TweetWho Do You Browse With? I wrote a blog nearly a year ago expressing my mistrust in Google Chrome and asserting my position that when Chrome became available for Mac (my preferred computer) I would not be jumping on that bandwagon. Well, what a difference nearly a year makes. I did stay somewhat true to [...]
TweetI know that as a network manager, having free time is a rare occurrence so it is essential that you stay ahead of the game when it comes to managing and monitoring your IT infrastructure. A big part of this is knowing exactly where and when issues occur in the network the minute they happen. [...]
Tweet A Gem of an Application in WhatsUp Gold Have you ever wanted an easy way to view multiple WhatsUp Gold reports or other application data at a glance? The Dashboard Screen Manager is a great solution to do just that. It’s a stand-alone utilitarian application that’s included with WhatsUp Gold Premium, Distributed, and MSP editions. [...]
Tweet The Basics of WMI and Why You Need to Monitor It WMI is short for Windows Management Instrumentation. The technical definition for WMI is the infrastructure for management data and operations on windows-based operating systems. It is based upon the Desktop Management Task Force (DTMF) standard and is a specific set of extensions to [...]
Tweet Never Navigate Your Network Without an Accurate Map So an important aspect of monitoring your IT infrastructure is having an accurate map of the network telling you where each device within the network is located, allowing you to make any changes, updates or repairs on devices faster and easier. It used to be that [...]
Tweet The Details on NetFlow and Why it’s Important Effectively monitoring and managing your network can be complicated, and there is generally more than a few aspects of the network that need to have an eye kept on them. One thing that is becoming increasingly important in proper network monitoring is monitoring your network’s NetFlow. [...]
TweetIrish mega-rock band U2 is apparently immune to brand loyalty. Bono and his band mates have announced Research in Motion – and NOT their years-long sponsor Apple – will be their principal partner for their upcoming 360 Tour. As you know RIM’s BlackBerry is Apple’s iPhone’s fiercest competitor in the emerging smartphone market. U2 manager [...]
TweetThe WhatsUp Gold team here at Ipswitch has been working pretty hard lately as we are preparing to launch the new WhatsUp Gold version 12.4 in the coming weeks. Everyone is pretty excited for the new version to go public as the new features are sure to add a whole new dynamic to the network management industry. Of [...]
Tweet Join our Technical Preview Programs >> Would you like to participate in the development of WhatsUp Gold’s new plug-ins? Join our community, voice your ideas and offer feedback directly to the development team before the official release! Technical Preview participants will be given the latest version of WhatsUp Gold and the associated plug-in. As [...]
TweetSchool may be out for summer, but you’re not. Will your network and systems be ready before the students return? Check out our back-to-school special for a 10% educational discount on WhatsUp Gold network management software priced for your school or university. Extra Credit: Read how Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) manages and monitors networks for 70 campuses, 13,000 employees, and [...]