GURU advisor: issue 16 - october 2017

Editorial

• Focusing on Cloud
  

Tests/Reviews

• OWASP ZAP: a powerful tool to analyze Web vulnerabilities
  An overview and first steps with a free and useful tool for pentesting purposes
  By Riccardo Gallazzi

Technologies

• Business email: a comparison of Cloud services
  We have analyzed and compared several business services of the main providers
  By Lorenzo Bedin

• Stellar: Cloud Servers made in Italy
  Structure, technology, advantages and pricing of a 100% Italian platform
  By Riccardo Gallazzi
  

Interviews

• Public Cloud and Veeam's future
  Interview with Olivier Robinne, VP Veeam EMEA during last VMworld in Barcelona
  By Guru Advisor
  

Columns

• News of the world...
  
  • Cloud and Datacenter
    
  • Security
    
  • CMS

• A sysadmin's glossary
  Here's our updated Word of the Day list
  
  
• IoT: analysis and remarks on the juridical side of security and privacy 
  By Veronica Morlacchi 

News from VMworld 2017 in Barcelona

VMWorld Europe 2017 started today in the classic congress venue of Barcelona.

As always, VMware participates with a number of announcements and new products: we will cover the most exciting news.

New VMware HCX technologies for portability and multi-cloud and multi-site integration are now available

VMware HCX is a technology that enables secure, fast and protected mobility and interoperability between different clouds, thus allowing the migration of big-sized applications without downtime. Being a new solution, it will be initially available on IMB and OVH platforms only, and accessible by means of VMware Cloud Providers.

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GURU advisor: issue 15 - July 2017

Editorial

• Security before anything else

Tests/Reviews

• Freenas 11: the news of the new relase
  After the problems of FreeNAS 10 Corral, we've tried the new features introduced with version 11
  By Lorenzo Bedin 

• LanGuard: a complete assistant for patch management and updates management
  An overview of the main features of the new product from GFI
  By Roberto Beneduci

Technologies

• Protecting IoT devices: best practices and useful tools
  A basic guide on how to secure connected infrastructures
  By Riccardo Gallazzi

• Wordpress Security: how to secure the popular CMS
  Fundamental techniques to guarantee data and users security of your site or online shop
  By Riccardo Gallazzi
  

Columns

• News of the world...
  
  • Cloud and Datacenter 
  • Security
  • CMS

• A sysadmin's glossary
  Here's the updated list of our words of the day
  
  
• Data Breach: duties and liabilities of providers, as per the upcoming new 2018 regulation 
  The new General Data Protection Regulation will be effective in the next months: here's what you need to know
  By Veronica Morlacchi 

GURU advisor: issue 14 - May 2017

Editorial

• The importance of being updated 

Tests/Reviews

• Cortado Corporate Server: a complete MDM for BYOD and COPE
  Installation, test and device enrollment
  By Lorenzo Bedin
   
• VMExplorer 6.3: new features of the latest release
  Here's the main new features of the famous backup software of the virtual sphere
  By GURUadvisor
  

Technologies

• XenServer: installation and first steps
  An introductive guide to the installation of the first host and creation of virtual machines
  By Andrea Manzini
  
  
• WannaCry: one of the most controversial ransomware around
  We have analyzed and discerned the main phases of one of the most violent ransomware attacks ever
  By Riccardo Gallazzi
  

Columns

• News of the world...
  
  • Cloud and Datacenter
  • Security 
  • CMS

• A sysadmin's glossary
  Here's the updated list of our words of the day
  
  
• Cloud: liabilities of Providers
  An analysis of situations when a Provider can be considered liable for illegal acts commited by third-parties with its patform
  By Veronica Morlacchi