Replacement Server Monitoring – Part 3: Kapacitor alerts and going live!
So far in this series of blog posts we’ve discussed picking a replacement monitoring solution and getting it up and running. This instalment will cover setting up the actual alerting rules for our customers’ servers, and going live with the new solution. Kapacitor Alerts As mentioned in previous posts, the portion of the TICK stack […]
Replacement Server Monitoring – Part 2: Building the replacement
This is part two of a three part series of blog posts about picking a replacement monitoring solution, getting it running and ready, and finally moving our customers over to it. In our last post we discussed our need for a replacement monitoring system and our pick for the software stack we were going to […]
Replacement Server Monitoring – Part 1: Picking a Replacement
As a company primarily dealing with Linux servers and keeping them online constantly, here at Dogsbody we take a huge interest in the current status of any and all servers we’re responsible for. Having accurate and up to date information allows us to move proactively and remedy potential problems before they became service-impacting for our […]
Congratulations Jim Carter
We are very pleased to congratulate Jim Carter on completing his Linux Systems Apprenticeship. Jim now holds… City & Guilds Certificate in IT Systems and Principles City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in IT Professional Competence We are even more pleased that Jim has chosen to continue his career with Dogsbody Technology as a permanent […]
The Importance of Backups
Operating systems and applications can be re-installed with relative ease, but personal data is just that, personal. Nobody else (hopefully) has any copies of it, so if you lose it, that’s it, it’s gone forever. For this reason, it’s important to keep backups of your personal data. That being said, backups of reproducible data can […]
Manual patching vs auto patching
Everyone agrees keeping your software and devices updated is important. These can be manually or automatically installed. People assume that automatic is the better option however both have their advantages. I’m Rob, I look after maintenance packages here at Dogsbody Technology. I want to explain the advantages between the two main patching approaches. What to […]