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A private cloud, or just blowing smoke?
What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet - JulietWhat's in a name? If we call it a private cloudOr a virtualized environment, it's still pretty sweet! -...
View ArticleDesperately Seeking IT Security Experts
In case you missed it last week, Evernote, the online note-taking app, was hacked, and, If you're an Evernote user, you've probably already changed your password. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting...
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March Madness: Major Headache or Minor Malady?
So, did you get your bracket done this year? Yeah, I have to admit, I was surprised Wintermute lost to HAL in the first round, too. Oh, right, you didn't think I was talking about the SolarWinds Sci-Fi...
View ArticleThe Gigabits are Coming! The Gigabits are Coming!
...to Austin, anyway, in 2014... So, Google disagrees somewhat with this guy:[Austin’s] a mecca for creativity and entrepreneurialism, with thriving artistic and tech communities, as well as the...
View ArticleTo upgrade or not to upgrade...that is the question.
"To upgrade, or not to upgrade, that is the question:Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to sufferThe Slings and Arrows of outrageous license upgrade fees,Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles (i.e....
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Net Admin Likes Candlelight Dinners, Good Conversation, and Long (SNMP) Walks
OK, no, not really. No, we haven't changed the format here on thwack: though you can get some good conversation in our forums, no one is going to suggest the use of candles in your network closet. And...
View ArticleNot-So-Stupid Poller Tricks
If, for any significant length of time, you have been using SolarWinds NPM for network management or SolarWinds SAM for application and server management, you have probably heard of an additional...
View ArticleReporting Like You've Always Known It...And a Whole Lot More
By now, you are no doubt aware that SAM 6.0 and NPM 10.6 are both out. Yes, we're pretty excited about it around here, and I want to highlight one particular feature you may have missed: web-based...
View ArticleUsing Scalability Engines - An Update to Not-So-Stupid Poller Tricks
In a previous post, I provided our Scalability Engine Guidelines technical reference as an attachment. It has since been updated and published to the Network Performance Monitor (NPM) Documentation...
View ArticleNew NPM Documentation Now Available; Seeking Suggestions for More
If you been using SolarWinds products for any length of time, you're no doubt familiar with Network Performance Monitor. Hopefully, you're running it right now. If not, go demo it now. Yeah, that's...
View ArticleUsing Twitter with SolarWinds Orion Products
As you've no doubt heard by now, Twitter went public last week.#Twitter #IPO In honor of the occasion, I want to show you how you too can get in on all the laconic fun by configuring your SolarWinds...
View ArticleDon't Get Fired - Pro Tips for Keeping Your IT Job
If you're already a SolarWinds user, you're pretty well aware that we at SolarWinds are keenly interested in making your IT job easier. If you're not currently a SolarWinds user, well, what are you...
View ArticleCool Stuff (I Didn't See) at CES 2014
Today is the last day of that annual ritual celebration of all things technological we know simply as CES. Thanks to CES, we can all be supremely disappointed in the otherwise simply amazing...
View ArticleNot All Internet Traffic Is Equal
Last week, the Washington DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (pdf) that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) no longer has the authority to require that cable and internet service providers (ISP)...
View ArticleLoving Bundles of IT Goodness from SolarWinds on Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's Day! Your excitement is palpable. How about something you can really get excited about: lovable bundles of network management joy from your totally friend-zone pals at SolarWinds?...
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