IT Pro Tuesday #332
Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday!
Please note that IT Pro Tuesday will be taking a break for the holidays and will be back on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2025.
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!
A Free Tool
Puppet is an open-source configuration management platform for automating your infrastructure as code. Allows you to define desired system states (like user accounts and security settings) so you can efficiently ensure your entire infrastructure conforms to that standard. kuvrterker explains it “has the best easy setup [when compared with Salt, Chef, and Ansible]. Need to dedicate servers to host it tho.”
A Website
The Verge shares a wealth of content on technology and how it can be leveraged in more-human terms. You’ll find breaking tech news, a growing collection of detailed reviews, in-depth feature articles, as well as fascinating investigations. Kindly suggested by sassanix.
Another Free Tool
Cacti is a network graphing solution leveraging RRDTool’s data storage and graphing functionality. It offers a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features with an intuitive, easy to use interface. Works from smaller LAN installations up to complex networks with thousands of devices. Hats off to Spirited_Rip4476 for the suggestion.
A Youtube Channel
John Capobianco features videos from a veteran automation expert who has more-recently branched out into the field of AI. John is a respected author and speaker, with an impressive list of honors in the field. sugarfreecaffeine appreciates it for keeping on top of advancements in AI.
Yet Another Free Tool
cnping is a simple, minimal graphical IPV4 ping/HTTP ping utility that comes with searchnet. CustomCubeIceMaker recommends it as a “minimal latency testing tool with graphical output.”
P.S. Bonus Free Tools
Wireshark is a highly popular network protocol analyzer that enables you to see what’s happening on your network down to a microscopic level. It is considered in many sectors to be a standard part of any networking toolkit. A favorite of alconaft43.
Windows Sysinternals is a valuable collection of general sysadmin tools for file and disk, networking, process management, security, and collecting system information on Windows hosts. Great for managing, diagnosing, and troubleshooting your Windows systems and applications. Thanks for this one go to MattF.
