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
What's New in uberAgent 2.1In version 2.1 uberAgent collects detailed ICA, PCoIP, and RDP remoting client properties. Yes, that is right, we have added support for VMware Horizon View to our user experience and application performance monitoring product. Read on for more goodness!uberAgentDec 16, 2014
What's New in uberAgent 2.0The most important change in version 2.0 of uberAgent is the new architecture. In addition to that we have made many other improvements, significantly reducing the agent’s footprint while increasing the quality of the collected data.uberAgentSep 17, 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
What DNS Pointer Records and Tweetups Have in CommonTools that monitor network traffic typically work with IP addresses, not server names. Humans, on the other hand, seem to prefer names over cryptic numbers. Most tools deal with that by doing reverse lookups of the IP addresses, i.e. they are looking for DNS PTR records. The result of such a lookup, however, is not always what you expect. Let us look at a simple example:NetworkingJun 12, 2014
Changing the Location of PowerShell Profile ScriptsA PowerShell profile is an init script that is executed when the shell starts. PowerShell searches for profile scripts in hard-coded locations. This article explains how to move profile scripts to any directory of your choice.ApplicationsMar 14, 2026
Changing the Location of the Windows Terminal Settings FilesWindows Terminal stores its settings in configuration files that resides in the Windows user profile. This article explains how to move them to any directory of your choice. Where are the Settings Files Located? The location of the Windows Terminal settings file is hard-coded. The exact path depends on the app variant you installed, but it’s always in the user profile:ApplicationsMar 8, 2026
Fast & Silent 5 Watt PC: Minimizing Idle Power UsageThis micro-series explains how to turn the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 into a smart workstation that consumes only 5 Watts when idle but reaches top Cinebench scores while staying almost imperceptibly silent. In the first post, I showed how to silence the machine by replacing and adding to Lenovo’s CPU cooler. In this second post, I’m listing the exact configuration that achieves the lofty goal of combining minimal idle power consumption with top Cinebench scores.HardwareFeb 7, 2026
Fast & Silent 5 Watt PC: Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t ModdingThis micro-series explains how to turn the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 6 into a smart workstation that consumes only 5 Watts when idle but reaches top Cinebench scores while staying almost imperceptibly silent. In this first post, I’m showing how to silence the machine by replacing and adding to Lenovo’s CPU cooler. In a second post, I’m listing the exact configuration that achieves the lofty goal of combining minimal idle power consumption with top Cinebench scores.HardwareJan 31, 2026
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