ICYMI: Cloud-Proofing Your Job
(This originally appeared on Cloud Computing Sys-Con.com) In the cloud era, you as an IT professional are being forced to
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ICYMI: Stages of Network Monitoring
(This originally appeared on IT Briefcase.Net) Larry Wall, the creator of Perl™, once said the three attributes of a great
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ICYMI: Monitoring Nirvana
(this originally appeared on Data Center Journal) Recently, I had the privilege of giving a talk at the ByNet Expo
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ICYMI: If I Was a Grownup, This is the Essay I’d Write
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com) Recently, my friend Phoummala Schmitt, aka “ExchangeGoddess” and Microsoft Cloud Operations Advocate, wrote about her struggles with imposter
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Blueprint: The Evolution of the Network, Part 2
NOTE: This article originally appeared here. If you’re not prepared for the future of networking, you’re already behind. That may
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Blueprint: The Evolution of the Network, Part 1
NOTE: This article originally appeared here. Learn from the past, live in the present and prepare for the future. While
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When It Comes to System Outages, Don’t Prepare For the Worst
NOTE: This article originally appeared here. During the 2015 World Cup soccer competition, Nate Silver and the psychic witches he
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Respect Your Elders
NOTE: This article originally appeared here. “Oh Geez,” exclaimed the guy who sits 2 desks from me, “that thing is
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When, Not What, Defines Today’s Networking Career
Back in December, Cisco filed a lawsuit against Arista Networks because Arista’s network device operating system, EOS, was too similar
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“Logfile Monitoring” – I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
This is a conversation I have A LOT with clients. They say we want “logfile monitoring” and I am not
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