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News From PaesslerPaessler PRTG enables Noblecom Technology to enhance their network observabilityPaessler PRTG Enables Noblecom Technology to identify potential problems before they disrupt critical building operations whilst enhancing its own network observability. PRTG monitors stadium technology and ensures match operations at German Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05A visit to a football stadium is always a unique experience. The anticipation, the journey, entering the stadium, the smell of bratwurst in the air. But have you ever wondered what kind of technical effort goes into making sure a game day goes off without a hitch?As in many companies, the motto in soccer stadiums is: nothing works without IT. From stadium admission, wireless network access, and functioning floodlights through to paying for beer at the concession stands ? all this and much more is controlled by IT today. A match day would not be possible without IT.Read in this article how German Bundesliga football team 1. FSV Mainz 05 uses PRTG to monitor the entire stadium technology and secure the match operation. Key metrics to monitor a Synology NAS using Paessler PRTGData is at the heart of any industry, and storing and maintaining it properly plays a crucial role for business operations. Data should be stored by following the 3-2-1 backup rule and using reliable storage devices. New releases of Paessler PRTG and multi-platform probe are availableThe latest releases of Paessler PRTG and the multi-platform probe are available! Paessler PRTG 24.3.98 comes with the fully supported Script v2 sensor, improvements for NetApp v2 sensors, a new setting to change the API endpoint for Microsoft Azure sensors, the experimental Cisco WLC Access Point Overview sensor, and other updates and improvements. Meanwhile, the latest multi-platform probe release brings support for the Cisco WLC Access Point Overview experimental sensor, adds device template and auto-discovery capabilities for certain sensor types, and new packages are available in the Paessler Linux package repository. Let?s take a look at some of the highlights! Always live on air with DIVICON MEDIA and Paessler PRTGAn upstream supplier, DIVICON MEDIA has been handling nearly all of the technical and organizational tasks for the modulated lines of various radio stations for years, and operates FM frequencies as well as DAB+ multiplexes at numerous broadcasting sites throughout Germany. DIVICON MEDIA?s customers include well-known broadcasters from the public and private sectors, including MDR, Antenne Th?ringen, NRJ, and Nordseewelle. How PRTG helps keep produce fresh for 50,000 weekly vegetable boxesRiverford Organic Farmers Ltd. delivers vegetables to over 50,000 customers a week. Like many major companies with an IT estate and multiple sites to manage, there is a vast array of devices that are integral to keeping the business functioning at peak performance. It?s important for the IT team at Riverford Organic Farmers to have visibility of these devices from both an IT infrastructure and environmental monitoring perspective. This is even more integral to a food and beverage business because the food needs to be kept fresh and at the right temperature and humidity 24/7. Use case: infrastructure monitoring in the energy sectorManaging power plants and energy grids is a massive undertaking: they are a combination of Operational Technology (OT) networks, IT networks, and distributed facilities and infrastructure. Because of this, an approach that relies on remote access and monitoring is key. Obviously, we?re most interested in the monitoring aspect of this approach, and specifically: how it can be integrated into an overall management and control solution to provide an holistic overview for OT operators. To give you an idea of how monitoring fits into the picture, let?s take a look at a concrete example. 5 Tips for infrastructure transparencyInfrastructure transparency is something that IT admins, professionals, and all who deal with infrastructure want: visibility of not only what?s in the infrastructure, but also dependencies between devices, systems and other components. At its core, infrastructure transparency means knowing everything about ALL of your IT assets. Transparency also helps you understand where your infrastructure is at risk ? such as the existence of shadow IT, cyber security vulnerabilities, and more. It?s the key to transforming and optimizing your technical landscape. But how do you go about achieving this kind of transparency? Cybersecurity for OT networks: navigating the digital landscapeIn today's highly connected industrial world, the intersection of IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) is reshaping how businesses operate. However, this convergence also brings significant cybersecurity challenges. The rise in cyberattacks on OT systems, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscores the urgency for robust cybersecurity measures??. Companies in the manufacturing sector, for example, have been heavily targeted, with about 90% experiencing production or energy supply disruptions due to cyberattacks??. How to set up your own home lab for PRTG Network MonitorIf you work in IT or engineering, you probably know the value of having a controlled space to test new things, prove ideas, or just try to break things. Because every failure means that you have learned something. That's why it's better to learn in a safe environment and leave your production systems unaffected. In this article, we'll guide you through setting up a home lab or testing environment for Paessler PRTG Network Monitor. GRUPOTEC keeps an eye on solar energy production with Paessler PRTGSpanish photovoltaic specialist Grupotec uses Paessler PRTG to monitor its international solar parks, integrating industrial controllers into the central IT monitoring system to create a holistic overview Monitoring power consumption on Rittal PDUs with Modbus TCPModbus is a protocol used to communicate information between industrial devices. The device requesting information is called a Modbus client or Modbus slave, and the device providing the information is called a Modbus server or Modbus master.Modbus is used to monitor programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMIs), power meters, temperature controllers, gas detectors, water quality devices, and more .It can also be used to connect a supervisory computer to a remote terminal unit (RTU).Different options are available depending on the architecture: Modbus RTU and Modbus ASCII for transmitting information over serial lines, and Modbus TCP for transmitting information over Ethernet. Extend monitoring with Paessler PRTG to Linux operating systemsProbes in Paessler PRTG monitoring software play an important role in monitoring infrastructure: they expand the monitoring capabilities of the PRTG core server to remote locations and networks. A probe is essentially an additional monitoring instance that provides the sensors to monitor networks, devices, and applications not covered by the PRTG core server. Probes monitor independently and send the monitoring data back to the core server for each check they perform. PRTG helps to make enhanced weathering a realityIt's hard to describe what it feels like to stand in a greenhouse with almost 400 pots, growing neither veggies nor flowers, but the most closely monitored and pampered blades of grass I've ever seen. Scientists and research assistants are bustling around the pots (technically dubbed "lysimeters" ? I'll dive into that later), analyzing soil and run-off water. Ralf Steffens, CTO of Carbon Drawdown Initiative, is showing me around and explains to me how to set up and operate a greenhouse that is unique in the world. Serious research is happening here, no doubt, but it's all done with a twist, a flair for the unconventional that's proven to be successful. I'm observing a lot of passion in every detail, and people driven by the desire to counter the climate crisis with something reliable and scalable. Meanwhile, employing Paessler PRTG Hosted Monitor, the greenhouse conducts are captivating monitoring activities, transforming the wealth of 5 million daily data points into actionable scientific insights. The multi-platform probe is now available as stable releaseWhen it comes to network and infrastructure monitoring, adaptability is essential. Previously, as a user of Paessler PRTG, you were mostly limited to Windows environments. Thanks to your numerous responses to our surveys, Linux has been identified as the preferred operating system for running a probe, which marks a significant milestone in our development. We are pleased to announce that the multi-platform probe has moved from BETA to stable. |
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