William Linn

Enterprise System Management at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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User Activity

Over 4 years ago

Answered a question: What insider threat detection tool do you recommend to a company with a modest budget?

Off the cuff, I would suggest Nagios. Unfortunately, the OSE doesn't provide any support though it does offer a limited support agreement. So, if you have a good Unix or Linux administrator who can supply the needed amount of time to configure everything then it's free…

Over 4 years ago

Commented on What Does the Future Hold for ITOM

I have done the product for 22 plus years, whenever it was called OpC. Some of that is still around in the last version I worked with 10.7x. I’m afraid that since Micro Focus bought the product it’s DOA, they don’t have any partners like HP had, independent consultants like…

About 5 years ago

Answered a question: Which is Best: Scheduler Control M, CA or Tidal?

Control M has been around for a long time, others are trying to get into the market, I have used Tivoli Workload Scheduler and a HP scheduler both have problems at least in earlier versions, didn't see the same kinds of problems with Control M.

Over 6 years ago

Answered a question: What Questions Should I Ask Before Buying a Network Monitoring Tool?

- How scalable is it - Does it integrate with other tools to provide a full suite of services for your entire enterprise - What platform does it take: Unix, Linux, Windows or all three. Many only work on certain operating systems. - What level of support is needed and…

Over 6 years ago

Commented on A mature product that looks after all our servers.

Operations Bridge Manager is far to expensive and takes multiple servers to set up, minimally three (3) two gateways and a DPS server. Backend CMDB is inefficient in that when you have other datasources duplicates occur which takes someone who knows how to extract the…

Over 6 years ago

Answered a question: What is the biggest difference between Nagios Core and Nagios XI?

I installed it in my AWS and Google cloud computing environments. Following the documentation explicitly, logs all indicated successful results yet neither environment was able to open up the GUI to confirm it was functional. I opened a support case which I've done with…

Over 6 years ago

Commented on Collects large amounts of data to monitor our network, switches, and firewall

I've installed it in my cloud environments, unfortunately, I cannot render the GUI back to my Mac or Windows system. Definitely doesn't work for use with my Termux. Wouldn't consider it as enterprise-level software.

About 8 years ago

Commented on Allows you to identify components that need to be replaced. Needs more APIs to link with other systems.

Great features are IT Universe and Modeling Studio where extensive TQL’s can be written to enhance deployment of policies and creating views for customers. Monitoring Automation makes policy deployment extremely customizable and efficient allowing your monitoring team more…

About 8 years ago

Commented on Provides proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems

Having used many solutions including SCOM, I agree it works well with Windows systems, but I don’t think that *NIX Administrators or Network Administrators find it as user friendly as other monitoring solutions, aka Nagio, Big Brother, Solar Winds, while it has improved, it…

Almost 9 years ago

Answered a question: Which is Best: Scheduler Control M, CA or Tidal?

Control M then IBM's product called Tivoli workload scheduler.

Over 9 years ago

Commented on It’s quite stable as it’s been around for a long time. It’s rare that we would have an application issue with the agents.

While the legacy tools up to On my way!, OMU and OML are very robust, scalable and well designed. HP went off to doing a redesign of the suite. I have worked with the product ( At least I have seen ) every version from 2.0 . BSM and now OMi up to version 10.12 while having…

Over 9 years ago

Contributed a review of OpenText Network Node Manager: Integrates with other tools and products to give oversight of networks and systems.

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of OpenText SiteScope: It has multiple monitors that can be deployed OOTB, which includes basic system monitors for CPU, Disk, Memory, NIC's, etc.

About 10 years ago

Commented on We checked various Monitoring software but OEM provided us with the greatest ability for productivity

While OEM ( Oracle Enterprise Manager ) does do a good job of monitoring Oracle Databases and Solaris Zones ( Something other ESM products have a little problem with seeing things like actual CPU...Memory etc...etc of zones ) it does not do a great job with granularity of…

Over 10 years ago

Commented on SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 - Very good product

I have seen MOM the predisessor of SCOM 2007, now 2012 which was limited in its scope. Capabilities were indeed minimal compared with other enterprise monitoring solutions. In 2007 The tool improved markedly. Now in my view it is the defactor enterprise monitoring tool…

Over 10 years ago

Commented on It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

Unfortunatly HP has an that the OM product will become obsolescent per the below link http://support.openview.hp.com/encore/omi-8_x-9_0x.jsp?jumpid=reg_r1002_usen_c-001_title_r0002 I have had four previous customers who used the product review the BSM product and find it…

Almost 11 years ago

Commented on It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

The road map for this product indicates a move to a different strategy and tool to monitor enterprise environments. OMi will eventually suplant all previous versions of OM-W, OM-U and OM-L. The web interface will be a lot more user friendly. I have worked with the tool in…

Almost 11 years ago

Commented on It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

Unbiased review.

About 11 years ago

Contributed a review of Micro Focus OpenView [EOL]: It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

Projects

About 10 years ago

Working with SiS

Over 9 years ago

OMi 10.11

About 9 years ago

OMi 10.12

Experience

Reviews

About 11 years ago

Micro Focus OpenView [EOL]

It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

About 10 years ago

OpenText SiteScope

It has multiple monitors that can be deployed OOTB, which includes basic system monitors for CPU, Disk, Memory, NIC's, etc.

Over 9 years ago

OpenText Network Node Manager

Integrates with other tools and products to give oversight of networks and systems.

Answers

Almost 9 years ago

Workload Automation

Which is Best: Scheduler Control M, CA or Tidal?

Over 6 years ago

Network Monitoring Software

What is the biggest difference between Nagios Core and Nagios XI?

Over 6 years ago

Network Monitoring Software

What Questions Should I Ask Before Buying a Network Monitoring Tool?

About 5 years ago

Workload Automation

Which is Best: Scheduler Control M, CA or Tidal?

Over 4 years ago

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

What insider threat detection tool do you recommend to a company with a modest budget?

Comments

Over 6 years ago

Event Monitoring

A mature product that looks after all our servers.

Over 6 years ago

Network Monitoring Software

Collects large amounts of data to monitor our network, switches, and firewall

About 8 years ago

Server Monitoring

Allows you to identify components that need to be replaced. Needs more APIs to link with other systems.

About 8 years ago

Server Monitoring

Provides proactivity to prevent mission-critical problems

Over 9 years ago

Server Monitoring

It’s quite stable as it’s been around for a long time. It’s rare that we would have an application issue with the agents.

Over 4 years ago

IT Infrastructure Monitoring

What Does the Future Hold for ITOM

About 10 years ago

Database Development and Management

We checked various Monitoring software but OEM provided us with the greatest ability for productivity

Over 10 years ago

Software Distribution

SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 - Very good product

Over 10 years ago

Server Monitoring

It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

Almost 11 years ago

Server Monitoring

It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

Almost 11 years ago

Server Monitoring

It has a limit on the number of systems that can be managed but it is proactive in heading off failures.

About me

Certified HP-UX administrator, working with OpenView suite of tools, NNM, OMU, OML, OMW, OMi

Specialties: NNM, OMU, OML,OMW, SiS

Certifications

HP-UX Certified System Administrator

Employers

ESM Consultant
Independant Contrator
Self Employed
Nexius
CPS Energy
HCL Technologies
Raytheon
Boeing
Express Scripts
Wells Fargo
DaVita Kidney Care
Kindred Healthcare
Ferguson Enterprises Incorporated
WinWorld Incorporated
Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
Unisource World Wide
Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
Georgia Pacific
Genitor Technologies
InTeq
CenturyLink (Formerly Qwest)
Ford Motor Company

Education

Southeastern College, Lakeland Florida
Southeastern University

Interesting Projects and Accomplishments

About 10 years ago

Working with SiS

Over 9 years ago

OMi 10.11

About 9 years ago

OMi 10.12