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Good point! Those things scare me.......

Helpful instructions. Thanks!

Good information. Thanks for posting.

Funny how after looking back over the years, it still amazes me that customer/user memory is only as good as the last IT failure. No matter how many good projects are properly implemented, problems solved above expectation, that one failure stands out. 

Thanks for the posting. We are always in a rush, rush, rush mode. We forget the benefits of baselining whether it is for databases or even just network. It in itself is an art form. I remember from my work with Industrial Engineers that they never changed or modified workflows without first obtaining a baseline so it just…

I will have to check out the listing items you provided. Thanks!

An interesting concept. Taking store and forward switching to the extreme level. Figuring out the details of best route and monitoring information could prove interesting. Need to think more on the subject.

I used to work in a SOX regulated environment. When the auditors would visit, they were always looking for the low hanging fruit. We ended almost getting fined due to users putting username and passwords on tape on monitors, under keyboards, in the unlocked pencil tray, etc. It took some enormous efforts to get people to…

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I enjoyed the article. Good information.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the post!

Bookmarking this series. Might need to actually spin up a VM and experiment.

After 33 years in IT, I appreciate the quote and may use it in the future!

Thanks for sharing.

I appreciate the efforts to break this down. I hear from so-called security gurus about the needs of logfile monitoring but they do not seem to be able to definitively define for the situation. Also, I do find myself having to go through a similar breakdown with new juniors to get them out the correct page. I plan to…

Yes thanks to TiffanyNels This was fun diversion.

Interesting article. Thanks!

Interesting discussion and good article.

Bookmarking this one for later review.

What has changed in the time from the time this post was made until now? Acceleration of technology. 

Educational and informative.

Useful information.

Educational and informative. Thanks for the posting.

Too funny. I dang near fell out of my chair. I actually recall seeing that commercial back in the day. Reminded me of the Cat Herder!

Good article.

Thanks for sharing.

Since Solarwinds should help you be proactive. Then that slogan brings it to the foreground. I say go with it!!!!!

Interesting.

Good information!