TCP/IP Stacks (Linux Vs ...)
I heard some time ago that the Linux implementation of the TCP/IP networking stack was superior to that of other OS's... any info on this? I've been trying to research it and I can't find anything...
View ArticleOrion Passthrough authentication, IIS settings
We enabled passthrough authentication some time ago and it was working fine. At some point it stopped functioning correctly, it may have occured during one of the many patches and updates, but we...
View ArticleApplication Monitoring, Are Applications Important?
Applications are important. Ultimately, they are the drivers for the technology we all love. Do you monitor your applications today? What about the OS underneath? In today’s world of IT, with smaller...
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Is monitoring the underlying Operating System Important?
Last week I wrote on why Applications are important. This week I want to touch on the importance of Monitoring the underlying operating system, or OS. Is monitoring the Operating System Important? Yes,...
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Provide Application insight, and understanding.
Last week I wrote on the importance of Monitoring the underlying operating system, or OS. http://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/51512 This week I wanted to go back and discuss how a product like...
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Reporting on Node and Application Performance with SAM
Last week I wrote onProviding Application insight, and understanding. This week I am talking about Application and Node reports within SAM. Everyone likes consistent results. No matter if it is a...
View ArticleWhen monitoring service uptime and availability, do you use geographically...
In dealing with availability monitoring, how many different geographic angles do you prefer to analyze from? Are the pros and cons to having too many or too few? I recently had a downtime problem with...
View ArticleNo One Expects The Java Patch!
It seems the operating system patches take the brunt of the blame when it comes to problematic behavior. It used to be a common occurrence to have multiple days of Windows patches or a never-ending...
View ArticleDo you monitor your systems bidirectionally? Ingress and egress traffic to...
This question is a near kinsman to my last question "When monitoring service uptime and availability, do you use geographically diverse monitoring stations? Can you have too many?" The reason is that,...
View ArticleCan You Bring Your Own Patches?
I've got several devices that I use frequently. Smartphone, tablet, and laptop are all frequently used devices. When I spent my time working at a VAR, I saw examples of all these devices being...
View ArticleAccess RSA Appliance via SNMP
Hello Thwack-Folks! I would like to retrieve some information of my RSA Appliance (am-7.1 SP4 P26).SNMP is activated and the IP adress of the polling server is added. MIB Tree starting OID I would like...
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WSUS on Server 2008
I have a 2008 server configured with WSUS. I have a number of Windows 7 clients that will not check in and these clients report the Last Status as "Not yet reported." I have found documentation that...
View ArticleVBScript issue running command remotely
I've created a vbscript monitor template that executes a sqlplus command on a remote windows server.Running the vbs script locally, with modifications for local paths, works just fine.But when executed...
View ArticleWhy do you even bother patching?
So there are a bunch of reasons people patch their systems. In fact, there are probably more reasons people patch systems than why they wouldn't. (although there are some valid reasons NOT to patch...
View ArticleKing for a Day - What would you change?
For the past few weeks I've had some really good discussions around patch management. The reasons why some people don't patch, the reasoning behind why people do patch, where it fits into an...
View ArticleAre you making the move to Windows Server 2012?
Interesting enough, most Windows administrators that I've talked to are immediately turned off by the user experience presented by Windows Server 2012. It’s a very different graphical interface on the...
View ArticleRemote network access: Commercial Solution or Roll your own ?
Remote management of workstations and remote networks has been something that IT staff have dealt with for a long time. Some IT staff simply need to management workstations from inside of their...
View ArticleBYOD, how does your company handle it ?
Everywhere you look it seems as though people are seeing two things... "Cloud" and "BYOD". So lets talk about BYOD... or Buy Your Own Device or Bring Your Own Dollars... however you look at it my...
View ArticleDo you have a trouble ticketing system ? Should you?
This week my question isn't direct tied to Remote access, however I think it plays a big part when companies decide to implement a remote access solution, especially for troubleshooting and ease of...
View ArticlePatching and Antivirus : Technology Doppelgangers?
As I am sitting here thinking about Windows Patching (I don't take my meds till 11am ), it strikes me that there are some real parallel threads among patching and Antivirus. They both seem to be a...
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