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I see your view point. Perhaps you're looking too far into the issue? Saying one of the hosts "might go off soon and get a performance issue" is not yet a performance issue. I was able to find a way, using the web page's provided tools, to only show the correct answer, and it didn't list potential / future issues, only…

It may be as easy to define "What NOT to monitor". Many folks are of the opinion that "the more information we have, the better our decisions can be." Have you ever monitored a Cisco ASA firewall or Wireless Controller using debug mode? Trust me, you might not ALWAYS want ALL the information a device can share with you.…

Dropping cash in favor of online / electronic solutions of payment, merely for convenience of purchases, or for artificial things like valuation of metal versus currency? That's a slippery slope to lost funds and lost identity. Too bad we already were exposed to that lesson and forgot to learn from it.

The Favorite Sayings are filled with many truths. I like the Coherent Systems, personally. I worry about our Solarwinds Environment becoming a group of "coherent systems." On the other hand, managing multiple diverse systems isn't efficient.

Meraki continues to make significant inroads within my organization. It solves so many complex issues that we not only provide their hardware solutions for remote / home users, but we're also seeing use cases that justify installing it INSIDE our organization. It's conveniences so far have outweighed its limitations, which…

Oh, you're the one who redefined "fishing" to be "catching." Nicely done, RF! I occasionally go catching, but virtually never on Lake Superior. That's where I'm only fishing.

It seems only reasonable to want to save money--if the Cloud can do that for you. It's also reasonable for Cloud vendors to not advertise their vulnerabilities. If you can't get at your data for X hours (or days--or more!), or if someone else compromises your data--that ends up in a huge expense to your business. Wow much…

I just LOVE The Actuator! When I don't have time to catch what's the world-wide-buzz, I get a great dose of it right here. Keep up the great work!

Virtually everyone on Thwack is a stranger to me in that I've not met any of them in person. And yet, a good number of people I feel so familiar toward that I could probably count them as friends. They're people who've corresponded with me multiple times. Folks appearing on Thwack videos. People who regularly post…

Until this is offered by Solarwinds, are you using TACACS for AAA work with Active Directory rights? If so, AD and TACACS can limit what Solarwinds cannot. Create a user in AD, or assign these "limited-rights" techs to a group, and only allow them the rights you define in AD. If they log into NPM to do something with their…

I'll also add "It's about the people skills, AND it's about the budget." Layers 8, 9, and 10 have to be accounted for, and good people skills can make good changes happen smoothly and efficiently. I really like the idea of an IT Director or CIO or CISO becoming the right hand of the CFO, such that any purchase that relies…

I've been running the latest upgrade for several weeks and have opened no new support cases, things seem to be running fine so far. I went the RC1 > RC2 route and had some minor glitches, but they're gone now. Between moving everything to 2016 (VM's and SQL) and the new upgrades to the SolarWinds platform and modules, I'm…

I hope everyone requires a proper ASP / Cloud provider to include a robust and resilient method for you to monitor and manage all aspects of their services and hardware, as well as all experiences of your users and support staff. At a minimum the ASP should already have the entire SW Orion suite operating and monitoring…

I'd like to think U.S. cities and states can learn from other countries' experiences. But given past experience, I'm skeptical. We in the U.S. are so tied into automobiles for entertainment, so dependent on transportation enabling us to live far from city centers for privacy and quality of life concerns, and too often…

I still run into people, young and old, who believe car batteries should never be stored on concrete floors. That was the case back in the 1930's, but not today. OK, if you've overcharged a battery and acid has expanded outside it and run down the sides of the battery's outer walls, then storing the battery on concrete…

In interviews and in real life, effective communication makes a difference. When we interview potential new hires, there are several parts ot the interview. All of them revolve around how well a person communicates. Some of that communication is a test, but it's NOT a test about "how would you design a resilient…

I'm just so happy to see these kinds of topics regularly visited! Please continue this trend!

Phishing Nuclear Facilities: They're obvious targets. But accepting the statement that " . . . there is no indication that the hackers gained access to those control systems . . ." is taking far too much on faith. Prove it. This opening statement should catch the attention of everyone: "40% of cyber-defenders are working…

If you think the question is "who created such a list, and why", surely the answer is "It doesn't matter who created it unless you can catch and punish them--IF they broke a law. They did it for money and/or power, provided by those who leverage that information for illegal purposes."

Agreed. I'm still working to show that IT is a department that brings income in, instead of being treated as a liability or necessary evil.

I was able to access the survey images from home, but not from work. Once I captioned them all, there was no place to enter my Thwack user name to receive points/credit.

4-Shopping-Days-Until-Christmas Bump for a great idea!

Happiness. Thank you.

My takes on this week's thought-provoking Actuator links: Oracle's Cloud Future: I agree--I suspect you're right and Larry's not. Although if someone called me "the new IBM", I might not necessarily take it as a disparaging remark. I could always liquidate my assets & travel in sunny climates, maybe buy a few islands (or…

I think it's an intelligence test. You may have seen my concerns above, and the follow-up answer that this is an optional exercise--no one is required to participate. Unless you're a point-hawg, in which case you might have just signed up and done the deed and gotten the points and discovered new unwanted spam in your…

Don't let the inertial dampeners fail by not getting your opinions about them letting modules share information between each other to Solarwinds!

You'd seriously need a TARDIS, and last I saw on YouTube, it's like Bob Dylan's song: Blowin' In The Wind . . . Porta Potti Tardis has trouble taking off! - YouTube

I like the thoughts here, and will inject one of my own, which others find trite: Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Putting our trust in WAN providers, ISP's, and especially in ASP's referred to as "the cloud" is an extremely risky proposition, given how vulnerable those services are to things completely…

It's part of the SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset. Check out my answer to the question "Why to use Engineer's Toolset" via the link below. I think you'll find many parts of the Toolset can serve you well. Re: why to use Engineer's Toolset ?! You can download a free 30-day Trial here: Network Engineer Software Tools |…

Leon, your putting these words out to the team ahead of time, and getting their input, making everyone responsible for a specific day's word--is simply brilliant! I'm always impressed at your insight and comments, but sharing the load and letting the light shine on the thought patterns of others was a great idea. Thank you…