So you think you know all the features in OMS? Think again! So I’ve been working closely with OMS the last couple of years and to be honest I haven’t yet grasped how much features Microsoft has introduced over the last couple of years and more is coming! I have blogged already about some of …
Overview of Microsoft Operations Management Suite and comparison with SCOM Read More »
So after getting constantly bombarded with a sponsored tweet on my timelime for a while, I decided to take a hint and take a closer look at what DataDog actually was. So this post is actually just a small introduction to it. Now DataDog is a cloud based monitoring tool, so you can take it …
Getting started with DataDog monitoring against Microsoft Azure Read More »
So a couple of days back I publised that a lot has been going on in Veeam latelcy, and among the news that was published was support for Office365 Exchange backup! and as a Vangard Ive been lucky enough to been given access to the beta of the tool NOTE: This represents a beta and …
Backing up Offic365 email with Veeam Backup for Office365 Read More »
So I’ve been fortunate enough to been able to test-drive the N-series virtual machine instances in Microsoft Azure. For those who are not aware, the N-series is a GPU enabled series of virtual machines. Which can either be setup with a M60 (Which is the NV-series) or a K80 (Which is the NC-series) You can …
So Veeam has been busy lately and today they showed us what they have been working on with their platform! With the upcoming release of Veeam availabilty suite 9.5 (Which I’ve blogged about previously here –> http://msandbu.org/veeam-backup-and-replication-9-5-with-azure-and-windows-server-2016-support/ Veeam B&R (or Availbility suites) has always been aimed against virtualized enviroments, in order to become more agile …
The next big thing from Veeam! Veeam Availability Platform Read More »
Up until now, I’ve been writing about the NetScaler CPX, but it actually comes in two editions! where one is a licensed edition and the other one is a free edition. NetScaler CPX which is a containerized version of the NetScaler and can run as a container on a container host such as Ubuntu for …
So a new interesting feature came up in my workspace (Network performance monitor) which allows us to monitor network performance between different endpoints. You can read more about it here –> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/log-analytics-network-performance-monitor/#installing-and-configuring-agents-for-the-solution But in case we can install the OMS agent on two nodes and the OMs agent will then be used to monitor and …
Leveraging OMS Network performance monitor to detect network loss Read More »
So a new feature that was introduced in 11.1 which I some reason overlooked was the ability to configure seperate TCP profiles using AppQoE actions, which in its essence allows us to configure different AppQoE policies using different TCP profiles based upon which endpoint is connecting using expressions. Now by default when a client connects …
Differentiate TCP profile settings between endpoints using AppQoE Read More »
TCP Fast Open (TFO) is a TCP mechanism that enables speedy data exchange between a client and a server during TCP’s initial handshake. By using the TFO mechanism, you can reduce an application’s network latency by the time required for one full round trip, which significantly reduces the delay experienced in short TCP transfers. So …
Increasing Microsoft Edge performance using TCP Fast Open on NetScaler Read More »
this is a new Microsoft exam which is currently under development, but it alot of interesting points which Microsoft should have focus on a long time ago in terms of training! Security! The exam is of course based upon a training course –> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/course.aspx?cid=20744 But the exam it self focuses on Securing network traffic, DNSSEC, …
