ecklerwr1 · Sr. Network / Systems Architect · ✭✭✭✭✭

Also switching everything over RMF aka Risk Management Framework and starting STIG all DoD Information Systems. RMF is going to make all of our jobs more complicated and for a while hectic!

Also you don't have to be on latest version to get to Deployment health... the last couple versions has had it.

On an interesting note... our friends in Austin can now get two hour delivery from whole foods thanks to Amazon Prime: Amazon to deliver Whole Foods groceries via Prime Now

Nuclear energy is good energy. I would think that a modern day plant would be many times more efficient and safe hopefully. As far as data goes I think often overlooked is that sometimes it's in our best interest to actually get rid of it.

How about some tuning tips for vcloud SQLServer vm's? Lately as I've gotten more elements on some pollers the SQL server is becoming a weaker link... I'll start getting messages like: Service was unable to open new database connection when requested. SqlException: A connection was successfully established with the server,…

Yeah that was kinda a trick I almost fell for it. You got the right idea the key was the NOT. I can't believe I've been a mission master before... I've blown a few this year for sure!

Managing all the traffic on the network going to amazon, bestbuy, and Target today will be a challenge. Using netflow and QOS has helped some!

I agree... my problem with some of the open source solutions and openstack is when you are running your most important apps on them... what do you do when something doesn't work or a patch breaks everything... post in a newgroup or dig through wiki's or worse the source on git looking for commit comments?

I agree about the how badly the intrusion might be... One big change we made is we no longer have shared local admin accounts on every machine any longer. Each machine has it's own unique ladmin. There are free tools from MS that make this much easier.

Lol yeah 50% off at Walgreens lololol!

At least it did restore o.O!

I found out some of our SQL Server VM's were totally configured wrong! The worst part about it is it's one of our Orion Server SQL Server VM's!!! vNUMA wasn't functioning at all. Also hats off Thomas this is a GREAT article and you added some really really good links in here!

The DISA STIG's are actually tighter than CIS benchmarks are and similar FWIW. I am also a member of CIS and have contributed to the linux benchmarks so I understand your interest.

I think SolarWinds has somewhat recently began hosting their own videos from a content distribution network they have been starting to work with. It appears trying to mirror YouTube functionality is harder than many think. I suspect with some additional tuning and configuration that it will get better and better over time.…

The flying around thing is fun for the first few years...

Multi-factor is all the rage since 800-171 and CMMC is in the air!

I find that carrying Tagamet and ImmodiumAD both is a good idea just in case. You just never know what the food and/or water might do! Nothing is worse than having things like this go wrong. And Leon don't tell me you didn't take your Thwackpack??? You're supposed to represent!

Something different for a change is always good.

I think a good percentage of this is hype and marketing not really well trained neural nets that do quality pattern matching but I do think with more tools things are getting better.

Yeah it really sounds like it's getting out of control and is worse every year. There’s a saying common to hunters and academics, landowners and government officials—just about anyone in the Southwest: “There’s two kinds of people: those that have wild pigs and those that will have wild pigs.”

I can't agree more! The Jiminy Cricket loss was heartbreaking.

Things are getting better but getting the full view of the entire application stack can sometimes still be a somewhat manual process. Orion has helped a bunch but it's not perfect.

Looks like since being acquired SW has put marketing into high gear!

The burnout thing is pretty long... you weren't kidding.

Some of the password complexity requirements are getting almost out of hand... at some point you're just asking people to write them down o.O! Audit to me means DSS and CCRI. Also this RMF thing that's coming down I don't think anyone is really sure yet what it's going to mean??? My guess is it's not going to be fun.

A few of us have being trying but maybe there's too few of us in Phoenix AZ. I'm actually in Scottsdale but might as well call Phoenix desert. We're going to get CourtesyIT​ at thwackcamp this year though!

Apparently another one is going to be in Bogata Columbia o.O! www.solarwindsevents.com/.../solarwinds-world-tour-colombia

Hehe these days if you want some great craft beers look no further than most of the states in the USA!

You have to select the BEST answer... just think it through a little.

Lololol Old Dave lol!