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Azure Log Analytics – Get Windows Event Description

There are cases where Microsoft tries to make our live a bit harder than it needs to be. One thing I always struggled with in the old SCOM days and also in the present Azure Log Analytics (ALA) days are Windows event descriptions. I just had a need to get the event description for a […]

SCOM – Agent in DMZ “Not Monitored” Event ID 20071

You want to monitor an agent in the DMZ and you are sure you implemented everything correctly but the agent just does not turn green. The agent just stays in a “Not Monitored” state. I checked EVERYTHING… Checked certificate template Checked certificates itself Compared the certificate serial number in the registry of the agent and […]

SCOM – Part 1 Create Excel 2013 PowerView Dashboard

Last week I had to travel to China. So far, I haven’t had any experience with Asian countries nor culture, except of the local Chinese restaurant in Switzerland. What I learned, that there are different ways to visualize common scenarios and how important it is to make the visualization readable and understandable, also for foreigners. […]