Hardware and performance monitoring

MUST READ Is systems management software ready for RSS? ARTICLE - RSS has gotten popular on the Web for its ability to filter information on the Internet. Now there is talk that RSS could be used in the data center. Lights out management: How to administer servers from the Bahamas TIP - While there are many remote management solutions out there, I've found the lights out management (LOM) built into many modern servers is superior to many of the alternatives. Log management eases SAS 70 auditing burden ARTICLE - Software delivery firm Intraware uses Splunk, a log management tool, to search log files and generate reports for SAS 70 auditors, saving time on SOX compliance. How much is your agent getting? ARTICLE - A crop of management software companies are moving from agent-based systems monitoring to agentless programs. Despite the shift, agentless systems are not a standalone solution.

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	Application performance monitoring firm targets cloud computing SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Nimsoft's new application performance monitoring software extends monitoring to the cloud and offers an alternative to the costly Big Four systems management tool providers.

	Mission impossible: Data center asset management SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - AFCOM's Data Center World attendees say they can't find a good way to inventory and manage hardware or software change in their data centers.

	Systems management tools: Microsoft takes aim at the Big Four SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - Microsoft systems management tools have come a long way in a short time. Should the Big Four be worried?

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	Check server specs before upgrading your operating system 07 Oct 2009 TIP - Operating system upgrades can be tricky with the number of variables involved. Users need to research server hardware specifications and OS requirements before upgrading.

	Reduce chances of hardware failure with preventive server maintenance 16 Sep 2009 TIP - Data center hardware failure may occur on occasion, but proper preventive maintenance on your servers can minimize the likelihood of failure.

	Sys admins: Are your config files and scripts hacks or products? 09 Sep 2009 TIP - Sys admins write scripts to fill gaps in vendor tools, but often those scripts don't have a future. Instead, admins can apply best practices to create viable, documented products.

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	SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year 2009 SearchDataCenter.com | 06 Oct 2009 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - SearchDataCenter.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product.

	Monitoring your data center with Nagios: A discussion with Taylor Dondich SearchDataCenter.com | 03 Jan 2007 EXPERT Q&A - GroundWork Open Source senior developer Taylor Dondich discusses open sourc network monitoring with Nagios and the future of open source software in the data center.

	Network Monitoring With Nagios 11 Dec 2006 BOOKS - A review by open source expert James Turnbull of Network Monitoring with Nagios by Taylor Dondich; links and resources.

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	event forwarding 02 May 2007 WORD - Event forwarding is the transmission of information to a centralized computer concerning events that take place on remote computers or servers. In this context, an event is any occurrence that affects a file, program or ...

	DCML 08 Mar 2005 WORD - DCML (Data Center Markup Language), based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), is a data format and model for exchanging information that describes a data center environment. DCML is intended to provide a common description ...

	lights-out management 12 Oct 2003 WORD - Lights-out management (LOM) is the ability for a system administrator to monitor and manage servers by remote control. A complete LOM system consists of a hardware component called the LOM module and a program that ...

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