How to do proper Capacity Planning
Capacity Planning 101The objective of Capacity Planning is to adequately anticipate current and future capacity demand (resource consumption requirements) for a given environment. This helps to...
View ArticleA few steps to get you out of the network versus application double bind
The term "double bind" refers to an instance where a person receives two or more conflicting messages, each of them negating the other. Addressing one message creates a failure in the other, and...
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Six Easy Steps to Prevent Data Loss
Data is an incredibly important asset. In fact, data is the MOST important asset for any company, anywhere. Unfortunately, many continue to treat data as an easily replaced commodity. But we’re not...
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The Actuator - August 17th
I'm in Austin this week to film more SolarWinds Lab episodes and conduct general mischief. Lucky for me Delta had a MUCH better Monday this week than last week. Anyway, here are the items I found most...
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Prioritize Your Accidental DBA Tasks
In my previous post, I wrote about becoming an Accidental DBA whether or not you had that title formally. I described the things a Minimalist DBA should focus on before jumping into performance...
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I BEAT THEM TO FIRING ME! (Part Two) Fight Back
Part ONE How to use network configuration, change, and compliance management (NCCCM) and other monitoring software in response to an actual security breach. If you have not read part one, I would...
View ArticleStorage Utilization Revisited
How much storage do you have? What storage are you using? When will you need more? These seem to be simple questions, and that's often how they're approached. But if you're a systems administrator "on...
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VMware CPU Management – Perspective Matters
What is the difference in the guest OS measurement of CPU and memory in a virtual machine (VM) versus the CPU and memory utilization of the host server? Why does each matter? Each serves their own...
View ArticleSuccessfully migrating and monitoring your apps in the cloud
With the federal government’s Cloud First Policy nearly four years old, most agencies already have a clear understanding of the promised values of cloud computing. That said, there is still plenty of...
View ArticleGNS3 1.5.2 Released!
GNS3 version 1.5.2 has been released. This is a minor release to fix some issues found in version 1.5.1 IMPORTANT NOTES The GNS3 server default port has been moved from 8000 to 3080.Qemu VM type has...
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The Hybrid Cloud
Keeping it easy this post just a small recap and building some tension for the next post(s). In the last two posts I talked a little about the Private and the Public cloud, and it is always difficult...
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The Actuator - August 24th
Heading to Vegas on Sunday for VMWorld next week. I've got one session, a panel discussion, and I will also be hosting a Meet the Experts session. Oh, and I've also got an Experts and Espresso session...
View ArticleWhat to do when your core tech has become obsolete
It’s a problem many have faced, myself included, in this industry. You spend years honing your craft on a particular skill, narrowed focus, and always learning. Then your organization decides to do a...
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Zen And The Ongoing Art of Infrastructure Monitoring
In my last post on this topic, I described some scenarios where an outage was significantly extended primarily because although the infrastructure had been discovered and was being managed, a true...
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Are you going to Microsoft Ignite 2016? Do you live in the Atlanta area? Come...
SolarWinds will be there! Booth 535, be sure to come see us! Also, since we're in town, we will be hosting a SolarWinds User Groups (SWUG) on Wednesday evening, September 28th from 6:30 - 10:30pm...
View ArticleSolarWinds Database on SQL Server for Linux
This post is some of my experiences with getting the SolarWinds Orion database running on a SQL Server hosted on a Linux-native system.Please note that this is part of an early preview release offered...
View ArticleFree Training: Monitoring 101
About a year ago, we published the "Monitoring 101" ebook on THWACK and the response was incredible. At the time, I said: "Despite the relatively maturity of monitoring and systems management as a...
View ArticleTop 5 benefits of enabling remote support capabilities within your help desk...
Whether providing support to end-users or fellow employees, there are countless benefits to leveraging an IT Help Desk solution. From ticketing and service management, to IT asset management and more,...
View ArticleHow to maintain a healthy data center environment with Solarwinds...
In my previous posts, I have covered how to manage VM sprawl and how to do proper Capacity Planning. In this post, I would like to share my experience of Solarwinds Virtualization Manager 6.3. Today’s...
View ArticleHow DevOps Can Help Create Agility for Your Agency
You’ve probably heard a lot about how government agencies need to move on from legacy technology in order to become more agile and built for the future, but what about moving on from a legacy culture?...
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