The Network Monitor

CompTIA A+ certification gives you a basic foundation in networking, software and PC hardware. Server+ certification helps you dig deeper into those concepts as they relate to the server. The latter credential tells shops you have what it takes to be a server technician, server support specialist, server administrator or storage administrator.

Here's to you, sysadmins, and all that you do. Thanks for all of the troubleshooting, the config fixes, and the reboots. May your networks always be connected, may your servers always be up and may DNS errors never find you.

Virtualization has become nearly ubiquitous in business as a way to cut IT expenses, enhance security, and increase operational efficiency.

We are happy to share that Progress has been recognized for another year by IP Insider, a leading tech publication in Germany.

Device Roles that will make your life easier in the long run by giving you consistency in monitoring across your infrastructure.

In this article, we will explain the basic concept of Ping, how the Ping utility works, and how it is utilized in the context of networking and network monitoring.

Want to keep an eye on how your servers are doing? Here's a guide on using PowerShell to get yourself started in the right direction.

One relatively simple and common tool that provides additional valuable analysis into security incidents is log management.

The latest release of WUG provides a variety of new options to visualize state changes, and view and sort data.

When your business is growing so is your network. Even when business isn’t booming (thanks economy) your business’ infrastructure can be evolving too. What you need is a software tool that’s able to manage these network configuration changes for you.

Network protocols are kind of a big deal when it comes to keeping critical infrastructure up and running. Here's what you need to know about the basic protocols.

AWS X-Ray is a powerful tool offered by Amazon that enables developers to debug production and distributed applications, especially in a microservices architecture.

SD-WAN (the software-defined wide-area network) offers a way to create a private network from widespread consumer internet connections without limiting their connectivity.

When employees are working from home, how do you know they are actually working? Some bosses have turned to monitoring software to keep track of productivity.

In this blog post, we’ll go over the do’s and don’ts of alerting, and discuss how properly configured alerting can save time, money, effort, and even your sanity.

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft® software solution to directory services. It locates resources and can handle millions of objects in a single domain, but it can also do a lot more.

Built from an open-source model, Terraform lets you create declarative configuration files that can then be invoked to provision infrastructure of all kinds.

A Syslog server lets you collect error and system logs in a single location. It can also be used to decode system events across multiple systems during forensic investigations.

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to reset an Azure VM’s password using the Azure VM agent. Remember this trick the next time you forget your admin password!

Need to make sure your Windows Schedule Tasks are completed successfully? Follow this guide to monitor them with WhatsUp Gold.