Articles about storage, backup, virtualization, technology, innovation, programming, leadership, management,... etc
Articles about storage, backup, virtualization, technology, innovation, programming, leadership, management,... etc
1. Standardize Template Creation Create templates with a standard set of configurations (OS, patches, security settings, applications) that align with organizational policies. Develop a clear, consistent naming convention (e.g., AppServer-Windows2022-v1 or Ubuntu22.04-WebServer-v1). Include only the software every workload of that type needs. Extra packages bloat the template and increase attack surface. 2. Keep Templates Updated […]
Monitoring a data center means covering servers, storage, backups, virtualization, Kubernetes, and the network. No single tool does all of it well. Below are the tools I reach for, grouped by what they actually monitor. 1. Comprehensive Data Center Monitoring End-to-end visibility across hardware, hypervisors, and applications: SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM): Covers Windows, […]
