Author: Marc Wilson

Marc Wilson

Marc is the lead editor of PCWDLD. He holds a CCNP and has worked in organizations across the private and public sectors with roles spanning network administration, server administration, Microsoft Exchange administration, network security and engineering.

His written work has been cited as reading material for students at UC Berkeley, University of Texas and Duke among others. His work is also frequently cited in industry forums and community wikis.

A self-confessed networking nerd, he spends his time outside of work getting his hands into things he shouldn't and as a hobbyist audio engineer.

Best Alternatives to Splunk for Log Management Monitoring Analysis

The Best Alternatives to Splunk

Making sense of mountains of machine-generated data is one of the biggest challenges of large businesses and enterprises. This data is usually complex to understand and it comes in an…

Scan Network for IP Addresses

How To Scan IP Addresses on Network Using Command Line Tools & 3rd Party Software

Scanning for IP address lets you have better control over your network. With 1-2 commands, you can quickly map out the devices in your network and the IP addresses that…

softactivity employee monitoring software

SoftActivity Monitor Review for Employee Monitoring, Website Tracking & More!

SoftActivity Monitor is a fully-featured employee monitoring system that aims to give you more control over your employees and boost productivity across your entire company.Not only does it do this…

Glasswire At a Glance

Glasswire Software Review & Break-down for Network Monitoring

GlassWire is a network monitoring tool that allows you to see exactly what is happening on your network, and to identify suspicious activity. It comes with a wide range of…

access managment

Access Management Guide – What is It and How to Manage/Monitor

Access management is an IT security operation that prevents invalid users from accessing the network and stealing data. Management of access rights is probably one of the most important aspects…

cyber attacks – a detailed guide

Cyber Attacks – A Detailed Guide, Different Types & How To Protect Against Them

What is a cyber-attack? — A cyber-attack is a strike against an organization’s computer network or an internet application. It is usually a malicious attempt to benefit from breaking into…

netflow generators for flow traffic for sflow and ipfix

Netflow Generator for Simulating Netflow, Sflow & IPFIX Traffic & Packets for Testing/Troubleshooting

NetFlow is a network monitoring technology that gives broad visibility into the traffic of the network. Although it is a common technology available in most networking devices, there are circumstances…

systems management

Systems Management – What is it and a Full Overview

A Systems Management tool or software suite can help your IT environment to stay Online and run smooth.

Best SmokePing Alternatives

The Best SmokePing Alternatives for Network & Latency Troubleshooting and Analysis

SmokePing is free to use but is only available for Unix and Linux. We go one further by finding equivalent tools for Windows as well.

operating system monitoring tools and software

The Best Operating System Monitoring Software

“Everything fails all the time” –Werner Vogels, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Amazon.com Vogels believes that it is not possible to run a service 100% all the time…