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Monitoring AIX on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

Whether managing a small, single-server environment or a large enterprise-wide system, you need visibility and control to ensure your AIX systems are always running at their best. The NiCE AIX Management Pack is essential for IT experts managing IBM AIX environments. The AIX Management Pack integrates into Microsoft System Center to provide comprehensive monitoring and management capabilities for AIX systems, allowing IT teams to quickly identify and resolve issues before they become major problems.

Dashboard Fridays: Steam Player Data

This is a fun dashboard to capture some Steam player statistics using the WebAPI plugin. Created by SquaredUp's Director of Engineering, Josip Dlaka, this handy dashboard displays how long his kids have been online, how many friends they have, and what they have achieved without even leaving their room! SquaredUp allows you to combine and visualize data from multiple data sources in a meaningful way, so this aesthetically pleasing dashboard gives a good overview of key Steam player metrics in Josip's household.

Dashboard Fridays: Antarctic Observation Center

This Antarctic Observation Center dashboard shows important weather data for each of the four key research stations, information on the areas of research that they cover, and the human capacity of each station. Built for fun using the SquaredUp Web API plugin, this dashboard streams data from multiple websites including OpenWeatherMap and the British Antarctic Survey, and combines them into one easy view.

DORA Metrics Considerations

DORA metrics, not to be confused with the beloved children’s cartoon character, are a bit trendy at the moment in the world of technology. The DevOps Research and Assessment group (DORA) is run out of Google. They run surveys and do research into what makes organizations successful in the Digital Age. They’re probably most well known for their yearly State of DevOps Reports and the book Accelerate.

Streamline monitoring for remote teams: 4 ways the SCOM Connector for Microsoft Teams can help

Streamline monitoring for remote teams 4 ways the SCOM Connector for Microsoft Teams can help The shift to remote or hybrid working has brought new benefits, but also new challenges, to IT departments. It is now more important than ever to find the right tools in order to facilitate collaboration, communication, and mutual understanding between team members.

Dashboard Fridays: Home Solar Power Monitoring dashboard

In our latest Dashboard Fridays episode, Adam Kinniburgh showcases his Home Solar Power Monitoring dashboard built using SquaredUp and Amazon Timestream. This dashboard tracks the home energy system, which is monitored using Solar Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi in Adams garage. It shows how much solar power is being generated, how much energy is stored in the batteries, how much energy he's using, plus other metrics.