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Raspberry PI Single Board ComputerCost: from $35.00Vendor: Element14.com While my columns deal with software exclusively, I have often paired hardware and software where I believe can provide benefit to you,…
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Get convenience and reliability when backing up virtual machines
Written by Jeremy Pollard Friday, 15 March 2013 08:45
Well, I left you high and dry from my last column on VMware Hypervisor, for which I apologize. I hope I don’t disappoint you with the next installment on the…
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As I walked into the classroom at Durham College for the first time in 1986, I was terrified but oddly confident; kinda like a push/pull feeling. I was a “professor.”…
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Is it the end of the road for Automation Week?
Written by Jeremy Pollard Tuesday, 27 November 2012 10:48
I now pronounce ISA Automation Week dead! Allow me to explain. I submitted a paper on concepts and high-level implementation of Predictive Maintenance. The Malaysian engineer that followed validated my…
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Fresh technology makes this VM package a winner
Written by Jeremy Pollard Monday, 22 October 2012 11:55
VMware ESXi Hypervisor is a demi-god! I introduced you to VMware Player some time ago, and it has served our community well. It is now time to move up in…
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Get network visibility with standard software
Written by Jeremy Pollard Thursday, 20 September 2012 14:17
Well boys and girls, I wanted to give you the lowdown on the network guru tools out there, but I can’t. These guys all use SNMP (simple network management protocol)…
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Part 2: Network monitoring: More tools of the trade
Written by Jeremy Pollard Friday, 18 May 2012 13:04
Just to set the stage: My customer is a water municipality with 15 remote sites running local PLC control for some operations, along with some local control for chlorine and…
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Everyone is talking about the cloud. The Wiki definition of the cloud is: "the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software and information…
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VB Classic versus VB.NET: What's in it for you?
Written by Jeremy Pollard Thursday, 17 November 2011 11:53
VB6 has been around forever. There are hundreds of thousands of developers using VB6 (Classic), but some have made the switch to VB.NET. This global environment includes C++, C# and…
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Remote access: Examining present-day solutions
Written by Jeremy Pollard Wednesday, 19 October 2011 12:52
I recently received a call from an engineering buddy who was contacted by our customer about a level controller that was acting up at one of the water tower sites…
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