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Configuring WhatsUp Gold for SMTP and OAuth 2.0 Email Authentication

This video shows the steps to register WhatsUp Gold as a client application with Microsoft Azure for OAuth 2.0 authentication. Then, it walks through the process to configure your WhatsUp Gold email settings to use OAuth 2.0 as your authentication method.

Waking Up Sleeping Cells: Ensuring Network Independence This July 4th

As we celebrate the American Independence Day, we’re reminded of the importance of freedom and efficiency in all aspects of life, including our telecommunications networks. Just as July 4th symbolizes breaking free from constraints, it’s time to liberate your network from the inefficiencies caused by sleeping cells.

Reviewing Every New Feature in HAProxy 3.0

HAProxy 3.0 maintains the strong momentum of our open-source load balancer into 2024 with improvements to simplicity, security, reliability, flexibility, and more. In this blog post, we'll dive into what’s new in version 3.0, providing examples and context. It’s a long list, so get comfortable and maybe bring a snack! All these improvements (and more) will be incorporated into HAProxy Enterprise 3.0, releasing later this year.

Advanced Insights with SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

Resolving an incident before end users are impacted is the new standard, but managing separate observability and incident management solutions is tempting fate. You are at risk of an issue slipping through the cracks. It's time to consolidate, streamline, and decomplexify your operations. Hybrid Cloud Observability combined with SolarWinds Observability and SolarWinds Service Desk make all of this much, much easier.

Nginx Location Priority Explained

This article examines Nginx location directives. It explains what location directives are, their syntax, and how they process requests for specific URIs. The article describes different types of location matches, including exact, prefix, and regular expression matches. It also discusses the priority order of these matches and gives practical examples of their use in various scenarios.

How to Clear The Cache of Nginx?

Nginx, a common web server and reverse proxy, uses caching to improve performance. Over time, this cache can collect old or unneeded data. This buildup can cause slower response times, more disk usage, and possibly serve old content to users. Clearing the Nginx cache often is important to keep good server performance and provide current information.

Understanding Network Management Services: Key Components and Benefits

Network management plays a vital role in the modern IT structure, it is a range of toolkits and applications designed to maintain and improve the online community. Network management services ensure that the network operates smoothly and supports continuous data transmission and interchange within corporations.

SolarWinds Day | AI: Friend or Foe?

We have entered the age of artificial intelligence. AI and machine learning promise to transform numerous domains in the coming years. And while there are plenty of reasons to be excited, no shift this significant comes without potential pitfalls. Understanding these challenges begins with an open dialogue. This SolarWinds Day, we’re scouting ahead to map the future of AI in IT. In fireside chats with industry leaders, we’ll explore strategies for optimizing how your organization uses AI and identify the risks of this new technology—before they impact your organization.

How to Redirect www to Non-www with Nginx?

Website owners often use a single version of their domain to improve SEO and user experience. Redirecting the www version of a domain to the non-www version (or vice versa) is common. For Nginx users, setting up this redirection needs specific configuration. This article explains how to redirect www to non-www using Nginx, helping you keep a consistent domain structure for your website.