Hello from the ITS Private Cloud! Welcome to issue 2024.7

ITS Private Cloud News

👋 Hello from the ITS Private Cloud! Welcome to issue 2024.7. Read on for ITS Private Cloud news, tools, security advisories and features released within the last month (or so).

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Did you know?

The ITS Private Cloud offers a complimentary VSS User Storage (VSKEY-STOR) service, allowing clients to store files generated by the ITS Private Cloud orchestration tools, including: Virtual machine exports, Import files, ISO images, Inventory files. Learn more about the service guidelines and how to access the S3 interface.

News

The ITS Private Cloud AI powered Assistant has joined the vss-cli

We are thrilled to announce that UTORcloudy, our AI-powered assistant, has now integrated with the vss-cli! With the latest release of vss-cli v2024.7.0, you can now leverage the power of AI to get instant answers to your questions about virtual machine management, guidelines, and how-to articles.

Prompt Engineering Part 2: Mastering Intermediate Techniques

In the evolving field of prompt engineering, mastering intermediate techniques is essential for tackling more complex problems and optimizing the capabilities of language models. Here, we delve into some key methods to enhance your prompt engineering skills.

ITS Private Cloud CLI Demo (vsscli-demo.eis) now running on FreeBSD 14 and Python 3.11

We are thrilled to announce that our vsscli-demo.eis.utoronto.ca server has undergone a significant upgrade, bringing with it a host of exciting new features and improvements.

How-To's

How-to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on the ITS Private Cloud VPN (VSS VPN)

Run Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) securely on-premises with ITS Private Cloud and Danswer. Create multiple AI assistants and integrate with ITS Private Cloud-powered LLM or remote inference services like Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and more.

How-to deploy Danswer for AI powered Virtual Assistants on the ITS Private Cloud

How-to use the --columns option in the vss-cli?

One of the most powerful options in the ITS Private Cloud Command-Line interface (vss-cli) is the --columns global option. This option allows to show/hide any object attribute to customize the output of the vss-cli.

Tools & Formulas

VSS Command Line Interface (vss-cli) v2024.7.2

Homebrew update formula to python 3.11, minimum python version 3.8.5. Questions? ask the 🤖 AI Assisntant via vss-cli assist .

How-to install SentinelOne (S1) for Endpoint Protection

The ITS Private Cloud recommends the deployment of S1 on your virtual instances for an additional layer of visibility and security to your virtual servers.

Notes

ITS Private Cloud Guidelines Summarized

The ITS Private Cloud guidelines are pivotal for ensuring secure, efficient, and reliable use of infrastructure resources. Adhering to these standards helps maintain the integrity and performance of our service.

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