This week’s Campfire Chat about Dashboards was packed with energy and insight. The discussion quickly evolved into a dynamic exchange of best practices. Participants shared real-world lessons and creative solutions of best practices, real-world lessons, and creative solutions. The session blended strategy with hands-on tips, leaving everyone with new ways to maximize the value of LM Envision and drive impact in their environments.
Key Highlights:
⭐ Raffle Winner of the Week: Kevin Hardy
⭐ Dashboards stole the spotlight: When designed with intention, they don’t just display data, they accelerate decisions and reduce mean time to resolution. For examples of different dashboards available in LM Envision, visit our Dashboard Directory.
⭐ Enhanced mapping capabilities: Leveraging location properties and Google Maps integration enables powerful visualizations for teams managing distributed sites.
⭐ The power of peers: Some of the most valuable insights came directly from community members who put LM Envision to work every day.
Q&A
Q: What’s the best practice for designing dashboards that drive decisions?
A: Start with a quick “at-a-glance” status at the top, and layer detail below to reduce MTTR.
Q: How can you add a map that displays alarms in real time?
A: By using device location properties and Google Maps API integration.
Q: What’s the best way to keep dashboards visible on TVs without logging out?
A: Browser extensions to rotate tabs are a practical workaround.
Q: Do out-of-the-box dashboards update automatically with new versions?
A: Not in this current state. Users can manually track dashboard updates via GitHub or re-import dashboards.
Q: Can you display vendor status pages directly in a dashboard?
A: Yes, with text widgets or iframes.
Q: How do you display Windows and Linux metrics together?
A: While datapoint math can’t cross sources, raw data can be shown side-by-side.
Swag Spotlight
Check out last week's raffle winner, John's COOLer setup!
🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined and asked great questions. Be sure to join us on Wednesday, September 3rd, for the LM Logs session as we continue the Camp LogicMonitor journey!
Missed this week’s Campfire Chat? Watch the recording below ⬇️
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