Something tells me that if we ever made a video about this it would be somewhat less successful than the other "People Gone Wild" videos out there but it's an interesting topic to discuss nonetheless... We've all been around them and many of us have even assumed the role ourselves if only for a short time - the role of the…
Welcome to this month’s IT Blogger Spotlight. This time around we’re catching up with Wesley David, who blogs over at The Nubby Admin. Wesley is also an avid Twitterer, where he goes by @Nonapeptide. Without further ado… SWI: So Wesley, how long have you been blogging for and what got you started? WD: A friend of mine had…
dnsAnyone who deals with SolarWinds on a regular basis knows that we value our users and their opinions very highly. We pay a lot of attention to our online community (meaning thwack, where we are now) for user input. So, it's no surprise that thwack has been a great source for UX feedback. In this ongoing series of how…
Basic Configuration Management Strategy According to Enterprise Management Associates, approximately 70% of network issues are caused by configuration issues, such as typos, inability to track changes, deploying inconsistent or non-standardized configurations. Unless you implement a strategy to avoid such issues, network…
VMworld 2012 kicked off today in San Francisco, and it promises to bring lots of surprises. The first I've heard about is a rewind in VMware's pricing model to be announced tomorrow, including a change in pricing for their solution for VMware monitoring, vCenter Operations Manager. From the sounds of it, this will be the…
Virtualization is all about abstraction. With VMware, we've abstracted complete servers away from the hardware. For storage, we're creating automated tiering pools that enable data to flow up and down tiers as necessary in order to meet predefined business objectives. In the data center, we're looking for anything and…
Well, it's that time of year again - awards season! The Grammy Awards were a huge success and both Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift rocked the house. This year's Academy Awards show reminded us that not everyone is cutout to host The Oscars. American Idol is down to the top 12 and I, for one, am pleased that we traded in Simon…
If you hate user provisioning and deprovisioning and resetting passwords as much as this guy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YA48xpMVr4 you will be happy to know that SolarWinds has identified five tried-and-true methods you can use to cut your daily FTP Server user administration chores down to almost nothing. 1.…
If you haven't seen this video, it's pretty darn funny... http://www.solarwinds.com/orion/index.aspx?DCMP=OTC-TWIT-Orion-Gameshow Josh p.s. Happy Independence Day and I hope you all have a Safe and Happy Holiday Weekend.
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