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Understand your Azure Active Directory Sign-Ins with KQL

When Azure AD is configured to record Sign-In activity, Kusto KQL can be used to gain valuable insights. This blog walks through common needs and shows how to visualize them in SquaredUp. Ruben Zimmermann is an Infrastructure Architect at a large manufacturing company who likes Azure, KQL, PowerShell and, still, SCOM.

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Monitoring Citrix VAD & ADC on Microsoft SCOM

Citrix virtualization technology has become a crucial aspect of many businesses. It enables organizations to provide remote access to their applications and desktops, improving productivity and efficiency. However, managing Citrix environments can be challenging, especially regarding performance and availability. That's why proactive monitoring is essential to ensure Citrix systems run efficiently. The Teqwave Citrix VAD Management Pack for Microsoft SCOM is a powerful solution that provides numerous valuable features and benefits for IT experts.

The Crucial Role of Event Management in IT Operations: Preparing for the Future with AI

Event management is a critical process within IT service management, offering a structured method to detect, assess, and respond to events that could disrupt business services. Essentially, event management is a systematic approach to tracking all detectable occurrences within IT infrastructure, applications, systems, and services.

New Citrix User Experience Reporting for SCOM goes beyond Citrix Director

We're thrilled to unveil a new feature for MetrixInsight for Citrix VAD/DaaS SCOM Management Pack - a comprehensive User Experience SCOM Report. This new addition provides unparalleled insights and once again exceeds the capabilities of Citrix Director by enabling retrospective analysis of both current and terminated sessions. This feature allows you to deep-dive into key user session and VDA machine metrics.

Launching a new dashboarding experience

Since we launched the new SquaredUp last Fall, our focus has been making it easier than it’s ever been to connect to any data source, build beautiful dashboards, and share them with anyone. Today we’re excited to announce a fully redesigned dashboarding experience that does just that. The new dashboarding experience remains backed by data mesh technology, which means your data stays where it lives – it’s simply stitched together and available on-tap from the source.

NiCE Active 365 Management Pack 4.2

As more and more companies move towards Microsoft 365, it’s essential to have the right tools to monitor the platform effectively. Monitoring Microsoft 365 can be a complex task requiring advanced monitoring tools to ensure the smooth and uninterrupted functioning of the platform. This is particularly important for businesses that rely heavily on Microsoft 365 for daily operations.

SCOM Authoring: How to use the module System.ExpressionFilter

System Center Operations Manager, SCOM, is a powerful tool for monitoring IT infrastructure, but sometimes the default monitoring criteria are not optimal to fit your specific needs. That is where the System.ExpressionFilter module comes in - it allows developers to create customized monitoring criteria tailored to fit the requirements of their particular organization.
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Monitoring AIX and Linux on IBM Power Systems using Microsoft SCOM

IBM Power systems are very popular for embedded and high-performance processors, as embedded applications provide an array of uses, including satellites, and the Mars rovers' Curiosity and Perseverance. They are widely used in the financial business, depending on secure high-speed transactions. Supercomputers like the IBM Summit, Sierra, and Lassen run on IBM Power systems.

Optimizing User Experience in Citrix VAD or DaaS Environments with Session CPU and Memory Monitors

In Citrix SBC/VDI cloud or on-premise deployments, CPU and memory usage are critical performance metrics that can impact user experience significantly. If one user's session is consuming a large amount of CPU or memory, it can negatively impact the performance of other users hosted on the same multi-session VDA machine. Therefore, it's essential for administrators to be able to quickly identify what user, application and process is causing high CPU or memory usage.