Azure Local 2607 Architecture and Upgrade Advisory: Build 12.2607.1003.71, Known Issues, and Production Readiness
The headline networking change is useful: an Azure Local VM can own the DNS-server address or…
11 Best IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools for Linux in 2026
Most sysadmins don’t realize there’s an IP conflict until something goes offline. That’s where IP address…
July 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches 622 Vulnerabilities Including Two Exploited Zero-Days
Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services CVE-2026-55045, CVE-2026-50314, CVE-2026-50467, CVE-2026-55018, CVE-2026-55022, CVE-2026-55049, CVE-2026-55056, CVE-2026-55129,…
Falcon Cloud Security June 2026 Release: Updates for Azure and Google Cloud
Across Google Cloud environments, Falcon Cloud Security provides near real-time visibility into new assets, asset updates,…
June 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches 206 Vulnerabilities Including Three Publicly Disclosed Zero-Days
Publicly Disclosed Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Windows Collaborative Translation Framework An attacker could exploit this…
cloud-init: How to Set Up Ubuntu 26.04 Servers Automatically
Installing and configuring cloud-init on Ubuntu 26.04 makes it much easier to automate server setup, especially…
May 2026 Patch Tuesday: 30 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 130 CVEs
Critical Vulnerability in Azure DevOps CVE-2026-33823 is a Critical information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Teams…
From Scanner to Stealer: Inside the trivy-action Supply Chain Compromise
An initial spike on Linux platforms linked to runners was observed on March 19, 2026. The…
4 Ways Businesses Use CrowdStrike Charlotte AI to Transform Security Operations
Security analysts were spending the majority of their time on what leadership described as mechanical analysis….
March 2026 Patch Tuesday: Eight Critical Vulnerabilities and Two Publicly Disclosed Among 82 CVEs Patched
Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Devices Pricing Program CVE-2026-23651 and CVE-2026-26124 are Critical elevation of privilege vulnerabilities…
After You Migrate: Cleanup, Governance, and Preventing Unmanaged Disks from Coming Back
TL;DR Converting disks is not the finish line. Your real goal is a new steady state:…
Convert Azure VMs from Unmanaged to Managed Disks: A Production-Ready Runbook
TL;DR Converting a VM to managed disks is usually operationally straightforward: deallocate, convert, start, validate. The…
Azure Unmanaged Disks Retirement: How to Tell If You’re at Risk Before End of March 2026
TL;DR If any Azure IaaS VM in your estate still uses unmanaged disks, it is on…
VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 3: Day-0 to Day-2 Ownership Across Fleets, Instances, and Domains
TL;DR A) One fleet, one instance, stretched where justified In VCF 9.0, identity is not a…
February 2026 Patch Tuesday: Six Zero-Days Among 59 CVEs Patched
Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop The vulnerability allows local attackers with no privileges…