Coding and Automation
Ansible Tutorial for DevOps: Automation Made Easy
Are you looking for a comprehensive guide to make automation easier? Well, look no further! Ansible is an easy-to-use IT automation engine that does just that. This tutorial is perfect for entry level DevOps professionals as well as IT beginners and aspiring DevOps professionals who are looking to get started using Ansible in their own…
Read MoreBest DevOps Tools for Beginners
Introduction In today’s fast-paced world of software development, DevOps has emerged as a critical component of the process. DevOps, a combination of the terms “Development” and “Operations,” promotes collaboration between development and IT operations teams to streamline software delivery and infrastructure management. This approach is essential for organizations using Windows Server and Linux environments, as…
Read MoreWhat is DevOps Automation? The Importance of Automation in DevOps
In today’s world, automation is key to success in many industries – and DevOps is no different. DevOps automation is the process of automating the tasks involved in a typical DevOps workflow, from provisioning and configuration to deployment and monitoring. By automating these tasks, businesses can save time and money, improve efficiency, and speed up…
Read MoreHow to Become a Hacker
Becoming a hacker can be an exciting and rewarding six-figure job. Any product that uses digital technology is a potential target to be hacked – that means not just computers and phones but also your car, thermostats, garage door openers, smart coffee machines, and any other smart home device. That is why ethical/white hat hackers…
Read MoreHow to Easily Automate Tasks with PowerShell
You might know PowerShell as the improved command prompt version of Microsoft Windows, but PowerShell is more than that. It is also a scripting language that can be used for automation, and in this article we’ll show you how to automate tasks with PowerShell.
Read MoreHow to run SQL Commands from PowerShell
If you want to run SQL commands from your PowerShell terminal you can do so by simply installing the SQLServer module with the command below: You will be prompted to install from an untrusted source. Type “A” to accept and install the module. Once it is complete you can see all the new commands you…
Read MoreHow to install Python on Windows 10
Python is one of the most in demand skills you can add to your resume. It’s used by Wikipedia, Google, Yahoo!, NASA, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, DropBox and MANY more places you know of and probably visit online. The list really does just go on and on. Python can be used as a scripting language for…
Read MoreActive Campaign PHP API Example
Generally at Server Academy we provide training on Windows Server for IT professionals but this time we are writing about using PHP (a server side web programming language) to interact with the Active Campaign (email marketing) API key. We were recently writing PHP code to create new email contacts with Active Campaign and came up…
Read MoreAutomate your IT with the Task Scheduler
In this tutorial we are going to take a look at how you can use the Task Scheduler to run your automation scripts and make your life easier. This means you can spend more time watching cat videos, and less time doing repetitive tasks every day. That’s important! For me, I have a server called…
Read MoreHow to upload directory to AWS S3 Bucket
If you use the upload button in S3, you will only be able to upload files and not directories: However, you can simply drag and drop the folder in your web browser and it will upload all of the desired contents: Make sure you drag it over the list of files and directories. When you…
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