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Postapocalyptic Networks

11/20/20 Just imagine the current situation continues well into the foreseeable future—let’s merge reality with a little fiction. The apocalypse is over, but life has changed perma…

SD-WAN – What, How, and Why It’s Got Your Number

11/20/20 Software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) is right in the middle of major technology trends. But the shift from physical to software-defined networks has left many pe…

5 Key Takeaways from Riverbed’s Global User Conference

Wow—what an event! In keeping with current norms of social distancing and remote work, Riverbed held its first virtual global user conference, and what a day it was! I want to than…

How ITIL 4 Guiding Principles Can Boost Communication in Our WFH Reality

11/19/20 ITIL has established itself as the gold standard of guidelines for service management over the years. And with so many employees working remotely this year as a result of …

How to monitor vSphere with Datadog

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Key metrics for monitoring VMware vSphere

This Datadog article details how to monitor your VMware vSphere environment—including hosts, VMs, and datastores—using Datadog's integration. It explains installing the Datadog Age…

How to collect VMware vSphere metrics

This Datadog article details how to monitor your vSphere environment—including hosts, VMs, and datastores—using Datadog's integration. It explains how to collect metrics, events, a…

The Changing Face of Database Performance Management

11/18/20 When the world advanced from legacy apps in a single-node database to modern, cloud-native applications and hybrid environments, database administrators were left wonderin…

The Technology Companies Think They Can Live Without (and Why They’re Wrong)

11/17/20 When the value is obvious, most companies are willing to invest in tools to help employees get their job done better. But over the course of my career, I’ve noticed a few …

IT Pros: The Next Generation — SolarWinds TechPod 034

11/17/20 Last month we celebrated IT Pro Day, a holiday designed to recognize tech pros and the work they do. As everyone was challenged with navigating 2020’s evolving landscape, …

Monitor AWS Network Firewall with Datadog

This Datadog article explains how to normalize security data using the Open Cybersecurity Framework (OCSF) Common Data Model within Datadog Cloud SIEM. Normalization with OCSF allo…

Expand your monitoring reach with Datadog's enhanced Azure integration

This article announces a new, simplified integration between Azure and Datadog for log forwarding. The new feature automatically configures and manages log pipelines, eliminating t…