DORA metrics, not to be confused with the beloved children’s cartoon character, are a bit trendy at the moment in the world of technology. The DevOps Research and Assessment group (DORA) is run out of Google. They run surveys and do research into what makes organizations successful in the Digital Age. They’re probably most well known for their yearly State of DevOps Reports and the book Accelerate.

Streamline monitoring for remote teams 4 ways the SCOM Connector for Microsoft Teams can help The shift to remote or hybrid working has brought new benefits, but also new challenges, to IT departments. It is now more important than ever to find the right tools in order to facilitate collaboration, communication, and mutual understanding between team members.

Accelerate your Microsoft SCOM-based monitoring in the cloud with cloud-based Monitoring for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. Seamlessly integrate Microsoft’s new Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance (Azure SCOM MI) to complement your current monitoring capabilities and ensure optimal performance. Azure SCOM MI empowers you to bridge the gap between your on-premise and cloud environments, enabling you to scale your operations while reducing costs.

As a proud sponsor of SCOMathon 2023, GripMatix had the opportunity to showcase the application of SCOM-AI GPT, which integrates your SCOM alerts with ChatGPT, with our existing SCOM Management Packs for monitoring Citrix. The session titled 'Going Beyond Citrix Director with MetrixInsight, SCOM, and SCOM-AI GPT' demonstrated the potential of these combined technologies in enhancing Citrix monitoring beyond the capabilities of Citrix Director.

A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called MichaelKors has recently emerged, which targets Linux and VMware ESXi systems. The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike warns that this trend is significant since ESXi does not support third-party agents or antivirus software which makes it an attractive target for cybercriminals.

Thank you for being part of this year’s SCOMathon, covering 11 hours of pure Microsoft System Center Operations Manager topics delivered by leading subject matter experts. To take you even further on your exciting SCOM journey, NiCE offers free, one-to-one Azure SCOM MI consulting tailored to your technical expertise. Monitoring with Azure SCOM MI and the good old on-prem SCOM environments is clearly seeing a hype.

When Azure AD is configured to record Sign-In activity, Kusto KQL can be used to gain valuable insights. This blog walks through common needs and shows how to visualize them in SquaredUp. Ruben Zimmermann is an Infrastructure Architect at a large manufacturing company who likes Azure, KQL, PowerShell and, still, SCOM.