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ControlUp Community Radio – Episode #15 – A Conversation with Antony Awaida & Andy Tynes of Apporto

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Join us for Episode #15 of ControlUp Community Radio, where host Douglas Brown sits down with Antony Awaida, Founder and CEO of Apporto, and Andy Tynes, Head of Sales and Alliances. In this episode, Antony and Andy share the story of Apporto’s growth, its leadership in the education sector, and plans to expand into other industries. They discuss Apporto’s unique cloud-based approach to EUC, innovative technology, and how they’re reshaping the VDI market.…

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Episode #11 – Conversation with Chris Marks, Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels

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Join us in Episode #11 of ControlUp Community Radio, where your host, Douglas Brown, welcomes Chris Marks, Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels. Chris and Douglas dive into the exciting and evolving world of EUC, exploring what it means for the industry and for Parallels. They discuss Chris’ unique role at Parallels, the company’s innovative solutions for hybrid work and cloud environments, and how Parallels is tackling the challenges of modern application delivery.…

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How to Create a Trigger Alert for VMware Disabled Pools in ControlUp?

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A user asked about creating a trigger alert for VMware disabled pools. They are wondering if it is possible to exclude specific pools from the check. A colleague responded that it is possible using the filter editor and suggested a few options, including using regex, wild cards, exporting and editing the JSON, and using cmdlets to interact with triggers. They also suggested contacting them for a call to discuss options. The cmdlet for building a filternode layout is provided as an example.

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Troubleshooting Connection Server Active Connections in ControlUp Desktop Console

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A user asked for help locating "HZ Connection Server Active Connections" in the ControlUp desktop console to create a trigger, but it was not available. ControlUp support confirmed it as an internal property and suggested a workaround by creating a trigger on a different metric and then modifying the filter xml to replace it with "HzTotalConnections". The user successfully implemented this workaround. More details can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/vmware-horizon-integration-columns-grids-overview.

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Upcoming Feature: Triggering Windows Events with “Information” Type on ControlUp

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A user asked if it was possible to trigger windows events with "Information" type, and was informed that this is not currently supported. However, it will be available in a future release and a PowerShell script can be used as a temporary workaround. Another user thanked for the information and asked if there was a feature request submitted for this. The team at ControlUp responded that enhanced log monitoring, including triggers for Information-level events, will be integrated soon and they are looking for partners to help understand use cases. There was a question about adding trending for events and the response clarified this as having a trend analysis for events.

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