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“…Detect anomalous events and implement centralized alerting infrastructure Dig into the native Windows tools that enable robust security measures Understand the details of Powershell, Applocker, LogParser, and other tools Adopt effective incident response processes for various common scenarios Fully applicable to a range of Windows versions—back to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008—this book is designed for real-world implementation. …”

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“…From there you will be guided through two different kinds of applications that interact with the service in two different ways: the more common means of calling a REST service to get back JSON data, and via the .NET libraries that Microsoft has been building to simplify the job (this latter one with Xamarin). …”

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“…Detailed information on how to Run a private/hybrid cloud on your hardware in your data center, using APIs and code identical to public Azure Apply ITIL and DevOps lifecycles to your hybrid cloud implementation Gain a deep understanding of Azure Stack architecture, components, and internals Install and configure Azure Stack and master the Azure Stack Portal Integrate and utilize infrastructure, core, and custom resource providers Effectively provision, secure, and manage tenants Manage, monitor, troubleshoot, and back up Azure Stack with CloudOps Automate resource provisioning with PowerShell, the Azure CLI, templates, and Azure Stack’s API Write your own Azure Resource Manager templates Centrally automate cloud management and complex tasks connected to external systems Develop customized, production-ready Azure Stack marketplace items…”

“…Test the component parts of a Rails application, including the back-end model logic and the front-end display logic. …”