Monitoring
How to update your PC BIOS
Content: Introduction Accessing the BIOS from Windows Alternatives to using the Windows 10 and 11 method What does UEFI stand for? When should you update your BIOS? How to update your BIOS BIOS Update Considerations Every computer has its BIOS, short for Basic...
XZ Vulnerability
You drink tap water every day, right? Do you know who invented the filtering mechanism that makes water pure and clean?… Well, do you actually care? Do you know that this mechanism is exactly the same in all the taps of all the houses of any...
What is alert fatigue and its effect on IT monitoring?
Talking about too many cybersecurity alerts is not talking about the story of Peter and the Wolf and how people end up ignoring false warnings, but about its great impact on security strategies and, above all, on the stress it causes to IT...
NoSQL Databases: The ultimate Guide
Today, many companies generate and store huge amounts of data. To give you an idea, decades ago, the size of the Internet was measured in Terabytes (TB) and now it is measured in Zettabytes (ZB). Relational databases were designed to meet the...
System Hardening: Why the Need to Strengthen System Cybersecurity
Today, digital trust is required inside and outside the organization, so tools must be implemented, with cybersecurity methods and best practices in each layer of your systems and their infrastructure: applications, operating systems, users,...
How to reduce CPU usage
From the computer, we increasingly perform different tasks simultaneously (listening to music while writing a report, receiving files by email and downloading videos), which involve executing commands, and sending and receiving data. Over time,...
Collectd Pandora FMS: Maximizing Monitoring Efficiency
Collectd is a daemon (i.e. running in the background on computers and devices) that periodically collects metrics from different sources such as operating systems, applications, log files, and external devices, providing mechanisms to store...
NOSQL vs SQL. Key differences and when to choose each
Until recently, the default model for application development was SQL. However, in recent years NoSQL has become a popular alternative. The wide variety of data that is stored today and the workload that servers must support force developers to...
Interview | Pandora FMS is a flexible and scalable monitoring system, ready to work in large IT infrastructures.
Interview with Alexander Twaradze, Pandora FMS representative in CIS countries. See original here. Companies’ modern IT infrastructure consists of multiple systems and services. These could be servers, network equipment, software, communication...
Pandora FMS Review: Share your experience, get a reward and make a difference in G2
Pandora FMS stands out as a powerful monitoring software solution that helps individuals and organizations of all sizes. It facilitates effective monitoring of the performance and status of servers, applications, network devices and other...
Deciphering Distributed Systems: A Complete Guide to Monitoring Strategies
Distributed systems allow projects to be implemented more efficiently and at a lower cost, but require complex processing due to the fact that several nodes are used to process one or more tasks with greater performance in different network...
Apply network management protocols to your organization for better results
To address this issue, first understand that, in the digitization we are experiencing, there are multiple resources and devices that coexist in the same network and that require a set of rules, formats, policies and standards to be able to...
What is Prompt Engineering? Detailed guide
Digital-First has become the trend of organizations in the world and Latin America, in which a digital strategy is chosen first for product and service delivery, especially when a greater impact of the brand is sought more immediately to a...
AR vs VR: What’s the difference?
It would seem like the line between science fiction and reality is increasingly blurred. We no longer see this only in the movies and games, but in e-commerce, education, entertainment, staff training, remote diagnostics or architectural...
How to Analyze Problems with Root Cause Analysis – Full Guide
To understand what a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is, we must start from the fact that a root cause is a factor that causes a non-conformance and must be deleted through process improvement. The root cause is the central issue and the highest-level...
What is RMM software?
In this article, we will thoroughly address RMM Software (Remote Monitoring and Management Software) and its essential role for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). We will explain the core functions of RMM, from remote monitoring to efficient...
2023 A year of achievements and transformations at Pandora FMS!
On this exciting journey, we celebrate the successes of our team over the course of an incredibly productive year. From solving 2677 development tickets and 2011 support tickets to spending 5680 hours on projects and operations, each metric...
What is SSH?
SSH stands for “Secure Shell.” It's a network protocol used to securely access and manage devices and servers over an unsecured network. It provides an accurate form of authentication as well as encrypted communication between two systems,...
What is the principle of least privilege (PoLP)?
The Principle of Least Privilege, also known as PoLP, is a computer security rule that states that each user or group of users must have only the necessary permissions to perform their corresponding tasks. In other words, the less power a user...
IT Support Levels: Optimizing the Support Service through Tiers 0 to 4
Information Technology (IT) support, also known as technical support, is essential for the successful and efficient operation of organizations in the digital age. It helps ensure the stability, productivity and security of your systems and those...
Unraveling the Dangers of Phishing: From Basics to Effective Prevention
Surely you may have at one time or another received an email warning of an outstanding invoice, a parcel shipment that you did not expect or a warning from the bank about suspicious activity in your account. These messages usually adopt an...