The U.S. Army is undergoing a major technology shift affecting how soldiers prepare for battle. Core to the Army’s modernization effort is the implementation of a Synthetic Training Environment (STE)…
Army Network Optimization Could Help Training
Maximize Your Microsoft Ecosystem Performance
Microsoft offers some of its own monitoring options, such as System Center and Windows Admin Center. Federal IT pros can optimize performance by including additional monitoring strategies such as monitoring…
Don’t Shut Your Pi-Hole, Monitor It! (part 2 of 2)
In my last post I gave some background on one of my recent side projects: setting up and then monitoring a Raspberry Pi running Pi-Hole. In this post, I’m going to…
Delivering a Great User Experience Must Be a Top Priority
While much has been done about the need to modernize federal IT networks, little has been written about the importance of optimizing the user experience for government employees. Yet modernization…
Cloud Smart’s Success Relies on Smart Network Monitoring
The Office of Management and Budget’s Cloud Smart proposal signals both the end of an era and the beginning of new opportunities. The focus has shifted from ramping up cloud…
Monitoring Business Plan: Part Two
You’ve prepared and know the answer to, “Why do you need extra money for something you’re already doing?” (If you’re a little rusty, be sure to read part one.) But…
Monitoring Business Plan: Part One
So, you finally decided to start monitoring your environment or you’re considering upgrading your existing monitoring solutions. Maybe you already decided on a specific product, the proof of concept worked…
How to Create ACLs
It’s no secret that I have a love affair with all things “monitoring.” I love the tools; I love the basic techniques those tools execute; I love the ways the…
Licensing Monitoring Tools: What Types of Models There Are and When Each Could Be a Good Fit
This is a continuation of one of my previous blog posts, Which Infrastructure Monitoring Tools Are Right for You? On-Premises vs. SaaS, where I talked about the considerations and benefits of…
Which Infrastructure Monitoring Tools Are Right for You? On-Premises vs. SaaS
If, like me, you believe we’re living in a hybrid IT world when it comes to workload placement, then it would make sense to also consider a hybrid approach when…