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Just been setting this up and didn't see anyone else mention it in a quick search. Though someone else might find it useful Twitter will setup embeddable widgets for you. Go to Twitter Publish Put in your feed, Pick Embedded Timeline. It'll give you a HTML code snippet (here's one for Twitter Support <a…
I recently got involved with a little DevOps integration project, using SolarWinds NPM and Plexxi Control's Data Service Engine. The goal was to turn SolarWinds monitoring data into something Plexxi Control can use to modify a Plexxi network in true SDN fashion. This integration took on a life of its own and evolved…
I am back in Orlando this week for Live 360, where I get to meet up with 1,100 of my close personal data friends. If you're attending this event, please find me--I'm the tall guy who smells like bacon. As always, here are some links I hope you find interesting. Enjoy! Google will offer checking accounts, says it won’t sell…
Had a great time at VMworld last week. I enjoyed speaking with everyone who stopped by the booth. My next event is THWACKcamp ! I've got a few more segments to film and then the show can begin. I hope to "see" all of you there in October. As always, here are some links I hope you find interesting. Enjoy! VMware Embarks on…
May has arrived and so has some warmer weather. It feels good to be able to sit outside. I'm enjoying it while I can; we have only a few weeks of warm weather before the mosquitos arrive. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Twitter urges all users to change…
The July Monthly Mission is now open! There will be no June mission, she said... No mission points or prizes, they said... Well, folks here I am correcting my statement with a "mini" monthly mission! We're gearing up for the return of the thwack Monthly Mission next month and there are a few things you'll need to complete…
There was a time when the need for monitoring applications was really limited to the system administrators and application owners. Makes since when you think about it - they're the ones that caught all the heat when the applications went down so they had a vested interest in knowing their status. Application monitoring was…
It struck me this morning that one of the few constants in life is the importance of fundamentals. I can well remember my junior high and high school basketball coach drilling the importance of fundamental basketball into our young heads - dribbling, proper shooting technique, passing - he was all about mastering the…
I’ve had a few members ask about my silly Pi Day TwitterBot hack, and why someone would even want to do such a thing. The real answer is a geek compulsion, but the thinking went something like this: Pi Day 2015 was going to give us Pi via the date to 10 digits, but if you included the milliseconds you could go to 13…
As you've no doubt heard by now, Twitter went public last week.#Twitter #IPO In honor of the occasion, I want to show you how you too can get in on all the laconic fun by configuring your SolarWinds Orion installation (NPM or SAM) to use Twitter for posting alert notifications. It's a straightforward process, as detailed…
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