Many of us don’t like to ask for directions….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqVzRD_nWLQ&t=16s
That said, getting advice, directions, help, or suggestions will provide a faster path to success. My Dad always said, “When in doubt, read…
Many of us don’t like to ask for directions….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqVzRD_nWLQ&t=16s
That said, getting advice, directions, help, or suggestions will provide a faster path to success. My Dad always said, “When in doubt, read…
Many things can happen if the database runs out of disk space. None of them are good. DBAs understand that it is essential to monitor database disk space so that critical business processes are uninterrupted. Quest’s Foglight provides peace of mind by…
Organizations are as varied as the people working within them. Some organizations have groups that are focused on specific applications. Some organizations have people responsible for specific database platforms supporting the business. How ever the organization…
Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise‘s main purpose in life is to inform you of SQL Server performance problems, and then give you a quick way to diagnose their root causes so you can take action quickly. Email and mobile app notifications along with…
Moving data between servers can be a painful process because of the security involved over the data. Moving the same data between servers, which are in different domains, is even more troublesome. Trying to move data between forests/domains which are…
Configuring alarms in Spotlight on SQL Server Enteprise is quite easy. Configuring alarms across multiple connections, however, wasn’t always so easy. In versions prior to 11.5, you were required to select a connection and then apply your configuration…
From time to time, I will get the question “Does the KACE Service Desk Support Change Management?” More often than not, most customers just need the ability to track any change that occurs and possibly get an approval before they commit the change…
Migration from Lotus Notes to Exchange is not a task to take on lightly. One should adequately pack up their existing Lotus Notes Environment to get ready for the migration to Exchange. What have you researched in your existing environment? What tasks…
So you need to improve your imaging and want to figure out where to start. The first thing to realize is that as computer professionals, we like clear answers. Click this box, use this option and it works. Don’t set this setting, only use option A if…
Foglight can now monitor the MS SQLServer BI stack – SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS.
Foglight supports monitoring SSIS for MS SQLServer 2012 and above. For this SSIS monitoring, Foglight needs to access the SSISDB catalog. This should be automatically created…
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…
The Application User Interface is simply Role Based Access control to the Function and Features of the Change Auditor when using client, it restricts access to the client interface based on permission, it is also known as User Interface Authorization.
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By now we’ve all heard the refrain that Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows that Midelcrosoft will ever release. We’ll continue to see monthly (or so) security patch releases delivered in what are now called…
To understand why Change Auditor for Exchange requires the Exchange Scripting Agent, it is important to understand the function of the Exchange Scripting Agent.
The Scripting Agent is called (if enabled) when a cmdlet runs on an Exchange server. This…
One of the more common areas of inquiry from organizations planning their Office 365 migration strategy relates to large mailboxes and how they should be converted. These concerns typically arise in the form of two questions:
1) What can we do during the…
First things first. What is data archiving? Simply put, it’s a process that takes data that’s no longer in use or has lost its relevance and moves it to lesser expensive storage such as magnetic tape or cheap disk storage. Archived data is…
A customer recently asked me to clarify the option "Enable Backup Escalation" in Litespeed for SQL Server. The customer has been using Litespeed for a while so I was a bit surprised the question was asked. When we spoke further, I learned they had built…
Recently, I spoke with a customer who's using Foglight for Oracle to monitor their RAC instance. They were able to successfully monitor the instance, but then asked "Why don't I see any data in the ASM tab?". I think this is a great question and I thought…
I often get asked about monitoring SQL workload that is consuming a database instance’s resources. The first question that comes to my mind is, “What is the symptom you are trying to resolve?” Are you looking to understand the root cause of compute resource…
As a Sales Engineer for the Database Performance Monitoring team, one of the more rewarding aspects of my role is to learn about specific ways that our customers are leveraging Quest solutions. With that in mind, I am a firm believer that if something…
Acabamos de testemunhar um dos ataques públicos de ransomware mais devastadores e abrangentes já registrados. Na sexta-feira, dia 12 de maio de 2017, uma estimativa de 200.000 vítimas em 150 países foram vítimas de um …
In today's business, demand for a complete Disaster Recovery solution is becoming the norm. The days of backup discussions are gone, DR is the focus and backup is the bridge to bigger conversations in today's modern world.
Proper DR planning…
Change Analyzer has a really awesome feature called Change History. The Change History View displays all of the vCenter change events that occurred to VMs, hosts, clusters, datastores, and resource pools within a selected environment, during a selected…
Foglight for Active Directory has the answer....
Foglight for Active Directory shows
