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So the poorly-written APC management tool had ZERO part in the process, right?

CONGRATS, jeremymayfield​!

I like that second sign a lot...you don't see a lot of those!

That's the best practice right there...

Bumppenings from a long time ago.... Ye Olde BUMPE!

I'm one of the Geek Fuel winners.....can't believe it! Thank you!

Excellent thoughts as well! It's a real challenge when the commonalities upon which we used to depend (thanks, standards!) evaporate.

1. SQL and Oracle. 2. Monitoring all of those things is on our infrastructure duo. We leverage outside talent for DBA-level stuff and tuning. 3. NPM/SAM. 4. SQL - basic best practices when building our instances. Maintenance plans for weekly shrink/defrag/cleanup/etc. Oracle - these are more specialized and are carried out…

Awesome alliteration, adatole​! PS - good post, too.

Is there a way we can hear about other thing monitored that didn't make the 'mixed-company' list? I'm genuinely curious and would like to know more.

thwackees?...

The conversation that ultimately leads to an accurate and comprehensive logging situation is often elusive - namely, the dialogue between the business and the folks responsible for collecting said logs that accurately defines from a forensic and compliance standpoint what is truly necessary - for the business requirement.…

Now that you've italicized it, I agree.

Are these training offerings available to other members of my team? I think it would be valuable for some of my colleagues.

Good thoughts and good article. I think a more accurate title (or at least one that reflects MY feelings ) would have been 'My Animosity Toward Marketing around AI"!

I wonder how many names are in the hat for each day....why do I get the feeling it's more than five?

I've heard an interesting variation on that advice - "if you don't ask, the answer's ALWAYS no."

Also, mrs.alterego‌ - love that spinning globe GIF....I had a flashback to the old 'UNDER CONSTRUCTION' images of ye olde Webbe!

It's hard to screw anything up with xFlow.....it's just like picking a book off a shelf and reading it. The bookcase shouldn't fall down!

It will consist of one large green, yellow or red dot.

Thank you! Excellent stuff.

It's never going away.

Agreed - it's a vital component to a quality SandwichStack.

I guessed the final four! Sport Pack coming my way.....yes! Wearing a sweatband in the office should be a real conversation starter....

Man, wish I had made it....next year?

This is so good, adatole‌! If I had access to IOS images, I can assure you this would be bookmarked well into the future. It would make life much easier when we migrate from one provider to another. Well done.

Good question....and defining what 'so slow you are effectively down' means is a slippery one for lots of shops, I'd wager...after all, it depends who you ask!

Gordon Freeman all the way.....HL3 announcement pending

I agree with you, but how many shops can really accomplish this? I've yet to see the organization where these initiatives would be embraced from the top of the business side down. Granted, different verticals/industries are different, but just the training pieces require buy-in from high levels of an organization - both at…

Ah, yes....impostor syndrome. After 20+ years in the field, I start with 'I don't know' and go from there. Good points and a good read/reminder. Thank you!