We recently partnered with Network World to conduct a survey on IT certifications and I must say that the results surprised me, even though I was already a fan of IT certifications. You can click here to see the full results, but to summarize: * 60% of the respondents said that having an IT certification helped them land a…
I recently interviewed Alex Hoang of Presidio. He is a SolarWinds partner who resells SolarWinds monitoring products. Presidio generally serves large Cisco shops who are implementing datacenter infrastructure projects. JK: Why do your clients want to purchase SolarWinds products? AH: While we are in the envisioning phase,…
In part 1 we discussed the following points: * Identify server hardware failure – when, where and how * Determine if the applications running on the server are performing properly or creating issues * Ensure server security, high availability and performance to meet business service requirements The other component to…
How to Migrate Kiwi CatTools to Another Computer Along with Activities & Devices 1. From Start > All Programs > Solarwinds CatTools > click CatTools 2. Now, go to File > Database > Export and export the devices and activities using the options highlighted in the screen shown below: 3.Save the exported files, which are in…
This month’s installment of our IT blogger spotlight series shines on Scott McDermott, who runs Mostly Networks. Scott can also be followed on Twitter, where he goes by @scottm32768. Check out the Q&A to not only get to know Scott a little better, but also hear his thoughts on everything from SolarWinds Network Performance…
Are you ready for another IT Blogger Spotlight? We sure are! This month, we managed to catch up with Brandon Carroll, who blogs over at Global Config and can be found on Twitter where he goes by @brandoncarroll. Here we go... SWI: Brandon, Global Config is much more than a blog. How would you describe it in a nutshell? BC:…
If you are new to SolarWinds or just wondering if you are getting all you can out of the Orion Reporting Engine, join Andy McBride and Ashley Harmon for this level 2 training where we will focus on: * How to make the most of out-of-the-box reports. * Building a new report. * Report distribution options. * An overview of…
I just finished reading an article entitled, No, we don't really need another smartphone OS. The author argues that the three big platforms, IOS, Android, and Windows are basically enough, stating that, "The mobile landscape consolidated for a number of reasons, one being that not enough customers supported each OS to keep…
You have no control over when you may experience downtime. If you’re thinking, ‘what’s an hour of downtime going to cost?’ You may want to re-think that. What you thought was an hour of downtime can cost your organization millions (if you’re a large organization). Organizations whose businesses are driven through online…
In 2012, we saw some of the worst online security snafus and attacks. With the increase in cyber espionage for personal and enterprise data in the form of DDoS attacks, cloud outages, and hacker attacks, and according to the latest predictions by IT security companies, PC users will still remain the biggest target for…
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