Aaron has worked in a range of IT roles, from server and network support, to workstation administration, consulting and service management. He currently works as a network architect and consultant with the Education sector. When not madly pounding on keyboards, he can usually be found racing sailboats, or riding his motorcycle on the back roads of Vancouver Island.
By Aaron Leskiw, CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, ITILv3, MCSA, A+ on April 6, 2010
Solarwinds has just announced the release of their free new network device monitor download. Designed to monitor specific devices on the network from switches to pretty much any SNMP device…
By Aaron Leskiw, CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, ITILv3, MCSA, A+ on April 1, 2010
Can OpenNMS, a free, open-source network monitoring platform, really compete with an off-the-shelf product? Find out in Aaron’s review of OpenNMS 1.6.10.
By Aaron Leskiw, CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, ITILv3, MCSA, A+ on March 3, 2010
Network Magic provides do-it-yourself tools to help you set up, manage and secure your network, but is it really as point-and-click easy as it sounds? Get our full review…
By Aaron Leskiw, CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, ITILv3, MCSA, A+ on March 1, 2010
Aaron Leskiw, CCNA, provides an in-depth review of Solarwinds’ Orion Network Performance Manager. Are the expanded features enough to merit the cost over basic tools?
By Aaron Leskiw, CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, ITILv3, MCSA, A+ on February 22, 2010
Spiceworks is a free, ad-supported network and asset management and help desk ticketing system for small businesses. Check out Mike’s Spiceworks review and find out if this free platform can cut it…
By Aaron Leskiw, CCDA, CCNA, MCSE, ITILv3, MCSA, A+ on February 8, 2010
Learn the difference between application monitoring and general network monitoring, what kind of apps need constant monitring, and how application monitoring platforms work…
