Tom Lasswell

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112 posts

2025

  1. Jul 28, 2025Service Portfolios & Productization: Defining, marketing, and managing IT services
  2. Jul 2, 2025Service Knowledge & Configuration: Building a system of record that helps
  3. Jun 23, 2025Change Enablement in a DevOps World: Replacing fear of change with velocity and trust
  4. Jun 13, 2025Infrastructure as a Product: Treating core systems with the same rigor as software
  5. Jun 5, 2025Modern Service Desk Operations: From ticket takers to business enablers
  6. May 29, 2025Guiding Principles as Decision Filters: Making faster, more intelligent choices across teams
  7. May 23, 2025The Service Value Chain: Using Engage, Plan, Build, and Support to run your ops
  8. May 15, 2025Governance Without Gridlock: Balancing agility and accountability in service delivery
  9. May 8, 2025The Service Value System: How to connect strategy to execution through value streams
  10. May 1, 2025Why ITSM Still Matters in a Cloud-Native, Agile, Multi-Framework World

2024

  1. Jul 16, 2024Customer-Centric Innovation: Leveraging Feedback for Product Development
  2. Jul 12, 2024The Unsung Heroes: Recognizing the Backbone of Your Organization
  3. May 27, 2024Developing a Tech Roadmap: Aligning IT Strategy with Business Goals
  4. May 23, 2024Part 3: The Strengths of In-House Teams and Strategic In-Housing
  5. Apr 30, 2024Part 2: Implementing and Managing Outsourcing Relationships
  6. Apr 6, 2024Newsletter Series: Navigating the Outsourcing vs. Internal Resource Dilemma
  7. Feb 26, 2024Living in the Moment: The Power of Adaptive Project Management
  8. Feb 17, 2024Leveraging API Gateways for Microservices Orchestration: A Strategic Guide
  9. Feb 5, 2024Driving Innovation from the Top: CTOs and the Culture of Experimentation
  10. Jan 21, 2024Decision-Making in High-Stakes Tech Environments: Balancing Data and Intuition
  11. Jan 16, 2024The Power of Feedback: Building Effective Communication Channels within Tech Teams
  12. Jan 7, 2024Aligning Visions: Crafting Mission Statements for Team and Company Synergy

2023

  1. Dec 31, 2023Fostering Growth: Cultivating Continuous Learning and Setting Personal Leadership Goals
  2. Dec 23, 2023Setting the Stage for Success: Strategic Planning and Vision for the Future
  3. Dec 17, 2023Insights at the Intersection: Leadership and Technology in Focus
  4. Oct 12, 2023The Remote Work Revolution: Adapting to the New Norm

2022

  1. Oct 12, 2022PowerShell: Autotask – Enable Client Portal for All Users

2021

  1. Feb 18, 2021PowerShell: Get Exchange Mailboxes Over XXGB

2019

  1. Jan 9, 2019PowerShell: ConnectWise Documents API, Uploading a Document or Attachment to a Ticket

2018

  1. Dec 27, 2018PowerShell: ConnectWise REST API Query Contacts by Email Address
  2. Mar 28, 2018First post in a long time — changing hosting providers

2016

  1. Feb 22, 2016PowerShell: Connect to LogicMonitor’s REST API

2015

  1. Feb 6, 2015PowerShell: Autotask – Get Picklist Values

2014

  1. Apr 28, 2014PowerShell: NetApp – Gather Volume Information
  2. Feb 10, 2014PowerShell: OnCommand Core – Delete All Information Events
  3. Jan 21, 2014PowerShell: NetApp – Gather Snapshot Details
  4. Jan 14, 2014cisco WS-C4900M: Set SSH

2013

  1. Oct 25, 2013PowerShell: Download VMX File, Rename, Upload, Add to Inventory
  2. Oct 14, 2013PowerShell: List All VMs with Datastore
  3. Oct 1, 2013Windows Folder Locations
  4. Sep 17, 2013Create bootable USB from ISO – Rufus
  5. Sep 3, 2013PowerShell: Find Installed NetApp Products
  6. Aug 13, 2013vol maxfiles
  7. Aug 1, 2013NetApp: cli vol create – match SM2.2 vols
  8. Jul 29, 2013Android: Push file to sdcard with adb
  9. Jul 12, 2013VMware dump collector and remote syslog
  10. Jun 22, 2013Update Disk Label
  11. Apr 24, 2013Unown Disks – Remove Disk Ownership
  12. Feb 6, 2013SnapManager for Exchange: Backup Tasks
  13. Jan 14, 2013Check for queued autosupports

2012

  1. Nov 1, 2012VMware 5.x, set drives to SSD
  2. Oct 25, 2012300k IOPS – NetApp Flash Pools
  3. Jul 3, 2012NetApp DS4486 Shelf Released in June
  4. Mar 9, 2012OnCommand Core – Changing default http port and report images not working
  5. Jan 17, 2012NetApp Disk Shelf Model Breakdown

2011

  1. Dec 22, 2011Update: New Job! Systems Engineer at CDW
  2. Dec 9, 2011More to come… but a new job is on the horizon
  3. Dec 9, 2011New hosting provider

2010

  1. Sep 15, 2010SCOM: Alert Generating Rules vs Collection Rules
  2. Jul 16, 2010ISY Python Script for controlling media lights via xbmc
  3. Jul 7, 2010PowerShell: Schedule a URL into Maintenance Mode
  4. Jul 4, 2010First iphone 4 post
  5. Apr 6, 2010Designing Disaster Recovery … on a budget
  6. Apr 1, 2010OpsMgr 2007 – No graphs in emailed reports
  7. Jan 4, 2010OpsMgr 2007 – Author Privileges
  8. Jan 3, 2010NetApp OnTap 8.0rc2 Filerview

2009

  1. Oct 26, 2009Remotely reboot a server
  2. Sep 30, 2009Greyed out Domain Controllers
  3. Sep 18, 2009NetApp DS4243 Disk Shelves
  4. Sep 6, 2009Mint.com
  5. Sep 4, 2009Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode RC released
  6. Aug 3, 2009NetApp VFM Email Alerts
  7. Jul 7, 2009Script: Check for Orphaned HomeDirs
  8. Jul 7, 2009New Theme
  9. May 18, 2009NetApp OnTap 8.0
  10. Apr 16, 2009backup and restore dfs structure
  11. Apr 4, 2009NetApp GX Monitoring and Cacti

2008

  1. Nov 29, 2008OnTap GX Monitoring: Update
  2. Nov 29, 2008Photos – yea, not storage related, but still cool
  3. Oct 7, 2008Cacti – NetApp OnTap GX Monitoring
  4. Oct 1, 2008New Camera – CANON EOS 50D
  5. Sep 29, 2008My first Cacti Template – UptimeDevices SH2/Pro Templates
  6. Sep 21, 2008Easy OnTap Upgrades (NDU)
  7. Aug 1, 2008HOW TO: Use DFS on a Server Cluster to Maintain a Single Namespace
  8. Jul 30, 2008NetApp OnTap 7.3 Released
  9. Jul 27, 2008Blog Change in Direction
  10. Jul 1, 2008Storage resource management (SRM) – Products
  11. Jun 25, 2008Upgraded internet.
  12. May 22, 2008blog error
  13. May 22, 2008Datacenter Storage
  14. Mar 2, 2008Preparing for SCCM – enabling Secure Key Exchange
  15. Feb 4, 2008datacenter build
  16. Feb 4, 2008ratemynetworkdiagram.com
  17. Jan 15, 2008Theft at home
  18. Jan 8, 2008Fun at work

2007

  1. Oct 30, 2007Microsoft System Center Acronyms
  2. Oct 24, 2007picasa plugin for windows live writer
  3. Oct 24, 2007Using Windows Live Writer
  4. Oct 20, 2007Change SMS Cache Size
  5. Oct 17, 2007Left brain/right brain optical illusion
  6. Oct 14, 2007Extents and the Mystery
  7. Sep 9, 2007All collections for specific machine
  8. Sep 9, 2007List all databases and their files on MS SQL
  9. Aug 26, 2007error code is 80070005
  10. Aug 24, 2007Check for reboot
  11. Aug 23, 2007Response Buffer Limit Exceeded
  12. Aug 9, 2007Ping a list of machines from txt
  13. Aug 6, 2007WinZip count with version
  14. Aug 1, 2007VMware / MS VM / Real / Total Count
  15. Aug 1, 2007SMS Site Status
  16. Aug 1, 2007# of updates per month
  17. Aug 1, 2007Site