Hyperconverged Infrastructure—Summary
09/27/19 Here’s the fifth part of the series I’ve been writing regarding HCI. Again, I don’t want to sway my audience from one platform to another. Rather, I want them to follow th…
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The vCommunity
09/23/19 We all want to be part of something special and have a common bond. It includes doing what’s best for you but also keeping others in mind to provide them the support they …
Virtualization – How We Got Here and Does It Have a Future?
08/14/19 In over 20 years I’ve spent in the IT industry, I’ve seen many changes, but nothing has had a bigger impact as virtualization. I remember sitting in a classroom back in th…
IT Pros: How to Know When You’ve Jumped on the Hype Train
07/12/19 All aboard the hype train—departing soon! I think most people love to have the latest and greatest thing. Lines outside of Apple stores waiting for each new product is pro…
Having and Testing Backups is Key to Running Systems
06/28/19 The title of this post says it all. In IT, we’ve said for years you need to take and test backups regularly to ensure your systems are being backed up correctly. There’s a…
Are ETL Processes Still Relevant for Today’s IT Automations
04/11/19 Relatable chatbots are the present and future of ITSM, so learn more about why it’s important to develop their backstories. The post Are ETL Processes Still Relevant for T…
Must-Have Tools for the Enterprise Data Center
04/08/19 When VM performance isn’t monitored, you can miss a CPU overload or max out memory. When the right enterprise monitoring tools are in place, it’s easier to manage the work…
Facebook Outage 2019: SysAdmins, Hug Your Servers and Tell Them You Love Them
03/15/19 This week’s Facebook outage is in the news right now, and it’s inevitable that some people are going to rush to post their hot-as-the-surface-of-the-sun takes. Thankfully,…
The Pros and Cons of Open-source Tools
02/15/19 Cost plays a factor in most IT decisions. Whether the costs are hardware- or software-related, understanding how the tool’s cost will affect the bottom line is important. …
To Infinity and Beyond!
12/06/18 I’ve covered a lot in this series of posts around artificial intelligence (machine learning); from the beginning (Not Another AI Post…) to why I love it (My Affection for …
Implementing a Systems Monitoring Tool: What’s in it for You?
09/26/18 I don’t think there’s anyone out there that truly loves systems monitoring. I may be wrong, but traditionally, it’s not the most awesome tool to play with. When you think …
How to Use Monitoring Tools to Sniff Out the Root Cause
09/12/18 When it comes to IT, things go wrong from time to time. Servers crash, memory goes bad, power supplies die, files get corrupted, backups get corrupted…there are so many th…