During our consulting activities we frequently find ourselves having to collect data from SNMP devices that do not support SNMPv3 for data encryption. This type of traffic is readable on the network and can create security problems and noncompliance with company certifications, for example ISO27K. For this reason, you might have devices segregated on a…
Read MoreSNMP monitoring is the standard method for obtaining information and metrics from network devices. Typically, we focus on extracting data from a single interface to monitor its status, traffic, or errors. But in many cases, we’re only interested in getting an overview of the interfaces, or, to avoid overloading our somewhat outdated devices, we limit…
Read MoreIn today’s fast-paced work environment, efficiency is paramount. Yet many Confluence users are missing out on a powerful time-saving feature: automation. Often overlooked, Confluence automation offers a robust toolkit to simplify workflows and improve collaboration among teams. This article looks at one of the most versatile aspects of Confluence automation: triggering actions based on text…
Read MoreTornado is a CEP “Complex Event Processor” that receives reports of events from data sources such as monitoring and email, matches them against preconfigured rules, and executes the actions associated with those rules. Some vendors provide static notification systems that cannot be customized. For example, during one project we were faced with a tool that…
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