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Hrm, I had originally thought by this description that this was a blog where us members of the community could post stuff, but that doesn't seem like the case?

Posted yesterday! Thanks for the nice new logo's also.

The SIEM one is difficult for me. While I love and am a huge advocate for SIEM tools, I don't find that they are super great at detecting threats in advance. I personally find that they are much better for forensic analysis and detecting incidents after they have already occurred or are in the process of occurring. They…

With regard to the article "Data Is Not The New Oil, It's Nuclear Power", this makes me wonder if we are keeping too much data around for too long? I know over the years as information has transitioned from paper to an electronic format the requirements for how much data needs to be maintained has also increased, is this a…

mcam​ I think you need to have both. I agree with your point that we are all security personnel; however, it's the more dedicated security staff that can take point on leading the initiatives with the total picture in mind.

It seems to me like it would be a really exciting time to be a Storage Admin. Performance is still extremely important; however, now storage admins are getting some cool tools to put them on par with the tools that network and application folks have had for years like Storage Resource Monitor. With tools like this finally…

I think the firewalls are still necessary but they are certainly not enough and are definitely in need of an evolution. While I haven't used it I have always been intrigued by the solution offered by Illumio, it's a hardware agnostic micro-segmentation option.

Funny because I was wondering the same thing, is this more about collaboration or integration? I guess that collaboration can lead to better integration but ultimately tools can be designed with integration in mind. We have always been a company that uses best-in-breed which is to say we don't go all in with a single…

I can't say I have ever worked with somebody such as the "brogrammer" you have descried. I have worked with so called "programmers" that are constantly writing programs that never seem to say the light of day, primarily because the program only seems to work for them and always needs tweaking and ultimately doesn't really…

Our change approval form has a backup plan section and if it isn't filled out your request will automatically be declined.

ThwackCamp certainly has arrived. A co-worker that I was talking to recently was blown away by the fact that it was a free event and could be attended online as he had recently flown to a different event that he had to pay for which only lasted a few hours and he felt wasn't even very good. Keep up the good work and I look…

I just created a different feature request HERE for an overhaul of Message Center as it's very closely related to this and one won't be nearly as good without the other.

adatole​ I think this is a fantastic solution you have suggested here and I love the load balancer component. However, this is predicated on the idea that you know what you care about and which logs are important. As technology has advanced and environments have become increasingly complex with virtualization, hybrid,…

This is an abomination... and totally hilarious!

thwackerinva​ That information is documented HERE. I hope this helps!

With regard to the constantly learning new skills; I completely agree with the statement. With that said I am curious how many others out there feel that they are in a situation where they are so overwhelmed with their current workload that they don't have the time to learn the new skills necessary to advance themselves…

Hey , will there be any option other than email for the the saved searches? I really like the ability that the console reporting tool has with regard to saving them to a local directory, I just have had a lot of problems with that particular tool. If the same type of functionality could be replaced by something that is…

I was able to get this work and it's pretty awesome. We will definitely be using this in the future for automated deployments of Application Templates. I can't believe they managed to slip this kind of functionality into the product without me noticing. I have always loved the concept of the groups and have always felt…

I am curious, were the points already awarded for this?

kong.yang​ while I completely agree with what you have said, I really struggle with reporting. I am completely data driven and love analytics; however, I find that I lack the creative skills required to take that data and turn it into something pretty that will quickly tell the story. I would love to hear what pointers you…

Your mention of the Spy VS Spy comic in the Mad Magazine reminded me of the old Spy VS Spy games I had for my Commodore 64 with the same characters; I loved those games!

We use SecretServer by Thycotic also, it's awesome!

Thanks guys! ecklerwr1​ you are correct, I totally can and will use this; great for camping and camping season is coming up!

While I agree that Cloud Monitoring certainly shouldn't require a different discipline and shouldn't differ from traditional monitoring; it certainly represents unique challenges. With traditional monitoring you had access to the infrastructure level which is where you would typically do the monitoring. When you move to…

While nothing new here, I think this does a great job building a foundation to start with. As I just mentioned in another post, we need to build our networks with a great integrated toolset to provide us with the necessary visibility to manage and audit on a continuous basis. I think it's a good exercise to talk thought…

Awesome story adatole​ thanks for sharing it!

This is a great list, thanks adatole​! I am especially interested in "The Black Swan", sounds like a great read!

adatole​ you have the best job ever, traveling around and talking with people about something you are passionate about. It's because of this that I love reading these blogs you do about your different excursions and experiences talking to people and industries as it relates to monitoring. I also think this is a huge win…

I think at the end of the day the solution needs to involved all of the parties you discussed, the responsibility shouldn't reside on any one single group.

While we may both be wrong, I have a tendency to want to agree with you on this _stump​. At the very best I see it being narrow spectrum of organizations.