In my first article about Qbilon, I focussed on the “cloud” use case – how Qbilon can help manage cloud-based environments and their associated costs. Here, I’ll be looking at how Qbilon can help identify security issues and vulnerabilities lurking in your estate, be it on-prem, cloudy, or hybrid ..read more

iAbout Port of Douala – Gateway to Central Africa The Port of Douala in Cameroon is described as an essential “Gateway to Central Africa”, serving most of the landlocked countries of the Sub-Sahara African region, including Chad and the Central African Republic. Spread over several kilometers, the port has busy traffic with arriving and departing containers. Since virtually all the port’s operational processes are computerized, it is vital to have tight security in such an environment as well as to ensure uptime and performance of all IT infrastructure and network components. “With PRTG, we ..read more

Comprehensive network monitoring is certainly nothing new. Network monitoring of complex, large-scale infrastructures at the highest quality level is also standard for applications such as Paessler PRTG Enterprise Monitor ..read more

The latest version of Paessler PRTG, 24.1.92, is now available through the stable release channel! This version comes with several new sensor types that are now fully supported (like the Ping v2 sensor, HTTP v2 sensor and SNMP Uptime v2 sensor), an update for OpenSSL, and several other improvements throughout Paessler PRTG. Here are the details ..read more

iAbout Noris Inklusion Inclusion is one of the most important social issues of our time. People with disabilities want to – and can – make a contribution to society. Noris Inklusion, a company based in Nuremberg, Germany, has been helping them do so for more than 40 years with facilities for 500+ employees, residential projects, educational support, and other initiatives. One of the prerequisites for its success is a functioning IT infrastructure. In this domain, Noris Inklusion relies on PRTG, the world’s leading monitoring solution created by the Nuremberg-based software specialist Paessle ..read more

iAbout Dayton Children’s Hospital   One of only 31 independent freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, Dayton Children’s Hospital is the region’s only medical facility dedicated to children and committed to the relentless pursuit of optimal health for every child within its reach. Magnet-designated and recognized as a top hospital by U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals in orthopedics, Dayton Children’s has nearly 500,000 patient visits each year.   Consistently recognized as one of the country’s best and most cost-effective pediatric hospitals, Dayton C ..read more

As an IT leader, some of the big questions you’ve been pondering in recent years are likely to have involved “the cloud”. Is moving your workloads off-prem the right solution for your business? Should you move everything, or does hybrid offer the most flexibility? What about security, resilience, data governance, and cost ..read more

SCADA systems provide an overview of your Operational Technology environment. But in today’s connected OT world, they might not provide a comprehensive overview of all the important elements. Networked components, like routers, switches and more are often the domain of the IT department, and they often don’t communicate using OPC UA (a standardized communication protocol for modern industrial automation systems). The end result? Your traditional SCADA system does not provide a comprehensive overview of the status or data of your vital IT equipment.  ..read more

Following up my first blog article, Secure communication within Paessler PRTG, which covered how to set up security measures in PRTG, this article I will explain the various layers of security PRTG implements. These layers reduce the risk of unauthorized access to PRTG, which can jeopardize the underlying operating system (OS). In this article, I will also share our recommendations on how to securely handle the PRTG configuration file ..read more

In our initial article, Is it worth the RISC-V?, we took a deep dive into the fascinating world of RISC-V, exploring its history and the compelling reasons behind companies flocking to this emerging technology. If you haven't joined the journey yet, it's not too late to embark on this captivating adventure. Now, we're all set to unravel an enthralling face-off between RISC-V and its formidable competitors. Meet the reigning champions: x86, ruling the home (PC, Laptop) and business (Data Center, Server) spheres; and ARM, the energy efficiency marvel that conquered the mobile market. As we turn ..read more