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18 Mar 2009
by: Josh Stephens  |  Filed Under: No Categories
A few weeks ago I wrote blog post about some cool technologies including NetFlow and Cisco's IP SLA and provided some information on what IP SLA can be used for and how it works. Since then I've become even more convinced that IP SLA is a must-use technology. I guess you could say I've gone from being just a fan to being somewhat of a fanatic. Sort of like the way I feel about Mountain Dew, spinnerbaits, and bird dogs - I just plain love 'em. Over the last few weeks I've really been able to get my hands dirty with this technology. I hosted a webcast -Deep Dive...
26 Mar 2009
This week I went to the Alamo Drafthouse theatre here in Austin and saw the new film " I Love You, Man " with Jason Segel and Paul Rudd. It was quite an experience. First, they served some great food and wine (I'm not much of a beer drinker), then I got to watch the new Star Trek trailer, and then, once the tears has dried from my eyes (yes, I get that emotinal about a good sci-fi film) I laughed 'till it hurt. It was a really, really good time. Afterwards though, I started thinking about some of the more serious messages in the film and the value of having a support...
26 May 2009
by: Josh Stephens  |  Filed Under: No Categories
The dev guys here have been working hard (as usual) and I'm pleased to announce that we now have new versions of Orion NPM (Network Performance Monitor) and NCM (Network Configuration Manager) available for download. For existing customers with active software maintenance these are free upgrades. For folks that haven't bought Orion yet, you can download an evaluation version from SolarWinds.Com to try out for 30 days. Orion NPM version 9.5 offers several cool enhancements. My Top 3 would include wireless (it's built in now so that you can manage wired and wireless networks...
16 Jul 2009
by: Josh Stephens  |  Filed Under: No Categories
This week we hosted a free seminar in Washington D.C. on how to expose and leverage some key Cisco technologies using SolarWinds network management software. Specifically, we covered NetFlow, IP SLA, Cisco EnergyWise, and the new Nexus 1000v virtual switch. You can view the slide presentation from the session here . The seminar went really well. We had a great group of attendees with tons of questions during the presentation and great conversations afterwards. I learned a few pretty interesting things that I thought I'd share here... The majority of the people in attendance were...
31 Jul 2009
by: Josh Stephens  |  Filed Under: No Categories
To all of you system administrators out there, Happy SysAdmin Day!!! Too often do we forget our system administrators, without whom our jobs would pretty much be impossible... Folks, I know that this can sometime be a thankless job, but believe or not we do appreciate you. So to all of you SysAdmins out there - whether you administer SQL Server, Exchange, Orion APM, AD, Oracle, SAP, Orion NCM, WWW, Sharepoint, Orion NPM, or whatever - here's to you! Flame on... Josh Follow me on Twitter





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