Archive | July, 2008

Correction: Not technically why we’re called NetQoS

A note from Joel Trammell, CEO, NetQoS. Recently, there was an article by technical marketing manager Ben Erwin about why the company is named NetQoS, talking about the importance of Quality of Service policies.  While the message about quality of service as it is known today is important, there are a few things that should [...]

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“If the problem is the servers, yes.”

Here’s Scott Adams’s “Dilbert” cartoon from this past Sunday. I believe it makes the argument that Wally, rather than being a slacker, is secretly a super-genius. I could point out that it would be useful for Wally’s company to have some way to determine if the servers are indeed the problem, but that would be [...]

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Let Us Consult The Tomes

Long, long ago, in the before-time, when thunder lizards and warlocks roamed the earth, (i.e., a couple of years ago), I would have been impressed by marketing literature and contract language guaranteeing 99.999% availability. I mean, who wouldn’t be impressed at 5 minutes of downtime each year? But five-9’s doesn’t cut it anymore. And neither [...]

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Why the heck are we called NetQoS?

By Ben Erwin Product Manager, NetQoS. Let’s face it, as far as company names go, NetQoSdoesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, unless you’re pronouncing it “Net-kose” instead of the correct pronunciation, “Net-Queue-Oh-Ess.” But obviously, QoS – Quality of Service – is an important concept in IT and so we thought we’d take a moment to [...]

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Texas Private Investigation Series Summary

Series Summary and Editorial Part One: Interview with Texas State Rep. Joe Driver Part Two: Interview with Matt Miller, Institute for Justice Part Three: Interview with Capt. RenEarl Bowie, Texas Private Security Bureau We’ve written three stories and conducted three interviews regarding HB2833.  The first was with the author of the law, Texas State Representative [...]

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Interview with Capt. RenEarl Bowie of Texas Private Security Bureau regarding Texas PI Licensing

Part three of a series. Part One: Interview with Texas State Rep. Joe Driver Part Two: Interview with Matt Miller, Institute for Justice Part Three: Interview with Capt. RenEarl Bowie, Texas Private Security Bureau Recently, a posting on Slashdot linked to a story from PC Magazine called “Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License.” Obviously, [...]

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Interview with Matt Miller w/ Institute for Justice regarding Texas PI licenses.

Part two of a series. Part One: Interview with Texas State Rep. Joe Driver Part Two: Interview with Matt Miller, Institute for Justice Part Three: Interview with Capt. RenEarl Bowie, Texas Private Security Bureau Recently, a posting on Slashdot linked to a story from PC Magazine called “Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License.” Obviously, [...]

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Texas law requires P.I. Licenses for Network Investigations?

Part one of a series. Part One: Interview with Texas State Rep. Joe Driver Part Two: Interview with Matt Miller, Institute for Justice Part Three: Interview with Capt. RenEarl Bowie, Texas Private Security Bureau Recently, a posting on Slashdot linked to a story from PC Magazine called “Texas PC Repair Now Requires PI License.” Obviously, [...]

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We’re so metal.

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