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LogAgent

Flat File Monitoring with NerveCenter LogAgent

Many purchased and proprietary applications log activities and messages to flat files.  These files can contain an overwhelming number of messages.  Mining important logged messages from the flat file is necessary to identify specific messages about events of interest that are logged. In Unix / Linux environments, messages logged to flat files can be seen [...]

LogMatrix Enables New Product Offering

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – LogMatrix Marlborough, MA – January 5, 2013 – LogMatrix announced today that a leading provider of digital video projector equipment has implemented LogMatrix’s flagship NerveCenter software in a new product offering for its customers.  In this unique and exciting new use case, NerveCenter will be used as the logic [...]

The Value of Monitoring Windows Applications

Why is it important to monitor windows application? Windows applications affect:  user experience  productivity  performance  security What’s more, resolving application problems can be a drain on IT’s time and resources. If you’re running your business on an SQL server and it goes down, customers can’t buy your product.  If you use Exchange and performance goes [...]

Database

Monitoring Databases

Databases are critical to your business operations.  They sit on top of your IT infrastructure and are interwoven with your applications.  When issues arise in your IT Operations, it is important to isolate the root cause quickly.  Is the issue in the infrastructure layer, with the applications, or within the databases?  Monitoring all 3 in [...]

Monitoring

VM Management and Monitoring

VMware architecture can be set up using the vSphere client to attach to an ESX Server or using vCenter Server to manage a group of ESX Servers.  An ESX Server can run multiple VMs.  VMware Release 4.0 provides functionality for vSphere and vCenter Server to query performance statistics on ESX Servers and individual VMs directly [...]

Virtualization

Challenges of Deploying Virtualization

We have seen significant interest in monitoring VMware recently.  Server virtualization has gained momentum for use in physical data centers, as well as, in the cloud.  Where it is deployed, it has had a positive effect on costs. The proliferation has caused us to consider some of the challenges that beset VM deployment: Not enough [...]

IT Management

Wireless Technologies and their Impact on IT Management

With the wave of improvements in Wireless technologies and the increasing deployment into areas not considered “high-tech” such as healthcare and education, IT departments will need to rethink the methods they use to service these new users. We now have the ability to create vast wireless networks in places where previously infrastructures were not cost [...]

Network Management Software

Flexibility is Becoming a Must in Network Management Software

With the proliferation of remote access capabilities along with intelligent mobile devices, it is easier than ever for network administrators to respond to system issues promptly. However, with the ease of access also comes an increase in service level expectations and also the need for even more flexibility with network and system administration. Is your [...]

IT Management

Being Timely with your IT Management

There was a time when computers and technology were alien to many business people. While business managers knew that information needed to be entered into computers in order to do business, they preferred not to be involved with any “hands on” software development, network planning, or integration projects. This left IT departments practically on their [...]

NAT

What is the Value of NAT in your Network Management Infrastructure?

What is NAT? Network Address Translation [NAT] is a commonplace technology, but what is it and how does it impact your IT Operations responsibilities? There are many variations on NAT, yet the main theme is that a gateway on your network provides a translation service, replacing addressing information on the traffic flowing through it. The [...]