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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	Wholesaler enlists monitoring tool for Windows, Cisco overhaul SearchDataCenter.com | 12 May 2008 ARTICLE - In the course of a major Windows and Cisco infrastructure upgrade, apparel company Union Bay added monitoring capabilities to improve IT operations.

	Computer Measurement Group teaches IT forecasting, modeling SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Apr 2008 INTERVIEW - The Computer Measurement Group teaches data center pros how to use the numbers in their system data for forecasting, modeling and performance monitoring.

	WatchTower 3.1 brings command-and-control to large data centers SearchDataCenter.com | 16 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - Cittio's Watchtower 3.1 brings command center-style network and systems monitoring to large enterprises with features like root-cause analysis and autodiscovery.

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	Five software tools and commands you wish existed 15 Apr 2008 TIP - Ever wished for a quick-fix tool for all your computing woes? When CICS misbehaves, some helpful tools would go a long way to improving job satisfaction for IT professionals.

	Stop server monitoring tools from crying wolf 02 Apr 2008 TIP - A poorly-tuned monitoring server or IDS is as bad or worse than no server monitoring at all. Do a little spring cleaning on your monitoring thresholds and overall server health.

	Is Nagios right for your data center? 19 Mar 2008 TIP - Are you evaluating Nagios for your data center monitoring tool? Systems management expert Roger Rustad makes the case for Nagios and outlines helpful plug-ins.

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	Systems monitoring expert Taylor Dondich discusses monitoring with Nagios 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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	System Management Software Information Business.com | 13 Jan 2005 BEST WEB LINK - This web site provides a robust listing of companies that offer systems management software solutions.

	Big changes in store for systems management technology, culture SearchNetworking.com | 14 Sep 2004 BEST WEB LINK - Systems management will soon become much more tied to business functions.

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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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