(This originally appeared on IT Briefcase.Net) Larry Wall, the creator of Perl™, once said the three attributes of a great programmer are laziness, impatience, and hubris. Automation allows you to indulge in…
ICYMI: Kiwi Syslog 9.6: No Longer Trapped
(this originally appeared on GeekSpeak) Want to know a secret? I’m going to start at the end. If your environment collects syslog and trap messages, no matter what vendor solution you are…
ICYMI: Monitoring Nirvana
(this originally appeared on Data Center Journal) Recently, I had the privilege of giving a talk at the ByNet Expo in Tel Aviv. There, in a room of about 200 local IT…
ICYMI: Monitoring and automation: it’s easier than you think
(this originally appeared in the print version of Network Security Newsletter. I’ve reprinted it below) IT professionals take a certain pride in their own IT infrastructure, believing that their environment is somehow unique and special compared…
ICYMI: Tech Primer: The Stages Of Systems Automation
The thought of a time when bean-counting executives look for ways to remove sentient human beings (i.e., experienced staff) from the control panel in the data center may be the stuff of…
ICYMI: The Cost of Monitoring… With the Wrong Tool
or “It’s not just the cost of buying the puppy, it’s the cost of feeding the puppy that adds up” NOTE: This is a continuation of my Cost of Monitoring series. The first installment…
ICYMI: Learning from History, 2017 Data Center Edition
In my previous post, I began to explore the what and why of data center monitoring automation: What: Device discovery, connectivity, application discovery, monitoring assignments, automated actions triggered by alerts and more. Why: Because we’re lazy. In my next…
ICYMI: Trite Business Lies
When someone brings up the topic of lies at work, most of the time people think of the big stuff, like embezzlement, falsifying data, or fudging fantasy football stats. But there’s a…
ICYMI: The Critical Difference
(this originally appeared on my Blogspot site.) Between going through the motions, and actually wanting to succeed. http://thisisindexed.com/2011/02/denial-vs-progress/
ICYMI: Everyone Knows
(This originally appeared on my Blogspot site.) I will freely admit up-front that I know little, if anything about businesses, startups or even management – except for the kinds of work environments…