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October 11, 2019 11 Oct'19
Ticketmaster unifies DevOps monitoring with Confluent Kafka

Ticketmaster troubleshoots and secures distributed applications using Kafka stream processing as a central hub for data collection.
April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19
Optimized Google Cloud VMs target cutting-edge workloads

Google Cloud's latest set of instances, optimized for compute- and memory-intensive workloads, underscore customer demand for more powerful cloud infrastructure choices.
February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19
Sensu architecture smoothes monitoring data workflow for NCR

Sensu Go's architecture and monitoring as code prompted NCR to switch away from Zabbix and pass on SolarWinds, as it sought to collect data from 80,000 restaurant customers.
October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18
New Relic acquisition of CoScale boosts Kubernetes prowess

Kubernetes monitoring is all the rage, and New Relic's CoScale buy gives it an edge in an increasingly noisy market for container monitoring tools.

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Access vCenter MOB and enable advanced troubleshooting

The vCenter mobile object browser provides a vast amount of information. Follow these steps to make it navigable and useful for some of the most difficult troubleshooting cases. Continue Reading
Master VMware logging with these tools and strategies

Capture and analyze VMware logs with these tools, techniques and best practices. Effective logging can improve troubleshooting, enable optimization and create transparency. Continue Reading
Microsoft Project Honolulu shows promise but needs work

Microsoft Project Honolulu is still in the technical preview stage, but it needs to resolve a number of issues before it's a viable alternative to manage production machines. Continue Reading

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Nine end-user experience monitoring tools to know

The user experience monitoring market is chock-full of options that can be confusing to keep track of. Take a look at nine tools every IT pro should know about. Continue Reading
What is enhanced logging and how does it boost vSphere security?

Logs have been an integral piece of troubleshooting. New enhanced logs boosts vSphere security by providing much more detail about errors and changes. Continue Reading
What is the best way to collect vSphere log files?

There are a few ways to collect vSphere log files. If you have access to vCenter, you can use the vSphere Web Client. Continue Reading

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Secure encrypted virtualization: How is this technology exploited?

Researchers claim to have found a new attack against VMs that affects SEV technology. Expert Judith Myerson explains what this attack is and how it can be exploited. Continue Reading
Expedite Ansible KVM provisioning with automation

Creating KVM virtual machines with virsh and virt-install can be onerous. Use Ansible to automate deployment with templates and modules or to extend to functions like cloning. Continue Reading
Hunt zombie VMs and control virtualization sprawl

VM tagging is an effective tactic for discovering and eliminating zombie VMs. Cut useless VMs, redundant data and confusing configurations to enable efficient resource consumption and limit VM sprawl. Continue Reading

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How to repair Windows Server using Windows SFC and DISM

Administrators can diagnose and treat a buggy server operating system by using the Windows SFC and DISM utilities for image analysis and repairs. Continue Reading
What to do when you can't deploy an OVF template

Invalid certificates can keep OVF-based VM deployments from working properly. Luckily, admins can work around this issue by logging into the host or using the OVF Tool application. Continue Reading
5 steps to troubleshoot a virtual machine problem in Azure

If you're wrestling with a virtual machine problem, like a faulty connection issue, be sure to check the domain name system and network traffic routing. Continue Reading

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