Tag: IaaS
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Optimize build performance on Jenkins Azure worker nodes
Today we focus on some performance optimizations for the Jenkins worker nodes on Azure instead of security as in the last blog post. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/secure-jenkins-worker-nodes-on-azure/ As you might know already each Azure VM gets an additional SSD-based temporary drive beside the OS disk drive. Per default the swap file is stored on this temporary drive,…
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Secure Jenkins worker nodes on Azure
Jenkins has two nifty plugins available to leverage the power of the Azure platform for on-demand worker nodes. -> Azure Container Instances -> Azure Virtual Machines In this blog post I want to quickly highlight to secure the access to Jenkins worker nodes running on Azure. The assumption is that your Jenkins CI master is…
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Speaking at Experts Live Europe 2018 in Prague
We are only a month a way from one of the superb conferences held in Europe, Experts Live Europe. Being in Berlin the last two times Experts Live Europe takes place this year in the beautiful city of Prague. Why you should attend, if you have not a ticket yet? The answer is easy. Learning…
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Get notified with Azure Service Health on service incidents
Azure Service Health is one of a dozen cool Azure service Microsoft is currently offering in Azure. The Service Health dashboard provides you with the right information in case of a service issue, planned maintenance or health advisory event that has an impact on your workloads you are running on Azure. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/service-health/ In case…
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Deploying Application Security Groups with an Azure Resource Manager template
This month Microsoft launched the public preview of the Application Security Groups, short ASG, in all Azure regions. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-for-asg/ ASGs are like a security group and makes it easier to define an Azure Network Security Group rule set. You can join Azure VMs or to be more specific the Azure VM’s NIC to an…
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Link summary for guidance for mitigation and protection from Spectre and Meltdown on Windows Server, Hyper-V and Azure
From a security perspective the new year has started with a big bang. If you have lost the traction where you get the necessary information for guidance for mitigation and protection from Spectre and Meltdown on Windows Server, Hyper-V, and Azure, then have a look at the following link summary. Windows Server in general: Windows…