Every day we see technologies evolve and we are requiring to handle more data and tasks, this applies to multiple services and data pipelines that maintain them. Whilst we adapt to fast changing environments, it's important to monitor them and setup…

As the old saying goes, “the one constant in life is change”, and this is especially true in database environments.  There are many reasons why database environments experience change whether it be through typical maintenance efforts such…

In my last post, I covered the four stages of capacity management, and talked about some of the reasons why managing your virtual capacity is equally as important as physical capacity management.  Now it’s time to talk specifically about how we can help…

The need for virtual capacity management is on the rise.  In Gartner’s ‘Market Guide for Capacity Management Tools’ report, published on January 30, 2015, it states “Through 2018, more than 30 percent of enterprises will use IT infrastructure capacity…

Storage Groups: Your Next Data Protection Bullet

OK – so you may now have an awesome data deduplication appliance in your environment.  Using it gives you the peace of mind that data can be quickly backed up and recovered.  But what about going further…

The requirements for data protection continue to evolve with the changing IT environment as well as the need to protect an increasing amount of data. 

My experience in the area of data protection began in the late 1980’s when the only option for data…

DevOps has been pervasive within Application Development for several years, but the database environment is so different and sensitive in nature, making database development a barrier to an end-to-end DevOps strategy.

The most important element of DevOps…

Are you ready to learn?! Sir, YES SIR!

Howdy, y’all! Ron Colson here from the KACE training team.

I’ve been running the KACE Backyard Boot Kamps (also known as BBK) for a few years now with my awesome colleague Andrew Lubchansky and let…

So long, sneaker net!

As our marketing team gathered to talk about a “Throwback Thursday” post to our Endpoint Systems Management community (we all love those entries, don’t we?), it sparked a couple of immediate thoughts in my brain. They were around…

Introduction:

Why do we think they’re more important than ever?  Good question and the answer to that question will depend on the team members asking it:

• The DBA Team: They are not interrupted multiple times a day to restore x-amount of configuration…

The MOD Squad Column: It’s Groovy Man.

“If you meet these kids in an alley some night, don't fight ’em. They’re cops.”  

They’re “The MOD Squad…”

There’s Linc, Julie and Pete:

The Mod Squad…

Co-Authored by Matt Nelson

Image Credit: Trev Grant | CC 2.0

YES! It’s October, and while most of you are using your in-laws’ wardrobe to decorate the front yard for Halloween and scare off (youth) intruders, we thought we’d let you know it is also National…

System Monitoring is the function of notifying and informing application stake-holders about the effectiveness of a company’s IT investment.  The stake-holders range from business people that own or depend on Software applications, to the administrators…

2016 has certainly been a year of innovation and growth for Microsoft. SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint 2016 are out, and now we’re expecting the formal reveal of Windows Server 2016 at the Microsoft Ignite conference September 26-30 in Atlanta, GA…

As with any piece of commercial software, consumers at some point ask the question, what value-add does this product bring to the table and, will the juice be worth the squeeze? Because if time is money, then I can only assume that money is also money…

It’s truly been a season of launch for Microsoft over the past 12 months. First, Microsoft unveiled Exchange 2016 last October. New SharePoint 2016 features followed in May.

What’s Next?

Unless you’ve been playing a game of hide and seek…

Database developers: Does it feel as though everyone else gets the productivity benefits and fun from agile development, but not you?

In most organizations, agile is taking hold in application development, operations and even marketing. Meanwhile, database…

The other day I finally made the decision to buy a new pair of running/workout shoes.  I had been debating for a while. But then recently, thanks to Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ feature, I was reminded that my shoes were over 3 years old.…

I remember as a young lad of 12 years of age writing letters to friends and family that I had grown up with. As I would finish the letter, I would jump on my bike and run to the local post office to purchase a stamp for the letter. I’m not going…

Dollar Shave Club’s founder Michael Dubin said something like that in his first viral video about his company, and it completely changed the razor market. For a few bucks a month, his company would ship razors and blades directly to your home once a…

We have all read the headlines: Earlier this month, Delta Air Lines experienced a massive power outage that led to the cancellation of thousands of foreign and domestic flights. This seismic event took place at the height of the summer travel season…

Third-party validation. No, its purpose isn’t just to stroke our egos in admiration. Nor is it a meaningless attaboy. (“Way to go, little Timmy! You did good today, kiddo.”)

No, third-party validation acts as affirmation — a gut check…

As the 50^th anniversary of the Star Trek TV series looms, it’s interesting to think of the wisdom that can be shared from the many voyages of starship Enterprise as it went “where no man has gone before.” Remember “The Trouble with Tribbles” episode…

Let me start with this – I am not “piling on.” This kind of outage could happen to anyone. I remember when I first heard that Delta had to cancel many flights over the last few days, I assumed that their systems had been hacked. I guess I’m relieved…

My grandmother was the greatest. She was the iconic example of old world class and style… I never knew she was also a prophet.

As I was growing up, she would always take me aside and raising a finger crooked from age, she would point to me and…