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DataYard has been managing cloud environments since 2008. We know how to architect and support complex clouds in our own data center, scale-out in public clouds, and securely protect applications and data wherever it’s hosted.

Cloud Cost Optimization Without Breaking Performance: A 2026 Playbook
Cloud cost optimization in 2026 isn’t just about cutting spend — it’s about optimizing. As January budgets tighten, this playbook gives FinOps, platform, and engineering teams a practical framework to reduce cloud costs without slowing apps down. From visibility and waste cleanup to smarter commitments, storage tiering, and lightweight governance, learn how to reduce monthly spend while keeping performance, reliability, and security intact.

Process Injection: How Attackers Hijack Trusted Processes
Disclaimer: At DataYard, we believe it’s important to understand the methods an attacker might use to gain access to your system, so that we know

Linux Persistence Techniques: How Attackers Maintain Long-Term Access
Overview Systemd services are the standard mechanism for managing long-running processes in most modern Linux distributions. Because services start automatically with the system, adversaries often

Linux Keylogging with Rust and evdev
Keyloggers remain a staple in many red team operations and threat actor campaigns, offering deep insight into user behavior, passwords, and command history. I wanted

Connect Mail – Set-Up with Mozilla Thunderbird
From the main screen after download, choose the option Create a New Account. A new screen will pop up, you will enter: Your Name: As you wish

Connect Mail – How To Change Your Password
Note – this only works by knowing your existing password. Sometimes when setting up a new Connect Mail account, a temporary password will be made

How To Transfer A Domain Name Away.
If the time comes for you to move a domain name that DataYard purchased for you to a different DNS provider, either give our support

Managing Your Personal Mail Filter
DataYard has unveiled their newest mail filter at filter.datayard.us and in this article we will go over what’s new and different with this filter. How you log

Connect Exchange – Phone Setup (Screenshots)
In general, configuring your phone to synchronize your Connect Exchange account is very simple. Exchange’s “autodiscover” functionality lets most mail clients connect with only your

Connect Exchange – Changing your password
In order to change your account password for Connect Exchange, complete the following steps: Log into the Outlook Web App (OWA) portal ( https://connect.datayardworks.com/owa ) using your email
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