7.16.15 / Company News New eBook: The Comprehensive Guide to WMI share post WMI stands for Windows Management Instrumentation. Knowing your way around WMI can help you improve the monitoring of your systems, and help you automate many common systems administration tasks. WMI’s purpose is similar to that of SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol): to enable the querying and control of management information in an enterprise – but it has a significantly different architecture under the covers. WMI is the de facto foundation of Microsoft’s management strategy. The more you are familiar with it, the better systems administrator you can be. For those of you who need a guide, we are publishing a new eBook: The Comprehensive Guide to WMI, authored once again by yours truly. We felt that we simply couldn’t stop at the Comprehensive Guide to SNMP…helping you and your team improve is what LogicMonitor is all about. Download the complementary eBook and you’ll learn: What WMI is and why you would use it How and what you can query with WMI Best practices for troubleshooting WMI How to WMI to remote computers If you have feedback on the Guide or any additional comments to add, please tell me your thoughts in comments below. More from LogicBlog Blog / 04.13.21 A Guide to Kubernetes Certifications Kubernetes certifications create new opportunities for career growth. Learn about the different K8s certifications and which is best for you. Blog / 04.09.21 Three Ways MSPs Can Benefit From Dynamic Thresholds Dynamic thresholds can help MSPs more proactively prevent problems that result in business impact. See three ways dynamic thresholds add value. Engineering / 04.07.21 Why Monitoring Your SaaSs Could Lead to Better Sleep Monitoring SaaS applications together can help avoid disruptions, save time and even help get better sleep. See how! View all Let's talk shop, shall we? Get started