uberAgent for Splunk is Here UberAgent Published Feb 27, 2013 Updated Feb 23, 2021The beta version of uberAgent for Splunk is available.Official announcementuberAgent’s websiteDownload
Now you can PROVE that it's not Citrix but the backend!You have been there: end-users are complaining and your boss demands an explanation why “Citrix is slow” - again. You, the XenApp/XenDesktop admin, desperately look at Task Manager and Perfmon, but you cannot find a thing. Your servers are humming along quite nicely, but still: applications are slow, the system feels sluggish and logons are taking forever. And then, all of a sudden, things are back to normal. What was going on? How do you prevent that from happening again?NetworkingJun 5, 2014
Upcoming uberAgent Webinars in English and GermanuberAgent is the perfect monitoring and analysis tool for virtualized and physical Windows workloads. In a nutshell, it tells you what is going on and why things are slow. Seeing is Believing There are a number of easy ways to see what uberAgent can do in practice:uberAgentJan 29, 2015
Race Condition - a Troubleshooting TaleThe most obscure effects often have the simplest explanations - once you know where to go looking for them. Luckily uberAgent tells you exactly what is going on. People often ask about the resource footprint of uberAgent. I usually tell them “no IO at all, around 15 MB RAM and below 0.5% CPU” and everybody is happy. Not this time, however.TroubleshootingFeb 25, 2014
Why Sizing for Averages is a Bad IdeaWhen sizing a new environment it is tempting to use averages. It seems the logical thing to do. But it also guarantees a bad user experience. Example: Sizing an RDS or XenApp Farm Let’s say you’re tasked with building a new Citrix XenApp farm. Being a diligent IT person you set up a pilot: one or two machines with all the right software and settings. Then you carefully select a group of pilot users in such a way that they represent the organization’s employee types statistically correctly. Then you let them work on the new platform, ironing out bugs and such. At the end of that period, you have a great new platform. But there is one big question left: how many servers to buy?!Logs & MetricsFeb 4, 2016
Sambee 1.0: Secure, Browser-Based File Management for PCs, Phones & TabletsSambee 1.0 is now available! This milestone marks the end of the beta and pre-release phases. What Is Sambee? Sambee turns your existing storage into a modern workspace - no migration, syncing, or cloud required.Helge's ToolsSep 25, 2026
Filebrowser to Be Archived. Migrate to a Modern Alternative: SambeeFilebrowser is being archived. As the author writes, the codebase dates back to when he was but 15 years old. Having created such a popular file management tool is a more than impressive achievement for anyone, let alone a teenager. However, when it comes to security and reliability, Filebrowser seems to be built on a less than ideal foundation, so much so that the author states:Home Automation, Networking & Self-HostingAug 18, 2026
Auditing Samba File & Directory Changes With ElasticsearchThis article explains how to set up an auditing (change-tracking) system for Samba file shares that shows who created, deleted, or changed a file or directory and when. The solution is optimized for security, high performance, and low maintenance.Home Automation, Networking & Self-HostingJul 18, 2026
Samba & SMB Web Access Through Sambee With Automatic HTTPS & OIDC SSOThis article explains how to set up Sambee in a Docker container as a web interface for browser-based access to a Samba or SMB file server, complete with automatic HTTPS certificates (via Caddy) and OpenID Connect single sign-on (via Authelia).Home Automation, Networking & Self-HostingJul 12, 2026
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