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Diagnosing the Root Cause of my Poor Digital Experience
The Work-from-Home (WFH) situation was forced on many of us when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our lives. This is when I started having poor digital experience […]
Hardening the Mac: Safeguarding Your Digital Life
Mac Security Evolution: From the 90s to Today 1. The 1990s – the golden era of viruses The 1990s were a golden era for malware developers […]
Top 5 Reasons Why xTend for Linux is Your Organization’s New Best Friend
In today’s digital age, efficient IT infrastructure is the backbone of any successful enterprise. It ensures seamless operations, enhances productivity, and provides the scalability needed for […]
Enhancing ISP Network Reliability Through Effective Root-Cause Analysis
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) wish to deliver to their customers (e.g., residential subscribers, commercial enterprises, etc.) excellent digital experience, such as low delay (i.e., latency), low […]
Automated Root-Cause Analysis: Enhancing IT Operations in the Cloud- Centric Virtualized World
Root-cause analysis (RCA) is a problem-solving method that aims to identify and address the underlying causes of a problem or issue, rather than just treating the […]
TikTok and the surveillance economy
1 minute video on how TikTok collects information about you even if you don’t have a TikTok account. (xTend, used in this video, is a free […]
RIP BSM, and the coming showdown
BSM, the auditing system that has been around since at least 1992, is dead, or at least it’s in hospice care and on life support. Having […]
Discover with xTend
How a GoogleUpdater got its start This 1+ minute video introduces the concept of provenance chains, tracking how one instance of the GoogleUpdater program got started. […]
