Building a data centre is a massive undertaking, but it’s one that many companies may have to face in the near future. Cloud computing and the increasing reliance on web applications and intranets means that current data centres, designed for storage and web hosting, are constantly hitting the wall in terms of capacity and more than 40% of IT architects are now considering expansion of their current centre, or a total new build. Demand for data centres, whether they be rented spaces or proprietary units, is set to increase dramatica…
Behind the scenes of Server Density’s dashboard design: In conversation with David Mytton Shilpi February 3, 2014 Showcase Behind the scenes of dashboard design is a series of interviews with Product Managers, Developers and Designers of software products with kick-ass information dashboards to help you get an insider’s view into their making. This is the third part of the series. Imagine a typical day in a system admin’s life. He has to keep a continuous check on the server load so that the site remains f…
A New Feature Was Assigned to You in PRTG: Ticket System Keeps Track of Network Monitoring Issues Another new feature for PRTG Network Monitor has arrived! Monitoring your IT infrastructure and taking care of potential issues is even more comprehensible now: The new ticket system lets you and your colleagues from the administration team keep track of all network related issues which PRTG detects. You can use it to document related resolution steps and important system information. Basically, the ticket system as implemented in PR…
PUBLIC SECTOR IT SURVEY: GO FORTH AND AUTOMATE! Posted by chris.lapoint Jan 29, 2014 Most IT pros face a number of challenges managing and modernizing their IT infrastructures – budgets, bandwidth, and bosses often hinder progress – and IT pros in government often face these challenges at an even more exaggerated level. However, SolarWinds has noticed that many public sector IT pros are addressing these challenges by automating technologies in their IT infrastructure. We set out to learn how the automation is going so far. In our r…
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