How Much Time Do You Waste On Facebook?
... that's it... simple as that... just curious how much time IT geeks waste in social media nowadays
View ArticleCelebrity Deathmatch - Who would win in a fight?
I have been watching Agents of shield on television recently and abit annoyed that we do not actually see any of the Avengers coming in to the story line for a cameo. So that got me thinking who would...
View Article[Poll] BYOD vs. CYOD: The lesser of two evils?
As an IT Pro, which end user mobility enablement strategy is more acceptable to you? For more information on these mobility strategies and to join a conversation on them, check out this blog post.
View ArticleAre You an Early Bird or a Night Owl?
Identify your personality: Are You an Early Bird or a Night Owl?
View ArticleHow Many Databases Do You Manage?
I'm looking to get an idea of how many databases are managed by a DBA these days. I'm not interested in the number of server instances, but the number of databases, and yes you can inlcude system...
View ArticleWhat is the primary reason your Orion server is down?
What goes up, must come down. That's a simple fact of life. However some downtime is expected/planned, while sometimes it's completely unintentional. Regardless of the reason, downtime in some...
View ArticleHave you decided to hire a mobile application development company?
Hiring an app development company is good thing for a small or a slow paced business.But when you take a step forward to this there are chances that you end up choosing a wrong service. Some of the...
View ArticleHow do you handle alerts?
In our environment, we tend to rarely if ever acknowledge alerts, and instead unmanage the offending object until it is fixed. Unfortunately, this skews downtime reports (admittedly in our favor, but...
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Wired vs Wireless endpoints
From UDT endpoint tracking perspective, what is the ratio between endpoints connected to physical ports vs. wireless endpoints connected to your network?
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Caption contest for the Valentine's picture on the homepage!
This one is just too funny to not have comments.
View ArticleHow much redundancy is enough for your environment?
Failover Engine requires a 1:1 relationship for each Orion instance or additional poller it protects. For example, in an environment with a primary Orion server and three additional pollers that...
View ArticleMost important aspect of a new pc.
What is more important to you in regards to a pc setup? RAM? CPU? HDD? Graphics? Just curious to see what trends there are among the community. Trying to figure out when it comes to user systems,...
View ArticleThwack Wrist Watch Included in the Store?
If your opinion mattered, would you like the idea of a thwack wrist watch being included in the store?
View ArticleDo you allow the installation of database client tools (SQL Server Management...
I’ve worked at companies where the installation of such tools was discouraged. I’ve also known companies where the installation of tools is mandatory. While some companies feel it is a security risk to...
View ArticleWho's using Amazon Web Services?
The SolarWinds product team is looking ahead. We want to talk to thwack users who are actively using Amazon Web Services. Which of the following best describes your organization? Denny
View ArticleHave you deployed IPv6 internally?
Has anyone deployed IPv6 internally in either a development or production network?
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Helpdesk Questions
I recently searched through some helpdesk call logs and noticed some very funny questions that have been asked. See if you have had some of these or leave a comment for Other.
View ArticleHelpdesk War Story
Since the HelpDesk is the front line to the user community, they get to deal with a lot of people who are not very technical. We have all heard the stories about users using the CDROM tray as a cup...
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