IT Pro Tuesday

Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday!

We’re looking for your favorite tips and tools we can share with the community… those that help you do your job better and more easily. Please share your suggestions on the IT Pro Tuesday subreddit, and we’ll be featuring them in the coming weeks.

Now on to this week’s list!

Wintoys

Top 5 IT Tools as of January 13th

Tame Your Windows Beast with One Tool

As for the first tool in this new edition, we reveal how to overcome the frustration of a sluggish system. Exactly as stated, Wintoys swoops in to optimize performance and streamline your workflow, leaving you more time to focus on what matters. Perfect for anyone seeking efficiency.

Shatter the Silence of Misconfigured Networks

In a world where security breaches are rampant, Fierce serves as your frontline scout. Its ability to detect hidden hostnames ensures you’re not just reactive but proactive. With Fierce, you can unveil those hidden IP addresses and fortify your defenses, creating a safer environment for your organization.

The Cyber Sleuths’ Secret Toolkit

As a sysadmin, your world is filled with potential dangers. DeepBlueCLI acts like a trusted ally, sifting through Windows Event Logs to illuminate threats that could compromise your network, giving you the clarity needed for a sharp defense.

Experience Monitoring Without Compromise

When every second counts, Cabot’s intuitive interface puts the information you need right at your fingertips. From downtime alerts to performance metrics, it’s your essential companion in ensuring your services run smoothly.

Tales of a Network Warrior

Lastly, in this edition, we explore Major Hayden’s blog, which combines personal experiences and proven techniques to help you master your role as a sysadmin and remind you that even the toughest days can lead to incredible achievements. Not only that, but he also writes about everything, so there is more than you can expect.

P.S. Bonus Free TOOLS/RESOURCES

f.lux changes the color temperature of your display based on the time of day, which can be far easier on your eyes. It takes a while to get used to the hue, but it’s an easy solution for headaches, besides blue-light-blocking lenses. The only disadvantage is that, if you’re doing colour-sensitive work, the colour will be distorted, though you can turn it off for as long as you need.

InfluxDB is an open-source tool optimized for fast, high-availability storage and retrieval of time-series data across fields such as operations monitoring, application metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics. It is the only stack purpose-built to handle time-series data.

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