The other day, I had the worst customer support experience with a company called NordVPN.I used their service for over a year for pure convenience; a Docker stack for both their VPN service and qBittorrent exists and runs with a single compose deployment. I no longer wanted to deal with this company and started looking …
A lot has changed over the last two years, and with each change, we’ve grown further and further away from what we once called “business as usual.” This year, we celebrate SysAdmin Day in a world that continues to be extraordinarily not normal, with life (and tech) constantly shifting and keeping us on our toes. …
I’ve written a new article: Orangematter – SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability.https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/2022/07/18/observability-again-oh-yes/ I’m a bit late to the game in writing about observability, but I come with a great excuse: since March, I’ve travelled the world (well, at least four out of the seven continents) to discuss this observability thing with our Partners. Later, as we …
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The relationship between Rammstein and me is complicated. In the 90s, a girl handed me a mixtape (if you’re too young to understand, google it!), and it contained most of the band’s first album, previously unknown to me. While the music was a little basic and not exactly innovative, it was catchy and worked for me as …
Three months after a remote recording I visited ITP in their studio. Sascha Giese, International Head Geek, SolarWinds, discusses how observability tools can reduce operational noise, giving IT Ops, DevOps and security teams with the capabilities to proactively detect anomalies https://www.itp.net/videos/solarwinds-on-how-observability-tools-can-enable-enterprises-to-step-up-their-cyber-defences More published posts:
English version: Click! Mein zweiter Reisebericht. Hier der erste aus dem letzten Jahr. In den letzten Monaten – quasi seit März – habe ich 4 Kontinente und zahlreiche Länder besucht. Dabei sprach ich mit tausenden Kunden, Geschäftspartnern, neuen Mitarbeitern und Personen mit generellem Interesse wie es uns geht uns was wir so treiben. Der offensichtliche …
Almost two weeks since my last publication. A completely different topic now: AI and ML BusyContent. https://busycontinent.com/will-ai-and-ml-break-loose-in-2022/ What does the future hold for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)? Is 2022 going to be the year where machines will prevail? While AI used to be something software vendors could brand their solutions as (even …
Let’s do a SQL Server Homelab Deployment!First, we need to deploy a VM on our NAS: It’s a standard Windows Server deployment, and I’m running version 2022.Once the VM is up, I start the SQL Deployment Wizzard and follow the steps on the screen until this one, and select what I need: I stick with …
