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Network Configuration Manager v7.4 Release Candidate is Available!
We have reached the Release Candidate (RC) status for Network Configuration Manager (NCM) 7.4. RC is the last step before general availability and is a chance for existing customers to get the newest...
View ArticleCome Meet me at Ignite!
Microsoft Ignite is quickly approaching and although I am not going to be presenting a session this year, I am going to be doing an informal presentation on May 4th in the SolarWinds booth at the...
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Network Troubleshooting Tools I Can’t Live Without
Batman’s tool belt. Tony Stark’s workshop. MacGyver’s… well, just about anything he can get his hands on. Working in IT, it’s easy to appreciate the benefits of having the right tools at our...
View ArticleCome Meet Me at Microsoft Ignite
If you are heading to Chicago next week for Microsoft Ignite, come by booth #543 and say hello to myself, kong.yang, and patrick.hubbard. We'd love to talk with you about, well, anything! I'm looking...
View ArticleWhat gets me through the day...
No matter what happens throughout a day, everything goes better with music. Lately, I have found some awesome music that helps me focus but also relaxes me whether I am knee deep in a manual or...
View ArticleUser Device Tracker 3.2.2 is Generally Available!
Dear All,Let me please inform you about the availability of UDT 3.2.2 in your customer portal. Reason why we released v3.2.2 just shortly after v3.2.1 RC was issued is the installation/upgrade comfort...
View ArticleNetwork Configuration Management and Automation
Based on some of the responses from this last post, it is good to see that there are some that take backing up their network configurations serious. I would like to build on that last post and discuss...
View ArticleThe Three Keys That Leave Your Customers Satisfied with Help Desk Problem...
In 1999 and 2000 I worked as Tier 3 UNIX Support for a colocation company. One of our largest customers had recently moved in so much new equipment, there wasn’t enough power in one rack. In what was...
View ArticleWhat's APM Mean to You?
Many of us have heard the term APM, and just as many are confused as to what it truly means. Gartner put together their own definition – you’ll find it here. When writing this post I was thinking about...
View ArticleWhat Does Timely IP Alerting Mean to Trouble Free Networks?
IP space management has become increasingly complex -- stemming from the building of new and secure network environments and a surge in the use of IP-enabled devices. Sniffing out problems early and...
View ArticleNutanix is Now Validated for SolarWinds
Nutanix’ infrastructure solution for virtual datacenters is now validated for SolarWinds Orion family allowing SolarWinds users to monitor Nutanix objects and components. For more info,...
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thwack Monthly Mission - May 2015
Spring has sprung, and there's no better time to get your IT together! Join us this month for a season of polishing your help desk with an insight-packed mission. Complete our weekly IT spring cleaning...
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Checkbox vs Checkbook Security
Happy Month of May everyone!I wanted to talk to you about a larger topic in the realm of IT Security, Network Security, or the general purpose 'security' space as it were...The image below was a slide...
View ArticleCaught between CLI and SNMP!
My first experience in the IP domain was that of a shock! I had moved from the optical transport domain in an operator to the IP department. As an optical guy, I used Network Management system (NMS)...
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How Continuous Performance Monitoring Helps Secure Your IT Environment
Last week, Omri posted a blog titled, What Does APM Mean to You? Personally, I think it means several things, but it really got me thinking about security issues related to APM—how they are of high...
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How to monitor Citrix CloudBridge traffic using SolarWinds NTA
Citrix CloudBridge provides a unified platform that connects and accelerates applications and optimizes bandwidth utilization between branch offices and enterprise data centers and public clouds. One...
View ArticleIs Your Shop Stuck in 2008?
Last week at their Build Developer Conference and the week at Ignite, Microsoft introduced a broad range of new technologies. In recent years, Microsoft has become a more agile and dynamic company. In...
View ArticleThere must be a better way to manage virtualized systems
Hello Thwack-community, For the month of May, I will be the Ambassador for the Systems Management Community. First off, I would like to provide some background about me. My name is Jan Schwoebel and...
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The Four Questions part 4
In the first part of this series, I described the four (ok, really five) questions that monitoring professionals are frequently asked. You can read that introduction <LINK>here along with...
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