On the Foglight for Databases main dashboard, you can create groupings of instances. These can be used to filter the dashboard, enable easier user-level access, and even allow fine tuning of alarms. These database groups can also be used in custom d…

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Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus….no…not that THAT kind of CLOUDY. The increasing number of cloud options can be confusing. With that in mind, I thought I’d ‘clear the air’ and review some of the more popular implementations....

Many of our Foglight customers have begun innovating newer applications that require storage of massive amounts of data but remain flexible in terms of its data structure.  Cassandra is a NoSQL database platform that offers ...

Postgres version 12 is here. Did you miss its introduction like me? My excuse is the year-end holidays (what's yours?).  Well, version 13 isn't planned for release until the fall, so there's plenty of time to brush up on v.12 To give...

When dealing with large number of connections, the power and advantage of PowerShell API can be leveraged to manage, automate, and administer Spotlight configuration. The efficiency gains obtained through command line access to automate configuration…

Most of my blog topics come from customer questions and use cases. This is one I lost sleep over. The use case was to limit a disk usage rule from firing on a specific host. It got bigger when we dug in a bit, as the rule should be limited to only vi…

( * This blog has been updated from last year's.... )   We have all done it. We think we know the lyrics to a song. We sing them passionately….and incorrectly. Here are a few classics. “Excuse me while I kiss this guy”. C...

A few years ago, I wrote this blog detailing how to get host services created on the Hosts dashboard to show up in the Service Operations Console. Creating a service via the Hosts dashboard is quick and easy.. but the service definition is simply the…

All is well. Megan is having a good day. She’s a SQLServer DBA and her environment is humming along. Then…. someone drops a critical table bringing efficient data retrieval to a screeching halt. Now what? It’s a weekday mornin...

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Controlling your Group Policy objects (GPOs) is the second step and critical best practice for managing the insider threat. Let's explore.