Foglight Best Practices Monthly Webcast Series

Presentations and Demos from Quest Experts

This series, developed and run through Quest Global Headquarters in North America, features Foglight experts presenting and demonstrating Foglight features, functionality and best practices. Topics are chosen based on the feedback we receive from our customers - you can submit topics you would like us to cover at any time via the Submit Topic below.

Upcoming sessions:
Be sure to review the Upcoming Webcasts section below for information on topics being covered in the coming months and the ability to sign up for sessions as soon as they are open for registration.

Recorded sessions:
As each Webcast is completed, the recording and the presentation will be made available in the Previous Webcasts section at the bottom of this page.

Upcoming Webcasts

February 2012
Foglight Best Practices: Improving Database Performance
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 11 a.m. PST / 2:00 p.m. EST
Join us in February to obtain best practices for utilising Foglight to improve database performance in your environment as Quest Manager of Solution Architecture, Tim Fritz shares information on topics such as:
  • High integrity architecture that separates performance and production data
  • Workload monitoring integrated with resource monitoring
  • Data quality from low-impact, high-frequency collector that accurately measures database workload
  • Directed workflow to prioritise problems and drive investigation / resolution activities
  • Performance intelligence using baselines
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March 2012
Foglight Best Practices: Introduction to Custom Agents
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. PST / 2:00 p.m. EST
Delve into custom agent development with Foglight Solutions Architect, David Falkenstein as he presents the various methods for building custom agents and introduces script agents utilising Foglight. 
Don't miss this opportunity to benefit from David's expertise and acquire practical knowledge for use in your own custom agent development initiatives.

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April 2012
Foglight Best Practices: Integration with Third Parties
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. PST / 2:00 p.m. EST
Join us in April as Quest's Pontus Rydin, Principal Architect for Foglight and Manager of Business Value Services practice, shares third party integration practices for:
  • Alarm integration
  • Data integration
  • Introduction to the Foglight Integration Services Business
  • Adapters (Database, SOAP Services, XML-over-HTTP and JMS)
  • Case studies
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Previous Webcasts

Webcast 1: Optimising Your Foglight Environment 
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Presented by Quest Manager of Solutions Architecture, Bryan Wynns.

Webcast 2: Dashboards and Reports
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Presented by Quest Senior Solutions Architect and Foglight expert, Brian Wheeldon.

Webcast 3: Version 5.6.2 and What's In It For You!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Presented by Quest Senior Product Managers, Robert Wijnbelt and Rick Schiller with support from Director of Software Development, Paul Sahota during the Q&A session.

Webcast 4: Managing Data Retention Policies
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Presented by Foglight Technical Product Specialist, Rick Stoner. 
Note: an expanded Q&A doc will be posted as soon as possible to further answer some of the questions from the call.