June 25, 2008 3:09 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
Data security,
DataCenter,
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Metrics,
network analysis,
Networking,
packet capture,
Performance,
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research,
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WAN,
wiresharkHopefully you have been reading about my adventures with implementing a network tap to end network blindness. If not, take a look back at previous entries found here.
When I last left you on this topic,...
June 18, 2008 7:25 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
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Networking,
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troubleshootingMicrosoft has some great virtual labs which can give an administrator some quick education over a lunch hour or a short period of time. One of these virtual labs is the
June 18, 2008 7:15 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
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Development,
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WWWIf you're a fan of the Sysinternals tools, check out the beta of Sysinternals Live, a service that makes it easy for you to execute Sysinternals tools directly from the web without hunting for and manually downloading them....
June 17, 2008 2:05 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
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websiteCheck out this digital online library for IT professionals. Bet you can't read just one!
Thanks for your time. Let’s be good network citizens together & practice safe networking!
June 4, 2008 7:26 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
DataCenter,
DataManagement,
howto,
LAN,
Metrics,
Monitoring,
network analysis,
Network TAPs,
Networking,
packet capture,
Performance,
reporting,
toolsYesterday, I received my Datacom Systems Singlestream 102 network tap. I installed it during lunch and wouldn't you know, something started not working right on the network! Hmmmmm... maybe I should have tested...
May 13, 2008 4:06 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
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antivirus,
CIO,
DataCenter,
DataManagement,
email,
howto,
LAN,
malware,
Metrics,
Microsoft Windows,
Monitoring,
Networking,
reporting,
research,
Security,
tools,
WANAn acquisition or merger is not a frequent event for my organization. However, it seems like in the past year or so we have worked on a number of these activities. So, it seems like it may be time to create a formalized checklist for the IT department items that need to be addressed during an...
May 9, 2008 6:20 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
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botnet,
CIO,
Data security,
DataManagement,
forensics,
honeynet,
honeypot,
howto,
malware,
Monitoring,
research,
Sandbox,
Security,
SQL Server
I just came across the Shadowserver Foundation. According to their mission:
The Shadowserver Foundation is an all volunteer watchdog group of security professionals that gather, track, and...
May 9, 2008 12:51 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
forensics,
howto,
humor,
LAN,
Metrics,
Monitoring,
network analysis,
Networking,
packet capture,
Performance,
reporting,
tools,
troubleshooting,
WAN,
wiresharkI have always had an appreciation for Laura Chappel of www.packet-level.com fame and her quirky sense of ... hmmmmm.. sense?? hahaha... well... she does have a great sense of humor and a heightened sense of awareness with respect to those...
April 8, 2008 2:21 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
DataCenter,
howto,
LAN,
Monitoring,
Performance,
VoIPWell, well, well, so you want to implement voice over IP or IP telephony. You have heard it is going to give you some great cost savings and make your life easier. Hmmmm... upon further thought, the idea of implementing this technology frightens you and I totally understand why.
I have...
