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…
Let’s begin at the beginning, what is a knowledge base? As used for customer support it is a collection of resources meant to alleviate or reduce the workload of support technicians. It does this by allowing users to self-service instead of engaging others…
A few weeks ago, my colleague John O’Boyle posted that there is no end to endpoint management. That’s no secret to system administrators who spend most of their time thinking about mobile device management, endpoint security, security patches…
Managing production application databases has become more demanding than ever before not only due to the complexity of the applications they support, but also the very small margins for performance slowdowns or outages. Being proactive and resolving…
The backend repository for the Foglight Performance Investigator is based on Infobright, an analytics engine for machine generated data. However, you can connect natively via anything that can connect to PostgreSQL.
The schema reference for Performance…
Imagine it's your first day at a new company. Whether it's your first job out of college or a new company to show off your talent, there are certain expectations you have. You'll likely spend the first couple of days getting to know your new boss, spending…
Can Foglight run on a Raspberry Pi running Linux? This blog answers the question.
Interestingly, I've been asked more than once recently if the Foglight Agent Manager can be installed on a Raspberry Pi (version 3) running Raspbian. One of the main use…
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…
Office 365 has three types of identity models for sign-in: cloud, synchronized, and federated. Cloud is the simplest, where users sign on directly. With synchronized sign-in, users are passed through a directory syncing tool and validated. Active Directory…
This second blog in a series on the impact of GDPR on IT operations examines the IT requirements specified in or implied by the new regulation.
There are three main areas that IT operations must focus on in order to facilitate an organisation's compliance…
In this blog series, I’ll cover why monitoring the Internet of Things (IoT) is important, along with how to go about doing it in a practical manner.
The IoT is an ecosystem where sensors, devices and equipment are…
Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise’s console does a wonderful job of providing insights into problems occurring in your environment. What I find interesting is that many users of this solution do not know that you have the ability to add automation. Automation…
Malware — malicious software designed to disrupt computer operations, gather sensitive information, or gain access to private computer systems — is a serious and increasing security concern. Organizations and individuals alike must battle…
It’s no secret that cyberattacks are on the rise, putting enterprises of all sizes at risk. Organizations are working hard to defend themselves; according to Gartner, Inc., worldwide spending on information security will reach $75 billion for 2015…
Naturally, it's VERY important to know when things are going wrong with our monitored instances. What's not helpful is the dreaded "False Positive." You know the scenario I'm about to describe. It's 03:00 and you're sleeping soundly and dreaming of the…
It is a foregone conclusion that performance monitoring is part and parcel of managing a database instance once it is in production. But what about pre-production? Especially when the instance itself is reaching critical phases of testing and quality…
Let me be very clear when I say that I do not advertise Foglight for Databases as a security auditing or intrusion detection solution. What is interesting to me is a scenario described by a customer working with Foglight to monitor his SQL Server databases…
Java Workload Characterization – Part 2. My 3, 5, 7, 10 Rule
I hope you had a chance to look at do you know where your java transactions are, my Java Workload Characterization – Part 1 blog. And I love to hear what else you can add or suggest to…
Over the years, I have met, worked and learned from a number of experts in Performance Management field. These are professionals that are dedicating most or all of their times supporting…
Best part of my job over the last 20+ years is working with more than 200 companies and working very closely with a few dozens. The variety that I have been exposed to has…
It’s been amazing how much creativity and innovation is out there. Customers have been teaching me a lot over the last 20 plus years. Two identical applications behave differently for two different clients and their different customers and in their different…
Quase metade das invasões residenciais ocorrem sem o uso da força, de acordo com artigo publicado em Protected Home (em inglês). Isto é: alguém deixou uma porta ou uma janela destravada. Ladrões gostam de coisas fáceis e se gostassem de…
I normally write about specific aspects of the solutions that I support, but I thought I'd try something a little different today. For those of you that don't know, I'm a sales engineer supporting Quest's Database Performance Monitorin…
