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What's not to like? The only thing missing is EVERYONE in IT having access to PerfStack--and understanding how to build useful views in it--and bypassing blaming the network in the first place.

My inner pessimist went straight to the autonomous drone being hacked or interfered with by some outside entity or person with less-than-honorable intent. It's bad enough when a mini-drone can interfere with your peace and quiet and privacy, or can cause disruptions at a major airport. It's quite another thing when you are…

We just need to close that exit from the freeway and we'll be good, right?

I think you're correct on all points. And yes, I have seen that same type of Capital-versus-Expense accounting going on. It's fluctuated wildly where I've worked in the past. At one time $2000 was the delineation, then later it dropped to $1000, and eventually down to $200. In following years it went up to $10,000. It…

I confess to having had the limits of my credulity stressed. Stretched. No--exceeded! Were there really 11 Million T-Shirts sent out? And 9 Billion buttons given out? I enjoy numbers and fun facts to share, but how could SW handle that much swag? I WANT to believe, but it seems unbelievable. Please say it's SO! But if it's…

We sure can get pretty far into tangents in this thread . . .

Yes, all these. And more!

A while back we were able to hire someone I'd argue is the best Network Architect out there; his skills are top-notch, and only through luck were we able to get him on staff. One of his many improvements to my world was a spreadsheet he built that we call "The Configurator". It's the be-all and end-all for Excel…

DNA storage sounds like the stuff of spy novels (and reality). "No, I have nothing to declare." "Very good. Please swap your cheek linings so we may confirm you're not smuggling data in your DNA."

If I had a small number of Network / I.T. wishes to be granted, one would be for DPA added to my environment to cover all our databases / instances / versions. Another would be to have my SysAdmins move from Free Nagios to NPM. And the last would be to have SAM deployed fully in my work environment. Even a reasonably sized…

If it's anything like GMO corn, the seeds from your apples won't germinate by design--it keeps you locked into buying from the designer forever. Which would be very disappointing to learn! In that case it might be possible to just join the club for a very small fee--maybe nothing. Alternately, you'll start hearing stories…

ecklerwr1​ Bill, you don't really mean you're required to keep the snapshot the snapshot of the VM for 5 years, right? You're only required to keep the data the users have created on the server, right? Not the VM snapshots of the VM? Here in the medical industry we have to keep some patient data until a child reaches…

Absolutely, NPM can provide that info.

I agree--password implementations that aren't consistent within an organization's infrastructure are frustrating, confusing, and potentially creating vulnerabilities. Tying everything into Active Directory and using RADIUS or TACACS is a nice solution, but when app & software manufacturers aren't checking character case,…

Been there, done HPOV. It had a sweet implementation back in the 1990's that was built for 100% 3Com networks. I bought and used used it in a school district with great success; it was, in its own '90's way, better than NPM. "Better" by being simpler, less expensive, more primitive, requiring less hardware & personal…

I see the many benefits of autonomous vehicles. I'm not sure Lyft or others have the right solutions in mind, and I suspect making the world safe for all when autonomous vehicles are in use will be many orders of magnitude more expensive than their advocates admit.

What you request has already been provided. I'm running Platform 2019.4 HF3 and have had the ability to set NCM's Daily Config Change Report to attach a copy of the report as a PDF for some years. Look for it as a check box in your Job that performs the work. It's in the third tab called "Enter Notification Details", on…

Better information sharing between all SW modules would REALLY bring my team some relief. For example, when we were already monitoring a Cisco ASA with NPM 12.0.1 and NCM 7.4, once we upgraded to NPM 12.2 and got all that cool new ASA Insight, we had to check a new box when adding or editing an ASA in NPM, and MANUALLY…

Just the basics, still appreciated. A concern based in budgets, training, and staff: Our Telecom group traditionally installed and ran the old $1M+ phone switches in our hospitals, but due to staffing limitations, they did not implement the vast majority of the features those big phone switches could provide users. As we…

Double points for hating the Facebook app on phones & tablets! That thing is too intrusive--it'll send your entire contacts list and photographs and files to strangers without your knowledge.

You COULD be socially distancing AND heading out on the Ultimate BACON CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP! https://bacontoday.com/2016/07/20/ultimate-cross-country-road-trip-bacon-loving-foodies/

Zero Day Exploits for Ancient Microsoft Products: Yes, those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it. Don't avoid learning from the mistakes of others. Would you trust Samsung's batteries now? Fool me once . . . But on the other hand, I'm no fan of Apples' practices, nor of other cell phone manufacturers'…

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My organization actively seeks kudos and success stories where someone helped you out, and these get published in the company news letter. Remembering to highlight someone, or some company, who does well for you, is one of the best parts of my day!

You've put your finger on the problem: Employers "need" to fill specific needs with specific skills, and "want" to hire people who can stay with the company for the long term due to having a wide variety of training and experience. Simultaneously, employers don't want to pay for training. They want to have their cake and…

Links to the Washington Post are no longer appreciated, since we block popups and don't subscribe to the post. I love their stories, hate their advertisements and subscription requirements. Now they've gone a step further and require unblocking ads, or subscribing, before the story can be read. I've no time for that kind…

I've certainly appreciated McAfee's Firewall Enterprise DPI, but it's not a panacea. Too many things aren't known/recognized, and are blocked by the firewall or incorrectly allowed by an admin overriding the "Application Defense." Similarly, Cisco's AVC (Application Visibility and Control) can block at a pretty coarse…

Less highway noise AND less air pollution AND less carbon emissions to slow the growth of global warming, while simultaneously increasing employment? I'm all for Win-Win-Win-Win scenarios!

I appreciate you taking potshots at your own predictions. It's common for others to trash talk or praise predictions and actions--there's no shortage of Monday-morning Quarterbacks. But you doing it to yourselves is appreciated, and gives your work a feel of honest introspection.

Manage all your network flow Just like a shark hunts down below Traffic must flow on and on All night long and into dawn NTA is your flow tool It sees it all and that's the rule You'll find the bandwidth hogs at last Your clients' throughput will be fast Watching flow with NTA Takes no effort any day Solarwinds has no…