Figuring out what's where, right when you need to, can be a real horror without the right tools. We've all been there and it's a pretty darn scary place to be. Not too long ago I was working with a company here in Austin and we started seeing unauthorized, virus, and spyware infected PCs showing up on the network. There…
There are a few select tools created and designed solely for the purpose of backing up Hyper-V virtual machines. If you are a service provider rolling out one or more new Hyper-V servers in a new environment, or if you just want to evaluate new tools designed just for Hyper-V, re-visit this post regarding the How To's and…
Today, SolarWinds introduces DameWare Remote Support, formerly NT Utilities, version 9. This latest release adds some exciting new features that enhance DameWare’s already powerful remote support tools. What is Remote Support? Remote support can be broken down into two categories: remote administration and remote control.…
This week Infoworld published an article on the "Dirtiest Jobs in IT". When Dan, the author of the article, called me to talk about the story I got really excited because I have some strong memories (notice that I didn't say fond memories) of some really dirty jobs I've done. Most people think that being a network engineer…
Next week I'll be speaking at Cisco Live in beautiful Las Vegas Nevada. Cisco Live has always been one of my favorite shows and the lineup for this year looks fantastic. SolarWinds will be hosting a large booth (booth #1337) and we'll be giving away some cool items and you can stop by to see presentations by me and several…
Pre-requisites A reasonable understanding or experience of Visual Basic Scripting is assumed in order to successfully add custom scripts to CatTools. There are example code template files found in the /Templates sub folder of the CatTools root directory, that can help provide a reasonable level of assistance. Overview…
A VMKernel is a critical component of any virtual environment. VMKernel is the reason why your VMs are allocated with memory, CPU, and other resources from the physical hardware. What makes the VMKernel special is that it runs directly runs on the ESX/ESXi host. However, this doesn’t mean that performance and latency…
We’ve spoken in the past on how system administrators have no fixed working hours. You are usually at the mercy of your employees continuously troubleshooting and fixing their issues. It does not matter whether you’re at lunch, out of the office, or even on vacation. You get those “desperate situation” calls to fix users’…
Since I revisited the topic of AES encryption and NSA surveillance the Washington Post published information sourced through Edward Snowden that the NSA is spending $79.7 million to pursue a quantum computer capable of running Schor's algorithm. If and when the NSA succeeds, all the currently-unreadable AES-encrypted data…
Ok, fellow thwackers... we are getting down to the wire. The next 12 hours of voting will determine which games go on to compete to win the HIGH SCORE or go GAME OVER. If you haven't voted for your favorite game, you still have time on the clock. The final four round closes at MIDNIGHT tonight. Call of Duty is facing Grand…
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