Hey, SysAdmins. Just a quick shout out to say thanks for all you do. We couldn't work (or Facebook) without you!

Have a nice day. :)

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

I was raised fifteen miles west of Concord, Massachusetts. More specifically, I was raised 14.9 miles west of Walden Pond and the…

Stat has been running smoothly for many months, and then suddenly Katie’s e-mail approvals do not appear to be moving the workflow along as it should.

Katie receives e-mails from Stat asking for approval, and she responds by approving them.

She…

You don’t have to be faster than a speeding bullet or more powerful than a locomotive to become a data protection hero. You simply need to address the when, where, why and how of protecting your organization’s applications and data against various threats…

I am a Mom to a 15 month old daughter and expecting my second child in early January. I am a marketing professional and work from home 4 days a week, travelling to the office one day a week to make sure they don’t forget me. From my view point…

One of the pitfalls of creating custom rules for Foglight is failure to take into account assumptions being made when crafting a custom rule.  As a result this can cause unexpected results when different assumptions are made, for example when the individual…

 

Throughout my professional career in the IT industry, I’ve always been closely linked to channel. From day one it made sense to me – channel partners are an extension arm of a company, representing us and our products to a wider audience…

    

Eloise, James and I are working in different roles in the Bracknell, UK HQ and we would like to share some wise words to all graduates planning to start their career in the IT sector. All of our new graduates are fresh from University this year, so they…

Over the past four months, nearly every customer conversation I’ve had begins and ends with the cloud. Migrations are picking up speed as cloud platforms reach primetime readiness. And, the amount of data being generated by people—and machines—is reaching…

Let’s face it: We can’t all be the kind of hero who saves the world. But as a database administrator, if you could simplify database migrations and upgrades in your company, wouldn’t that make you a hero with your users and co-workers?…

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Benjamin Franklin

We receive many requests for school students to visit the Bracknell, UK site for work experience every year. We take 2 groups of around 10 each year – they visit…

Systems administrators get one day of recognition a year for all the hard work they do for their organization. They ensure our network and systems are secure and working so employees are able to get their own work done. Sysadmins are the unsung hero…