How do you deal with Fantasy Football on your network?
Given the time of year in the US of A, I'm sure that there are some Admins patiently awaiting their live online draft and others clamoring to filter every possible URL associated with one of the best...
View ArticleLINK IIS SSL Configuration to NPM Database websites table
When configuring IIS to use https 443 instead of the default http 80 the SolarWinds NPM database is not updated to use the new protocol. This is a problem when configuring alerts and attaching the...
View ArticleWelcome to the SAM Beta Forum
SAM 6.2 Beta is Now Available. For more information see the following Blog posts. If you currently own SAM and are under active maintenance you can sign-up here to participate in the beta. SAM 6.2...
View ArticleSCP Certification
Hi,I just passed my SCP Certification exam.I was given a soft copy of my certification, but will the real certificate be delivered to me door-to-door?Another thing is when I printed my certificate,...
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Web Help Desk 12.2.0: Looking behind the curtain
I'm delighted to share with you more details on what we are working on recently in Web Help Desk (WHD). Many of you are very excited about what's coming and we are listening on all channels and working...
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Marvel or DC
With the success of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel seems to be on an unstoppable roll of successful movies in the MCU. DC on the other hand, seems to hit and miss and there definitely seems to be...
View ArticlePasswords: what's your authentication
So, given the lack of security around systems maintaining passwords, what is your preference? Do you demand two-factor authentication (like most UK banks, and paypal in the USA)?Do you like openID, so...
View ArticleWhat is your favorite primary calorie source?
We all enjoy putting tasty lumps of caloric energy into our mouths. Which is your favorite way to fuel up?
View ArticleHow important is IT process automation to you?
In the growing world of IT there are many times when there's a questions of "isn't there a faster way to do this?" Along this route, there have been plenty of things out there showing off IT...
View ArticleFeeling old? (2)
Hello all I'm in my late 40's and lately, in the field of telecom, i've started to notice my age. I don't understand things as fast as I use to, the 20 something in my group seem to know more than I...
View ArticleFavorite thwack monthly mission.. GO!
Expanding on bahall's poll for your favorite 2014 mission.. Below I've listed my favorite missions since the commencement of the thwack monthly mission in January 2013. Which has been your favorite?...
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Feeling old? (3)
Hello all I'm in my late 40's and lately, in the field of telecom, i've started to notice my age. I don't understand things as fast as I use to, the 20 something in my group seem to know more than I...
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thwack Monthly Mission - August 2014
Trouble is afoot in IT land! Cloaked in denim and faded T-shirts, IT pros all over the world are mobilizing in search of that elusive outage or performance issue that lay dormant in the deep recesses...
View ArticleI/O Performance Statistics for Instances
Since many database performance issues are related to I/O Performance, it would be a large benefit to be able to see the performance of individual datafiles not only currently also to compare the files...
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NPM 12.0 Beta3 Now Available
We're pleased to announce the release of NPM v12 Beta3! Thanks to the all the feedback we've received from you guys, we've made a slew of adjustments to the features introduced inBeta1 and Beta2....
View ArticleSolarwinds Polling Engine Crash every few hours
We have five polling engines running in our environment. Appears Poller 4 and Poller 5 hangs and drop connectivity every few hours since performing a solarwinds repair to fix an website exception error...
View ArticleIs there a way to attach a document to an asset?
We are currently running WHD 12.1 and I would like to know if it is possible to attach a file to an asset, specifically the form listing the assets signed by the employee so we can retrieve it if there...
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Web Performance Monitor 2.1.0 Beta is available
As we announced previously in Web Performance Monitor 2.1.0 - What's Coming in Recorder post we have just launched Web Performance Monitor 2.1.0 Beta release. This Beta has many great new features,...
View ArticleEducation, which is best for me?
If you are contemplating an educational track with your current career path, which should you focus on Certifications or Degree?
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