We have remarked several times in this space about the tremendous changes in the data center in such a short period of time. Not only are device footprints shrinking and functionalities converging, but the way that hardware and software are managed has become more comprehensive and streamlined. Now the same thing that has happening to […]
“I only believe in statistics that I doctored myself.” Winston Churchill said a lot of things, but despite the rumors, fact checkers don’t believe he really originated this saying. It is actually a common joke in the German language that the Nazi propagandist Goebbels misattributed to the British leader. Another false quote did not really […]
On an Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, two men walk into the base exchange. They show their IDs to the clerks, don Halloween masks, and proceed to play the part of terrorists. “This is a drill! We want liberation! This is only a drill!” Airmen shopping in the facility give them funny looks, […]
It’s late at night and you’re walking to your car after attending a community event. Your car is still a block away. As you walk, you scan the scene before you. Something is just not right, you say to yourself. On the dark sidewalk ahead of you, you see two silhouettes. They are moving about, […]
We all know how a computer user interface (UI) works — at least in general terms. Humans interact with digital machines using input devices, and we watch everything real-time on computer monitors. When we think of user input, we usually think of Input devices like a mouse, keyboard, touchscreen, trackball, or pointing stick. But we […]
Alright, we admit that our company has a certain obsession with network availability we collectively call “uptime”. It’s even in our name. We’re totally committed to keeping services up and running for our clients. And while uptime is our best friend, we seem to spend a lot of time thinking about the enemy: downtime. We’ve […]
IT systems go down for a lot of reasons. Some downtime causes are obvious, while others take some time to understand. And still others are just plain comical. In this article we’ll have a look at different approaches to assigning blame for outages, and we’ll offer a short list of our own. The concept of downtime applies […]
Manage and create Network Packs that can be configured with DNS easily and efficiently. The aim of these configurations is to provide you with an easy way to manage your virtual configurations, while providing excellent services such as Acceleration, Load Balancing, Firewall, and Instant Failover. Below you will find a brief description of this functionality, […]
Not interested in reading the manual? We cover the essentials in a video at the bottom of this page! Customers who subscribe to Cloud Load Balancing will have access to the MONITORS tab, as shown in the image below. Monitors do not work on their own, but are attached to servers in an ALF pack […]
Company: Choose between your company and any of your sub-companies from the drop-down list. Name: The name you’re giving to your Alert Template Type: Choose the type of alert your template is for. You can only have one template for each alert type per company (or sub-company). You can choose between: DNS Alerts: Used for […]