an update to address a serious security issue – CVE-2014-0160 – nicknamed “Heartbleed”. PA Server Monitor, PA Storage Monitor and PA File Sight all use OpenSSL as part of the internal HTTPS server. On April 10th, we released version 5.4 of each of the above applications, which […]
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Add 1st Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller to Existing Network
In this article I want to show you how to install and configure Domain Controller running the latest Windows Server 2012 OS. Note that for the following demonstration I will be using a Virtual Machine and my test environment works at the Windows Server 2008 R2 functional level. Once you’ve started the VM and configure […]
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Making Windows 8.1 Work for your Business
Many new users on the Windows 8 operating software have complained about the new interface. It has simply irritated some users and made others feel that there’s a decrease in productivity when the OS is used. For those wondering, there are a number of tips to make the OS more productive and some visual changes […]
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Dealing with DDoS Attacks Q & A
“You can’t fully protect yourself from DDoS attacks” – 1 on 1 with website security specialist, Igal Zeifman, from Incapsula. DDoS attacks are constantly starring in the tech news world. For those of you who have been living on a different planet – Distributed Denial of Service Attack, or DDoS attacks are malicious attempts to […]
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Does Windows Defender offer enough protection?
All Windows 8 computers now ship with Windows Defender installed. Based on Microsoft Security Essentials, it offers your devices basic protection across the board from malware, spyware and viruses. But it’s important to consider whether Defender alone will be enough to protect your computers from attack. It’s easy to be complacent about web security, but […]
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USB Rocket Launcher as an Alert
Think server monitoring can’t be fun? Think again! Try out our USB Rocket Launcher alert. PA Server Monitor can launch small USB rockets as an alert type. 🙂 The Dream Cheeky Thunder USB Missile Launcher (purchased separately) can be attached to the server where the PA Server Monitor is installed via the USB cable. The […]