NGINX Amplify for Distributed Application Monitoring

2017-04-22 KENNETH 0

NGINX Amplify for Distributed Application Monitoring Many of today’s applications are getting more distributed in nature. Engineers and architects are choosing to implement different approaches for making the apps more scalable and responsive to infrastructure changes. The popularity of “microservices” is rising, and we have written many overview posts on this topic. A very useful and popular series by Chris Richardson about microservices application design The Chris Richardson articles collected into a free ebook, with additional tips on implementing microservices with NGINX and NGINX Plus A series of blogs about the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture (MRA), also available as a free ebook Other microservices blog posts Microservices webinars Making your application more distributed does not always come easy, however. New challenges arise in areas that previously didn’t even exist. Let’s take a close look at some of the challenges in monitoring distributed [ more… ]

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A Week with Microsoft Edge: The only browser to stream Netflix content in 4K

2017-04-22 KENNETH 0

A Week with Microsoft Edge: The only browser to stream Netflix content in 4K This week, we’ve shared a new video and blog post every day to introduce you to the best of Microsoft Edge, and, in our final post today, we’re talking all about entertainment. Did you know Microsoft Edge is the only browser that enables you to stream 4k Ultra HD Netflix movies and TV shows*, and the only browser on Windows 10 to support Dolby Digital Plus audio format natively? We also designed Microsoft Edge to deliver more battery life when unplugged – without any special battery saving mode or changes to default settings – so you can stream content longer than on other browsers, giving you more time to binge-watch your favorite show without hunting for an outlet. Here are some tips for getting the most [ more… ]

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Taking your feedback on the Security Update Guide

2017-04-22 KENNETH 0

Taking your feedback on the Security Update Guide The Security Update Guide has been in public preview since November 2016. This month marked our first release when security update information was published entirely in the new format. Over the last few months, customers and partners have provided a lot of feedback on the direction and implementation of the Security Update Guide.  As we completed Preview this month, we want to let you know that we are continuing to listen to your feedback, and are working to enhance your experience. So—thank you! Here are some highlights of what we are rolling out this month: Fixed a few bugs in translations and data population Improved the experience of using advisories, such as adding unique identifiers Restored the links to the MITRE site for CVE details Today, you can consume Security Update Guide [ more… ]

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USN-3260-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

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USN-3260-1: Firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3260-1 21st April, 2017 firefox vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website. Software description firefox – Mozilla Open Source web browser Details Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user weretricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldpotentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitiveinformation, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escapethe sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or executearbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5432,CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437,CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442,CVE-2017-5443, CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447,CVE-2017-5448, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5453, CVE-2017-5454,CVE-2017-5455, CVE-2017-5456, [ more… ]

Introducing a new experience for Gmail accounts in Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps

2017-04-22 KENNETH 0

Introducing a new experience for Gmail accounts in Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps Over the past year we’ve introduced many new features in Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps for users with Outlook.com accounts—such as easily tracking travel and shipping deliveries, making emails more actionable, helping you easily track your favorite sports events, faster search, and more. We’re now excited to bring these features to our users with Gmail accounts, so you can enjoy the best of what Windows 10 Mail & Calendar have to offer. We’ll roll out the improved experience gradually to users with Gmail accounts in the Windows Insiders program over the next several weeks.  We’d love for you to provide feedback on the experience in this phase.  After we’ve incorporated your feedback, we’ll proceed to roll out the updates to all Windows 10 users. Bringing [ more… ]