The Network Monitor

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.

System Logging Protocol (Syslog) is a way network devices can use a standard message format to communicate with a logging server.

There are a few ways to manage API role assignments. One useful way is to use PowerShell. If your organization already has various PowerShell scripts and need to automate this process, using PowerShell is a great choice.

In this article, you’ll learn what packet sniffing is as well as practical use cases you, as a network admin, can expect to run into.

Here's how a classic IT mistake caused some embarrassing downtime for Microsoft this morning, and how you can avoid the same fate!

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!

Are you looking to expand your IT knowledgebase—without reading? Welcome to the world of podcasts.

In this article, you’ll learn how to retrieve the Office 365 service health status using the Office 365 Service Communications API and PowerShell.

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) sure does pack a punch for something with “Simple” in its name.

Windows has several methods in place for finding restart information, but most of these solutions are difficult to use when querying multiple computers and don’t provide historical information. In this article, we’ll review the options available and then look at how to get the information you need via PowerShell.

If you’re looking for a cloud database service in Amazon Web Services (AWS), which service do you choose? Amazon Redshift or Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)? The answer may surprise you.

Networks have become vital strategic assets for every modern enterprise. And, as we usher in the new year, networks will only continue to grow in terms of value, significance, and complexity. It's our job as IT pros to figure out how things will change and prepare for all contingencies.

There is no straightforward way to rename an already existing Azure VM. Learn how to rename an Azure VM using PowerShell as a workaround in this step by step guide.

In this article, you’ll learn in-depth what AWS S3 Buckets are, how they integrate with other AWS services, and how they differ from other storage solutions.

Today, we'll learn how to implement an Azure Policy that enforces the presence of a particular taxonomic tag on a resource group. Let's get to work!

Two key tools that network admins use for monitoring are NetFlow and sFlow. In this article, we'll compare both, and see if they can work together.

WhatsUp Gold software products have recently been certified under the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS). (see today's announcement for more details).

Every device, OS and application in your IT environment generates a record of activities in the form of log files. These audit trails of activity provide valuable information when investigating security breaches and when submitting regulation compliance reports.

Defrag This has covered machine learning and AI at a higher level—but never before have we had the chance to dive into how autonomous applications work by design.