The Network Monitor

In this article, you will learn the step by step process of creating new Azure virtual machines based on a custom image.

To understand the differences between active and passive, and which one is best for you, this article provides a quick rundown of both methodologies.

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.

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

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.

Microsoft Teams is quickly rising in popularity. This article explains how to deploy a custom website tab in Microsoft Teams.

Keeping an up-to-date network inventory is essential for network efficiency, especially given current networks changing dynamics. The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a network discovery tool, which assists network administrators and engineers in identifying neighboring Cisco devices, particularly those running lower-layer, transparent protocols.

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

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.

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

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

The idea for server virtualization technology was originally conceived as a means to reduce costs through software consolidation. Looking back it seems like a pretty obvious solution, but at the time this was revelatory. Instead of running each individual workload on a separate physical server, unused hardware capacity was now able to be used to run a number of workloads at the same time as virtual machines.

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

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.

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.

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!