Pro DNS and BIND 10 guides you through the challenging array of features surrounding DNS with a special focus on the latest release of BIND, the world's most popular DNS implementation. This book unravels the mysteries of DNS, offering insight into origins, evolution, and key concepts like domain names and zone files. This book focuses on running DNS systems based on BIND 10, the first stable release that includes support for the latest DNSSEC standards.

Whether you administer a DNS system, are thinking about running one, or you simply want to understand the DNS system,...

If you're preparing to roll out IPv6 on your network, this concise book provides the essentials you need to support this protocol with DNS. You'll learn how DNS was extended to accommodate IPv6 addresses, and how you can configure a BIND name server to run on the network. This book also features methods for troubleshooting problems with IPv6 forward- and reverse-mapping, and techniques for helping islands of IPv6 clients communicate with IPv4 resources.

Topics include:

• DNS and IPv6-Learn the structure and representation of IPv6 addresses, and the syntaxes of AAAA...

Summary

"The Mikado Method" is a book written by the creators of this process. It describes a pragmatic, straightforward, and empirical method to plan and perform non-trivial technical improvements on an existing software system. The method has simple rules, but the applicability is vast. As you read, you'll practice a step-by-step system for identifying the scope and nature of your technical debt, mapping the key dependencies, and determining the safest way to approach the "Mikado" your goal.

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The game "pick-up sticks" is a good metaphor for the Mikado Method....

Computer-Forensik Hacks ist eine Sammlung von Methoden, Tipps und Tricks - kurz: Hacks - aus allen Bereichen der Computer-Forensik. Die Autoren, die bei der Polizei Forensiker ausbilden, haben praktische Losungen fur echte Problemstellungen aus dem Computer-Forensik-Alltag in kleine, bekommliche Portionen gepackt, die direkt angewendet werden konnen. Zu jeder praktischen Losung gibt es auch das notwendige Hintergrundwissen mit auf den Weg, das benotigt wird, um sowohl das Problem wie auch den Losungsansatz nachvollziehen zu konnen. Nicht nur fur Forensiker Nicht nur Forensiker mussen...

Von modernen IT-Diensten wird erwartet, dass sie ohne wahrnehmbare Ausfallzeit kontinuierlich zur Verfugung stehen. Wie Systemadministratoren dies mit Hilfe des leistungsfahigen Systems aus pacemaker und corosync erreichen konnen, zeigt Clusterprofi Michael Schwartzkopff in diesem Handbuch. Das Standardwerk zur Hochverfugbarkeit wurde fur die 3. Auflage aktualisiert und um ein Kapitel zur geeigneten Infrastruktur von Clustern erganzt. Das zentrale Prinzip: Redundanz, Redundanz, Redundanz: Das Buch erlautert, was Hochverfugbarkeit eigentlich bedeutet, fuhrt die zentralen Begriffe ein und...

Puppet's true power exists in the simple resource model it uses to manage the state of complex operating systems. This concise guide shows you how to extend that model and implement custom functionality on top of Puppet by working with the type and provider APIs.

Two experts from Puppet Labs explain the concepts behind these APIs, and provide instructions and examples to help you write your own fully functional types and providers. You'll also delve into Puppet's source code to get a better understanding of how types and providers are implemented internally. If you're familiar with...

Prepare for Exam 70-331--and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 core solutions. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSE level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Design a SharePoint Topology
• Plan Security
• Install and Configure SharePoint Farms
• Create and Configure Web Applications and Site Collections
• Maintain a Core SharePoint Environment

This Microsoft...

Do you have a nagging feeling that your monitoring could be improved, but you just aren't sure how? This is the book for you. Monitoring Monitoring explains what makes your monitoring less than stellar, and provides a practical approach to designing and implementing a monitoring strategy, from the application down to the hardware in the datacenter and everything in between.

In the world of technical operations, monitoring is core to everything you do. In today's changing landscape of microservices, cloud infrastructure, and more, monitoring is experiencing a new surge of...