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PowerShell, Nagios and NSClient++

Nagios is a very powerful open source tool for monitoring networks and infrastructures.  The number of plugins available on Nagios Exchange and extensions make this tool essential to not just to be reactive but to create workflows and escalations if needed in a matter of minutes.
The installation and configuration of this tool under a major linux distributions is not difficult.

The default tool for monitoring a Windows network are SCCM/SCOM and OMS, but if your environment is a mixed environment I think personally that Nagios can be considered a safe bet!

NSClient++ is the agent needed for performing some interesting checks on windows and you can leverage your powershell scripting ability to perform custom checks on the environment. Continue reading “PowerShell, Nagios and NSClient++”

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First Steps with Python : Setting Up The Environment

Python is a beautiful programming language and the main key for its success is because is so easy to learn.  We strongly suggest to get familiar with Python choosing the approach that suit your pace of learning and programming such video-courses, books, tutorials, etc.

Programming it’s like any other technical ability that requires a lot of practice. You’ll need a very balanced mind set to master it like a martial art, where the best approach is keeping your enthusiasm and discipline at the same level and learn it day by day with a very simple and easy approach. Continue reading “First Steps with Python : Setting Up The Environment”

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PowerShell Learning and Security Features

Learning PowerShell is really a fast process (especially if you’re not new to programming) where you can be productive in a matter of days or in a month of lunches as Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks said.

But in my humble opinion, there aren’t many online resources that make you pay enough attention on how to run scripts and configure the environment properly in order to leverage all the technology features that Powershell and Windows environment are capable of.

So I’ve decided to add some articles to conquer this problem and help you on your journey, it’s an interesting subject for students and professional developers/it pros at any level of experience.

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