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Thwacksters, it is important that you remember the journey to the cloud begins with one step. In this mission you will encounter spiritual cloud guides on your way to the snow-capped peaks where happy little clouds roam. These guides include: Librato, Papertrail, TraceView, and Pingdom. Use the wisdom and hints they give…
It all happened on a dark night—we’re talking really dark, like back-corner-of-the-server-room dark. It was on nights like these that we were confined to the IT department on the first floor. Just as I was packing up to finally go home for the night, the phone rang and stopped me dead in my tracks. The first ring a…
There is another dimension beyond that which is known to an IT pro. A dimension not only of alerts and metrics, but of time. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between networks and applications, between science and technology, and it lies between the pit of…
There are few certainties in this life: death, taxes, and security audits. There’s a good chance that at some point in your career, you’ll have to face the dreaded auditor. Our goal with this month’s mission is to quiz your compliance knowledge so you can ask yourself if you have the expertise to survive an audit. Each…
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