Portfolio

View the topics, blog posts, and technical support articles that I've written for on-premises and off-premises (SaaS) storage monitoring and reporting applications.

IBM Storage Insights

IBM Storage Insights is a SaaS / cloud-based, storage monitoring application.

• Change history: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=new-change-history
• Security Sheet: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSQRB8/pdf/IBM_Storage_Insights_Security_Sheet.pdf
• Getting Started Guide
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=started-before-you-begin-checklist
• Conceptual topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=overview-storage-insights
• Conceptual topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=overview-storage-insights-spectrum-control
• Conceptual topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=configuring-managing-data-collectors
• Conceptual topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=pro-how-alerts-work
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=collectors-installing-data-windows
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=started-adding-removing-users
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=resources-identifying-locations-devices
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=changes-defining-alert-definitions-general-attributes-capacity
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=new-release-notes
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=overview-service-updates-maintenance
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=overview-storage-insights-vs-storage-insights-pro
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=resources-scenarios-custom-alerts
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=faq
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=troubleshooting-getting-support
• Error message: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-insights?topic=bsm-bpcss2054e-device-cant-be-added-because-older-tls-protocols-are-disabled

IBM Spectrum Control

IBM Spectrum Control is an on-premises, storage monitoring application.

• What's new: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=whats-new
• Conceptual topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=licenses-licensing
• Conceptual topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=authentication-configuring-multifactor
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=authentication-configuring-multifactor-security-verify
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=ports-enabling-tls-11-10-spectrum-control
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=csvpcm-monitoring-spectrum-virtualize-public-cloud-premises-data-collection-site-site-vpn-ipsec
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=resources-defining-alert-definitions-performance-changes
• Task topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=resources-exporting-information-file
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=licensing-how-values-are-calculated
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=new-discontinued-features
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=overview-virtual-storage-center
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=configuration-ports-used-by-spectrum-control
• Reference topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=resources-how-condition-resource-is-determined
• API topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=uragr-retrieve-data-by-using-rest-api-command-line-utility
• API topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=uragr-retrieve-data-by-using-rest-apis-web-browser
• Troubleshooting topic: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-control/latest?topic=dt-host-connections-ds8000-storage-systems-are-not-being-displayed

Social media

• Blog post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-makes-ibm-storage-insights-secure-way-monitor-your-chris-king
• Blog post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/get-more-secure-mfa-ibm-spectrum-control-5410-chris-king/
• Blog post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ibm-storage-insights-q1-2023-includes-intelligent-capacity-chris-king
• Blog post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ibm-storage-insights-q4-2022-includes-staas-support-monitoring-king
• Blog post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ibm-storage-insights-q3-2022-enhances-support-ds8000-spectrum-king
• Blog post: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/storage/blogs/christopher-king1/2020/12/15/ibm-storage-insights-data-collector-best-practices
• Blog post: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/storage/blogs/christopher-king1/2020/08/19/ibm-storage-insights-pearls-2020

IBM Technical Support articles

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6611387
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6454595
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6958288
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6614795
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6559200
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474525
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6449752
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1109943

Digital experiences

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More writing samples

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