Over the last three posts, we’ve looked at Microsoft event logging use cases and identified a set of must-have event IDs. Now we’re ready to put our security policy in…
Microsoft Workstation Logs – Configuration
3 Reasons Technology Consolidation Begins With ITSM
Businesses use so many tools and applications that it can be difficult to communicate and track data. The IT service desk can help by giving employees one platform that integrates…
Digital Experience Monitoring’s Role in Government
Agencies are moving quickly from paper processes to digital services to providing critical information more efficiently online, rather than paper-based forms and physical distribution methods.
A Sysadmin’s Guide to Spaghetti Cabling: Bridging the Gap between IT Operations and Business
No, it’s not the latest culinary invention from a famous Italian chef: spaghetti cabling (a nice wording for cabling inferno) is a sour dish we’d rather not eat. Beyond this…
Business Continuity – DR Is Really just a Piece of a Much Bigger Cake!
All too often, especially if disaster recovery (DR) is driven and pushed by the IT department, organizations can fall into the common mistake of assuming that they are “good to…
Communication: The Network Engineer’s Secret Weapon
Most network engineers enter the profession because we enjoy fixing things. We like to understand how technology works. We thrive when digging into a subject matter with focus and intensity. …
The Single Thing You’ll Never Be Able To Outsource
It’s a common story. Your team has many times more work than you have man hours to accomplish. Complexity is increasing, demands are rising, acceptable delivery times are dropping, and…
Modern ITSM Practices: Service Portal
Once you've built a service catalog and a powerful knowledge base, you need a place to make these services accessible. The service portal will bring all of your employee services…
T-SQL Tuesday #99: Missing Indexes and Index Key Order
Welcome to the 99th edition of T-SQL Tuesday, hosted this month by friend (and coworker) Aaron Bertrand. We were given a choice and I decided to dive into Aaron’s Index…
The Path to Hybrid IT Success
There may still be a few skeptics out there, but cloud adoption is getting commonplace. Here’s an interesting article from my colleague Joe Kim, where he offers suggestions on simplifying…