Most people in IT, especially security, have worked with some form of code. Whether it's for automating system tasks, performing network monitoring or developing full-fledged applications, understanding certain scripts is necessary to keeping support running every day.
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.
Device Roles that will make your life easier in the long run by giving you consistency in monitoring across your infrastructure.
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.
Choosing the right network configuration manager—and implementing it correctly—is absolutely critical.
Want to specialize in designing, managing, configuring and troubleshooting both wired and wireless networks? CompTIA Network+ certification is an easy and affordable way to get ahead (sorry for the plug, but it's true). It shows employers tangible proof that you know your stuff, even when they know next to nothing about IT. Once you're certified, you're on the path to positions like network support specialist, network field engineer, helpdesk technician and network administrator.
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.
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.
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!
In this article, you’re going to learn how to write a PowerShell script that searches a Citrix XenApp environment to remove one or more user profiles.
In this article, we'll be creating a baseline that will only be for Windows servers that will only have critical updates with an auto-approval of two days. Let’s make this happen in PowerShell.
System Logging Protocol (Syslog) is a way network devices can use a standard message format to communicate with a logging server.
You can get a leg up on a potential attacker by figuring out what processes are running under an administrative account in your organization. One way to do that for absolutely free is to use PowerShell!
In this article, I’ll give you a general overview of AWS CloudWatch, show you how to build an informational dashboard, and then show you how to set up AWS CloudWatch performance monitors in WhatsUp Gold.
Microsoft Teams is quickly rising in popularity. This article explains how to deploy a custom website tab in Microsoft Teams.
To understand the differences between active and passive, and which one is best for you, this article provides a quick rundown of both methodologies.
If customers complain your web applications are slow, or if internal end-users keep calling the help desk because it takes too long to retrieve database files, you just might have a problem with your load balancers.
Are you looking to expand your IT knowledgebase—without reading? Welcome to the world of podcasts.
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