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About 3 years ago

Replied to Victor Estival What needs improvement with SUSE Manager?

@reviewer1715967 have you used the Prometheus/Grafana integration yet? If you have any issues that need some extra assistance, please reach out to your SUSE account executive or sales engineer. If you are struggling with that, please reach out to me and I will try my best…

About 3 years ago

Replied to Victor Estival What advice do you have for others considering SUSE Manager?

@reviewer1715967 now that was quick! Thank you.What reporting is falling short for you?Have you tried the Prometheus/Grafana integration for added monitoring and reporting?

About 3 years ago

Answered a question: Who are the leaders of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for APM in 2021?

Do not be limited to the leaders of the MQ only. Search for the solution that fits your needs best.

About 3 years ago

Answered a question: Who are the leaders of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for APM in 2021?

Dynatrace, Cisco/AppDynamics, New Relic & Datadog A few questions to keep in mind when approaching APM as a whole: 1 - what metrics will help me gain the real insight I need to solve problems or improve my service offering? 2 - Have I identified the most critical portions…

About 3 years ago

Answered a question: What do you like most about SUSE Manager?

The fact that you can do full lifecycle management on all Linux distros, while simplifying operations and saving money.

About 3 years ago

Answered a question: What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SUSE Manager?

I recommend getting SUSE or a partner involved to help with pricing. It can be for budget or project. I do recommend that the partners look into the various discount options available, such as partner level, partner deal registration, and then working with the team to drive…

About 3 years ago

Replied to Victor Estival What needs improvement with SUSE Manager?

@reviewer1715967 thank you for this comment. I'll forward this to our technical product team.

About 3 years ago

Answered a question: What is your primary use case for SUSE Manager?

You can optimize IT operations, while reducing costs, by simplifying the automation of Linux server provisioning, patching and configuration for faster, consistent and repeatable server deployments You can reduce complexity (tool sprawl, maintenance, training) by managing…

About 3 years ago

Answered a question: What advice do you have for others considering SUSE Manager?

Just to add to reviewer1715967's comment.I always recommend that the customer have a clear vision of what it is they want/need to support their business better and improve the IT service to business. SUSE Manager is a great solution to simplify/automate tasks, free up…

About 3 years ago

Replied to Victor Estival What advice do you have for others considering SUSE Manager?

@reviewer1715967 what would you say is missing in SUSE Manager (that 1 point missing ;) )?

About 3 years ago

Replied to Finn Feng What desktop OS do you prefer/use in your organization?

@Finn Feng Thank you for your response. Do you have a specific use case for Windows and Linux, or do you have any specific reason why you would never choose Linux as your primary OS?

About 3 years ago

Asked a question: What desktop OS do you prefer/use in your organization?

Almost 4 years ago

Replied to Mark Kaplan What cloud monitoring software did you choose and why?

@Mark Kaplan I don't know when you had a look, but if it was a while ago it might be worth it just to check out their site. So many solutions to so many challenges out there.

Almost 4 years ago

Replied to Tjeerd Saijoen What cloud monitoring software did you choose and why?

@Tjeerd Saijoen have you had a look at New Relic yet?

Almost 4 years ago

Replied to Mark Kaplan What cloud monitoring software did you choose and why?

@Mark Kaplan have you had a look at New Relic yet?

Almost 4 years ago

Answered a question: What is the best network traffic analysis tool for a large enterprise?

First question should be, do have have a specific requirement or business need you need to address? From there you need to look at the solutions and how they answer your questions.There are quite a few solutions out there, but the type of data they ingest and the type of…

Almost 4 years ago

Answered a question: What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

I would say that you need to identify your greatest need or business unit that requires the best support first.With that information you start to identify what information you require - Fault, Configuration, Accounting/Assurance, Performance, Security.Also, what type of…

Almost 4 years ago

Answered a question: What are the threats associated with using ‘bogus’ cybersecurity tools?

I think this is quite an open-ended question.Since cyber security is quite a vast world, it might be better to start small. Ask yourself what it is you are looking for or need. From there you can start asking specific questions based on that need. You should then be able to…

Almost 4 years ago

Answered a question: What cloud monitoring software did you choose and why?

The first question is - what type of cloud service are you making use of? IaaS, PaaS, SaaS (Storage and/or Software)? Do you have specific business requirements, applications, etc. that will determine the type of data you require? What kind of metrics are you looking for…

Over 4 years ago

Contributed a review of ExtraHop Reveal(x): Enables users to make an informed decision to mitigate performance or security incidents

Over 4 years ago

Commented on An easy initial setup with extensive documentation and good stability

ExtraHop Reveal (x) is a great solution and provides a lot of visibility and features from the get-go. Don't forget all the bundles you can add and triggers that can be built in for alerting and post analysis.The best way to manage cost is to implement a visibility layer…

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: How does EternalBlue work?

EternalBlue exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. This vulnerability is denoted by entry CVE-2017-0144 in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) catalog. The vulnerability exists because the SMB version 1…

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: What are some questions to ask vendors when researching network traffic analysis tools?

Typically I ask what information is it that I need to solve a problem or adhere to compliance. It is with that information that you can start directing the conversation. It is also important to establish your budget, but be open to adjusting if see that you might have…

Almost 5 years ago

Contributed a review of NETSCOUT nGeniusONE: Has the ability to give insight into assigning the problem, with relevant information, to the correct team

Almost 5 years ago

Answered a question: What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Security?

Focused on log collection and analysis IT Operations - Predict and prevent problems with log (trap/syslog/Windows Events/ AD logs/etc.) monitoring experience Security - Assists with threat detection, investigation and response IoT - Minimize unplanned downtime and avoid…

Almost 5 years ago

Answered a question: What is the biggest difference between Dynatrace and Splunk?

Dynatrace and Splunk are two different solutions that provide insight from different perspectives. Dynatrace is installed on servers/applications to provide APM and Splunk is more a log and data analytics solution that processes logs (traps/syslog/Windows Events/Firewall…