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VPN Encryption: How to Find the Best Solution
Each day there are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created. People in all corners of the earth use the internet all day, every day. When we browse so...
OpenVPN: how secure virtual private networks really work
Because OpenVPN devices are fully managed by the kernel, data transfers are invisible to the network, enhancing security and cross-platform compati...
OpenVPN: Connecting VPCs Between Regions
Using OpenVPN free to secure communications between distributed resources. As you know, multiple AWS instances living within a single VPC can comm...
Connecting AWS VPC Resources Using CipherGraph Cloud VPN – Part 2
In my last blog post, we discussed the advantages of using the CipherGraph Cloud VPN solution to connect the Amazon VPC environment from office LAN...
Connecting AWS VPC Resources Using CipherGraph Cloud VPN – Part 1
Since Amazon AWS has made the EC2-VPC as the default platform for using the AWS Computing resources, Amazon VPC will give great control over the AW...
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How I Prepared for the 70-533 Azure Exam
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What Exactly Is a Cloud Architect and How Do You Become One?
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Cloud Migration Risks & Benefits
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S3 FTP: Build a Reliable and Inexpensive FTP Server Using Amazon’s S3
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How to Use & Install the AWS CLI
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How DNS Works – the Domain Name System (Part One)
Before migrating domains to Amazon's Route53, we should first make sure we properly understand how DNS works While we'll get to AWS's Route53 Domain Name System (DNS) service in the second part of this series, I thought it would be helpful to first make sure that we properly understand...
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate: A Study Guide
Want to take a really impactful step in your technical career? Explore the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certificate. Its new version (SAA-C02) was released on March 23, 2020. The AWS Solutions Architect - Associate Certification (or Sol Arch Associate for short) offers some ...