Measured values and status information can be collected and retrieved, messages received, and configurations changed remotely by SNMP, but if you want to do this for your own hardware or software, you need your own Management Information Base module.
A number of techniques applied in PowerShell or other management tools can run Windows servers more effectively, harden them, and improve their performance.
Not every backup tool is useful for backing up entire data media. Rescuezilla makes perfect bit-level copies of mass media in a matter of minutes, so you can completely reconstruct the system if disaster strikes.
Calico chooses an unusual approach for software-defined networking, relying on open standards like BGP. We look at the distinctions and advantages of Calico.
Most storage devices have SMART capability, but can it help you predict failure? We look at ways to take advantage of this built-in monitoring technology with the smartctl utility from the Linux smartmontools package.
Release 2 of Percona Monitoring and Management for open source databases helps reign in inefficient queries and ensure you are making the best use of the available hardware.
