My company is planning to install Dynatrace even though our applications already use Application Insights. I'm concerned about duplicated telemetry, added cost, performance overhead, and operational complexity. Rather…
I manage several devices—including UPS units, KVMs, and alarm systems—that send notifications by email. I'd like to centralize those alerts in a dashboard or monitoring system, ideally with…
I manage several devices—including UPS units, KVMs, and alarm systems—that send notifications by email. I'd like to consolidate those alerts into one place, preferably with a dashboard, filtering,…
I'm considering creating a monitoring wall for our SysAdmin and Helpdesk teams. The main focus would be to track online services like Microsoft and other external app outages,…
I'm curious if anyone here is managing Kubernetes (K8s) clusters without internet access or in restricted environments, like military, finance, or healthcare sectors. I've been hearing about these…
I'm trying to improve how we manage and assign daily monitoring tasks like checking backups, RMM alerts, and server health. I'd love to hear how others approach this!…
We're facing ongoing issues with our development, testing, and acceptance environments being left active long after they're necessary. It's also a challenge to keep track of what versions…
I'm finding it really tough to keep up with DMARC reports for half of our domains. The manual process of digging through raw XML reports is driving me…
I'm new to IT and currently working in a pediatrics setting where we rely heavily on virtual terminal servers for our main workspace. Users log into a computer,…
Hey everyone! I've just gotten an outrageous renewal quote for SolarWinds that's more than tripled in price. This sharp increase is definitely not something we accounted for in…
Hey everyone, we're currently working with a half-finished Zabbix installation, but it feels like we might need to start from scratch since our team doesn't have much Zabbix…
With our company transitioning into a hybrid work model, leadership is investigating employee monitoring software options. Many have dismissed tools that involve webcam access due to serious concerns…
A few months ago, I attended a Cloudflare conference where a lot of the discussion centered around AI and security issues. One presenter shared a story about multiple…
I work in a regulated industry where quick production alerts are crucial. Our team uses Splunk, but it's gotten so bloated that alerts can be delayed by up…
Hey everyone! I'm fairly new to being a network admin at a mid-sized company and I'm dealing with some pesky internet issues that I can't seem to troubleshoot…
Since Let's Encrypt has stopped sending email notifications for expiring certificates, I'm curious about what tools or scripts people are using instead to keep track of renewal dates.…
Since Let's Encrypt is discontinuing their email notifications for expiring certificates, I'm curious about what other solutions people are using to keep track of renewal dates. Any recommendations…
I'm curious about how to spot problems with a product beyond just regular testing. What are some ways to identify issues that customers might notice, or that could…