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Alex Tray

Texas
As seen in: Medium, Communications of the ACM, HackerNoon, freeCodeCamp, DEV Community, DZone, G2, Security Boulevard, DevOps.com, Data Driven Investor and
Covers:  Technology, Backup and replication solutions, Ransomware protection and recovery
I am a multi-certified system administrator and a cybersecurity consultant with over seven years of experience.

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Alex Tray’s Biography

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I am a system administrator with ten years of experience in the IT field. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, I worked at multiple Silicon Valley companies and helped launch several startups. Currently, I am employed as a system administrator at one of the major tech companies in Texas. My primary expertise is Windows Server and Desktop Administration with extensive knowledge of Azure, Active Directory, Office365, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Endpoint Manager (Intune) and Micro…

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What Is GDPR and How Does It Impact Your Organization - Crocoblock

What Is GDPR and How Does It Impact Your Organization - Crocoblock

The amount of personal data that organizations collect, process and store to support customer services has gr…

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What is Nutanix AHV and Why You Need Nutanix Backup | SmallBizClub

What is Nutanix AHV and Why You Need Nutanix Backup | SmallBizClub

Large enterprise infrastructures can pose management challenges due to their complexity. The problem is espec…

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Data Backup: What Project Managers Should Know

Data Backup: What Project Managers Should Know

When it comes to project management, a team is dependent on data created, gathered, processed and stored thro…

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Legacy VM Backup vs. Native VM Backup | HostReview.com

Legacy VM Backup vs. Native VM Backup | HostReview.com

Modern VMware backup solutions offer powerful backup and replication features for the enterprise data center …

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How to Improve Employee Onboarding with Video Emails

How to Improve Employee Onboarding with Video Emails

Global hiring is gaining popularity with the advent of sophisticated digital communication technologies. With…

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The Role of Data Governance in Data Management

The Role of Data Governance in Data Management

Both data governance and data management workflows are critical to ensuring the security and control of an or…

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How AI Is Redefining Security in Cloud Hosting Infrastructure

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By Alex Tray
| SecureWorld
How AI Is Redefining Security in Cloud Hosting Infrastructure 13:08 Hackers are getting smarter every day. And the numbers back this claim. Cloud intrusions jumped 136% in the first half of 2025 compared to all of 2024. Six months versus 12. That's more than double. And it's not just a trend, it's a problem. If you're still running the old security playbook on your hosting infrastructure, you're bringing a flip phone to a smartphone fight. Attackers have upgraded. Most defenses haven't.
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Why Physical Security Demands More Than Just AI

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By Alex Tray
| Communications of the ACM Verified
In physical security, “seconds matter” isn’t just a cliche—it’s the difference between preventing a problem and experiencing a tragedy. As AI-powered tools become the standard in safety and security innovation, it becomes even more imperative to harness their speed without losing human oversight. AI is widely considered one of the most transformative innovations of recent times.
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How AI Is Transforming the Balance in Modern Cyber Threat Detection

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By Alex Tray
| SecureWorld
How AI Is Transforming the Balance in Modern Cyber Threat Detection 8:32 Lately, cybersecurity operations have begun changing measurably. AI has moved from a supporting tool to an active layer in threat detection, and yet many organizations still underestimate the significance of that shift. Cybersecurity ran on the same tired cycle for years. Attackers got sharper, defenders patched holes, vendors launched products, and everyone reset. It was broken by design, not by accident.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I have used mechanical typewriters. I cannot remember the exact date of the last usage.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Howard Beale

Why did you become a journalist?

I have always been a writer and my earliest passion was to grow up and become a paid writer.