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A Simple PowerShell Script for Installing Chocolatey

For IT professionals and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) charged with managing multiple systems, software installation can be a major time-suck. Utilizing package managers like Chocolatey can be a game changer. Yet, ensuring Chocolatey itself is installed or up to date can also pose a challenge. To streamline this process, we have designed a PowerShell script that makes installing and upgrading Chocolatey — and consequently, your desired applications — effortless.

Introduction to Azure Cloud Services

Microsoft Azure, a forerunner in the realm of cloud computing, has revolutionized how businesses manage, store, and deploy their IT resources. However, comprehending the plethora of services and offerings provided by Azure can prove to be a daunting task. This article aims to demystify Azure’s three fundamental cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).

Monitoring Aruba Switches with Hosted Graphite and Telegraf

In today's digital landscape, network management is more important than ever. As businesses continue to expand and increase in complexity, so do their networks. Aruba switches play a vital role in this ecosystem by providing reliable, high-performance networking solutions for enterprise-level organizations. However, effective monitoring of these switches can be a challenge without the right tools at your disposal.

Leading on full-stack observability: once you have the logs, the rest is easy

Observability gets more challenging yearly in the rapidly evolving world of distributed computing and cloud-native applications. Organizations today are tasked with ensuring that their critical business applications, revenue-generating applications, and supporting infrastructure operate with reliability and security. The stakes are high; any lapse can lead to user churn, revenue loss, and decreased productivity.

How to use the Digital Experience Score to Gain Insights into DEX of the organization using Nexthink.

Understanding the impact of digital employee experience allows IT leaders to get a sense of the maturity of their organization, set goals and drive improvements based not on trial and error, but on clear evidence derived from organizational data. Let us now gain insights into DEX of the organization using Nexthink Experience Central.

Why You Should Avoid Windows Group Policy Management for CIS Compliance

Windows Group Policy Management is the default — but that doesn’t mean it’s the right fit for your organization when it comes to cybersecurity and compliance. In this blog, we’ll look specifically at the current standard for compliance through CIS benchmarks and offer up a new way to approach policy management without the default.

A Short Guide to Asset Tracking Technologies

Real-time location systems (RTLS) are crucial for many organizations to deploy across a broad spectrum of sectors and industries, including fleet management, manufacturing and logistics facilities. Asset tracking - and by extension, asset management - enables companies to capture data in real-time about the status, location and movements of assets. Assets can include inanimate objects ranging from motherboards and barcode readers to tools and pallets, and everything in between.

You can now log in faster using Google and GitHub

Since Oh Dear was launched, we offered a traditional login using the familiar email and password combination. Today, we've launched our social login. This feature allows you to use your Google or GitHub account to log into Oh Dear. You'll see these two new buttons on the registration and login page. When clicking one, we'll use your Google or GitHub account to log in. When logging in, we'll search for an Oh Dear account whose email matches the email used for your Google / GitHub account.

OpenMetrics vs OpenTelemetry - How to choose?

OpenMetrics and OpenTelemetry are two popular frameworks that provide metrics-driven insight into complex software environments. Understanding the differences between these two options is critical for organizations looking to optimize their monitoring capabilities. In this article, we will explore the key features, benefits, and considerations of OpenMetrics and OpenTelemetry to help you make an informed decision when choosing the right solution for your organization.