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Force BITS to download WSUS updates in the foreground in Windows Server

WSUS uses BITS for downloading updates, and it does so in background mode. Unfortunately, this utilizes remaining bandwidth of the server instead of its full capacity. To speed up WSUS downloads, you can configure BITS in WSUS to use foreground priority.

How to Fix Yoast SEO for WordPress DeleteDuplicateIndexables MySQL error

A possible fix for Yoast broken DeleteDuplicateIndexables statement

Reduce Wordfence CPU usage, disable Wordfence "Live Traffic View"

The Wordfence "Live Traffic Options" ("Traffic logging mode") feature can cause high CPU usage and load issues for WordPress websites.

Use -SearchBase with Get-ADComputer for faster results

Using -SeachBase with PowerShell's Get-ADComputer gives me faster results with AD DS queries.

11+ Tips to optimize Umbraco 7 CMS

11+ tips to optimize Umbraco 7 performance on Windows Server

Increase WordPress' memory limit WP_MEMORY_LIMIT properly in wp-config.php

The WordPress memory limit can be increased by the WP_MEMORY_LIMIT variable in wp-config.php. However, I see this done wrong over and over again in WordPress plugins and themes. In a worst case scenario this may even decrease the available amount of memory for WordPress! So be careful with the advice you follow. In this post I show you a correct way of setting WordPress WP_MEMORY_LIMIT and PHP memory_limit settings.

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Get current number of FTP client connections (NonAnonymous) with PowerShell and Get-Counter

Ever wanted to know the current number of active FTP client connections on your Windows Server IIS FTP Service? You can get this statistic using PowerShell, the `Get-Counter` cmdlet and the Microsoft FTP Service Current NonAnonymous Users performance counter.

Install Elasticsearch on CentOS 6.7

How to install Elasticsearch on CentOS 6.7. Elasticsearch is a highly scalable open-source full-text search and analytics engine. It allows you to store, search, and analyze big volumes of data quickly and in near real time. In this article we'll go over the steps to install Elasticsearch on CentOS 6.7.

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Install Varnish Cache on CentOS 6.7

In this article I'll show you how to install Varnish Cache on CentOS, version 6.7 in this case. Varnish is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy. You install it in front of any server that speaks HTTP and configure it to cache the contents. Because Varnish Cache is really, really fast, web applications like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla can greatly benefit from Varnish Cache.

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Sysadmins of the North goes global!

How to set up a global Geolocation DNS load balancing Varnish Cache Content Delivery Network with Bind9, geo-ip database, Varnish Cache and DigtalOcean. DIY High-Availability for your website!
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