Monitoring
SMART goals: What they are and how to apply them in IT projects
Content: What are SMART goals and why are they important in IT? Breakdown of SMART Goals into IT Projects Practical Examples of SMART Goals in IT Benefits of SMART Goals Disadvantages or, Rather, Considerations about SMART Goals And there are not only SMART goals...
10 tools for internal communication in the company
Good internal communication is a key factor for a company to work. Or do you want to turn your business into the Marx brothers' cabin? Internal communication affects at so many levels that we could say it's something like a company's circulatory...
In GNU/Linux we can use Python language graphically!
Python Language: Graphing our monitoring data in GNU Benevolent Dictator For Life Chill out, we're not here to talk about politics. Now that we have your attention, we have to clarify that Benevolent Dictator For Life is the actual title that...
Let’s find out all about secure remote access software
We live in a very modern age, a time of conspiracy myths and legends, where today's computer trolls and malwares are mean and cruel, and users are attacked with all kinds of suffering. These days only one blog about technology dared to challenge...
How to migrate SNMP monitoring from Cacti to Pandora FMS
How to migrate Cacti to Pandora FMS Any IT environment needs a monitoring system, but which one should we use? We can opt for traditional and more limited systems, or for current monitoring systems such as Pandora FMS. In order to facilitate the...
“Centreon Engine”: We made comparisons and today we’re off to France. Oh, là, là!
Centreon Engine: let's look at this comparison with Pandora FMS “Centreon Engine” What is Centreon Engine? Well, Wikipedia was created for this purpose in the social sciences: there you will find the article in Spanish and French (I'm sorry,...
Brief History of Project Management
It is not easy to get a group of people to combine their efforts and organize their resources to achieve a common goal. It is something that human beings have always tried to do, and it has become such an important area for companies that it has...
History of computer viruses: Creeper and Reaper.
Computer archaeology is peculiar in that it contains small stories that offer great references. We have all heard of some of them. Computer science is a young technique, but it has evolved so much and so quickly that it has developed a whole...
What is an ERP?
ERP, CRM, UN, EU… the world is full of acronyms. And behind each one of them, there is always a question: what on earth does it mean? As you probably know by now, the purpose of our Pandora RC blog is to disseminate all the knowledge of the...
Legendary software. 70 years old and still working
Old software that is still running. Discover all about it here Oh! The old software! You can almost imagine it with a white beard. Some are as old as our grandparents, and go back to the old times. However, even if it seems impossible, this...
Version control system, authoritarianism and freedom to code
Version control system, authoritarianism and freedom to code Version control is essential for the continuous development of software today: it is the basis for the continuous release and implementation of software. In a previous article, we...
How to install a High Availability Database Cluster with Pandora FMS
High Availability Database Cluster with Pandora FMS Introduction Pandora FMS relies on a MySQL database for configuration and data storage. A database failure can temporarily bring your monitoring solution to a halt. The Pandora FMS high...
Sinclair ZX Spectrum; an 8-bit legend
Spectrum computer; Let's go back and see what it's all about Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer, also known simply as 'Spectrum', has been part of the childhood and adolescence of millions of people, influencing an entire generation. At a time when...
Some tips for internal communications within your company
Have you ever tried that game in which several people tell the same story on a chain and then the story is completely transformed when it reaches the last participant? Well, just imagine that in a company! Human beings are imperfect. It's a...
How Open Hardware Intends to Take Over Our World (Again)
Open Hardware: The Past and Present In the 1980s, Open Hardware made our society shake with the irruption of a giant: IBM® It seems that now in 2018 history will repeat itself! Recently, we wrote on the blog a short story about supercomputers,...
Donald Knuth: learning from the best
Donald Knuth; The Best Programmer Ever, right? He defines himself as "a geek", he was one of the main people responsible for laying the foundations of modern compilers and is considered the "father" of algorithm analysis. Some of you may know...
Functions as Service (FaaS) : its monitoring and use as tools
FaaS Functions as a Service: its monitoring and use as tools FaaS: how to work with them without dying in the attempt How about starting with an introduction? We will attach links to articles already published - and from third parties - that...
6 common computer maintenance problems
Okay, so you have a computer - or more than one! - And every now and then you have a little problem. A broken screen, CPU pain, migraines in RAM or even a virus! Multiple ailments can affect your computer and cause it to malfunction. Not to...
LPWAN as a communication base for IoT
What is LPWAN? An introduction to the IoT communications protocol LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network), also known as LPWA or LPN, is a wireless data transport protocol that is now understood as one of the basic protocols for the implementation...
The strange case of SNMP: A weird story about protocols
What is SNMP? A very useful and interesting protocol A crime had taken place in Manhattan Grow, a well-established company, so to speak, of invoices. Someone shouted "OH MY GOD, WE MUST FIND THE GUILTY ONE! There wasn't enough coffee and...
So what was the Y2K effect which really scared us all?
The Y2K Effect: Was it true or just a technological hoax? I am here to tell you a horror story. Something that will make you tremble from head to toe. It happened over Christmas and caused chaos among the gullible and conspirators. A wicked...