The image of a modern office has been rapidly changing in recent years. From the medical field, to sales, to technical support, users are on the road and working from…
Bringing Ease of Use and Security to Remote Users
Managing the Madness: BYOD Network Devices
When it comes to technology, device management resources have come a long way, just as much as the technology in our actual devices has. As a network or systems admin,…
Syslog – The Blue-collar Worker of the Data Center
Striking a balance between good visibility into infrastructure events and too much noise is difficult. I’ve worked in plenty of enterprise environments where multiple tools are deployed (often covering the…
SNMP – It’s Not a Trap!
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) has been a key part of managing network devices in the data center for some time. It really is a pretty simple protocol to…
Software Updates in the IT Stack: (Not) a Game of Jenga
In my last post, I talked about upgrading storage systems. More specifically, how to determine the right upgrade interval for your storage systems. What the previous post did not cover…
A New Approach to Cloud-Native Applications and How They Could and Should Replace the Legacy Ones
“In the beginning was the word” … oops, “the cloud.” Long ago “cloud” was a buzzword, especially when it was a cool word that one knew exactly what it meant.…
Paving the Road to Your Storage System
A storage system on its own is not useful. Sure, it can store data, but how are you going to put any data on it? Or read back the data…
How DevOps Changes Monitoring
One of the most interesting changes that I have observed in my career is Microsoft shifting from just being a development organization to truly becoming a DevOps team, in the…
This is a Disaster! Knowing When to Call It
Disasters come in many forms. I’ve walked in on my daughters when they were younger and doing craft things in their bedroom and said “this is a disaster!” When it…
The Role of a Network Admin in Application Performance Management
When it comes to application performance management, the main focus is the application. That is the main concern for end-users. They do not care about network performance, server performance, or…