About The Speaker
I have been working with Nagios (both Core and XI) for almost 10 years, starting in 2016; since then, I have been tasked with managing the solution by performing:
…and many other assignments. Lately, as cybersecurity has been gaining momentum, we have been working with Nagios to try and leverage it as a SOAR of sorts; so, upon coming across the proposal of a stalking_notify feature, I saw an opportunity to enhance the passive checks being received from SIEM solutions – and notify only unique events, for each corresponding category.
Stalking Notify Feature Implementation
Regarding the Stalking Notify feature proposed by Jake Omann, I have implemented a functionality where a check will notify regardless of the Notification Interval when a host and/or service—”stalking_notify” and “stalking_options” enabled and already in a PROBLEM state—will have its (HOST/SERVICE) OUTPUT changed at the next cycle of checks. The core logic as well as the motivation behind this development will be dived into to present it as an opportunity for opening up Nagios for more integrations between systems and platforms.
Behind the Session Title
Lessons Learned, Lessons Applied: Stories from my past, and how I’ve applied them later in life, often during technical demos. Turns out, working as a jack-of-all-trades kind of role in IT will let you speak somewhat intelligently to a wide range of audiences. Some stories are about taking what I know, and expanding on that knowledge on the fly, during a demo. Some are just stories I like to share because I’d like to see change in how IT is handled.
What I Hope You Learn
Why Attend: Come to hear stories about personal growth and building trust on calls with prospective clients, stay for the dad jokes and hot takes about IT.
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