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Monitor More, Faster with WhatsUp Gold's Out-of-the-Box Features

Software vendors often claim that their product is the easiest to use on the market, but they rarely back that up with substantive detail. What does “ease of use” really mean? WhatsUp® Gold is known for its automation and ease of use, requiring minimal set-up and training. This recording will discuss out-of-the-box (OOTB) features of WhatsUp Gold.

Too many tools? Best practices for planning and implementing a successful IT tool consolidation strategy

IT tool consolidation is the ongoing and combined effort of all members of an IT organization to ensure that employees (only) use IT hardware, software and services that create and demonstrate explicit value for stakeholders in the business. The best metaphor for tool consolidation is in my kitchen, where common sense principles around value creation provide useful guidelines for any consolidation process.

Discover Database Servers In 3 Steps

I recently had a cloud migration client who was at the beginning stage of their discovery phase and looking to jump straight to “which database platforms should I be using in the cloud?” - a tall ask you might say, but following the three steps below they were able to discover and analyze all of their database servers in just two weeks.

Five Hidden Security Risks You May Find with Traditional Backup Mechanisms

It’s always been important for managed services providers (MSPs) to exercise backup best practices but this has become even more important with the pandemic having reset employees’ expectations around remote work. Up to 74% of professionals believe that remote work is here to stay according to Growmotely, while 16% of companies globally are already completely remote and 40% offer hybrid working.

How You Can Work with Microsoft And Telcos To Tap Into Global Business Infrastructure

Microsoft does a great job investing in its network, to the point where it has the second-largest reach of any business in the world. Tapping into that connectivity, and the partner telcos who help make it happen, is a big factor in getting the best Teams service quality available.

Alerts in Sematext | Sematext Cloud Guide

Alerts are one of the most necessary features in any monitoring tool. Sematext Cloud comes with a whole host of alerts to keep you informed and updated on your system's performance. Sematext Comes with alert presets for 100+ integrations, so you can spend less time creating alerts and more time on what matters. Send Notifications and Alerts for yourself and the whole team via Slack, OpsGenie, paper duty, and many more. Monitor multiple distributed systems from a single UI.

Your Checklist for an Application Blocklist

With the advent of remote and hybrid work, the line that separates work from personal life is increasingly hazier. This thinking applies especially to our digital lives. When work still revolved around fixed hours on-site, admins could easily determine which applications to block. For example, a worker should not be able to access the Netflix application at the office during business hours.