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Brandon Carroll

Brandon Carroll

First and foremost, Brandon Carroll is a Husband to his wonderful wife, a Dad (hopefully a good one)  to his awesome kids, and a lover of technology and how it enables us to achieve what was only dreamed of in years past.  He has been in the industry since the late 90s, specializing in network security and instructional design. With his experience in the industry, he is able to share his views and opinions, tips and tricks, with the networking community. He loves helping new ones learn about complex technologies, breaking it down into simple terms.  Brandon is passionate about technology and sharing what he knows with the networking community.

The Latest Posts Featuring Brandon Carroll

Inside the Black Box: Bridging the Database Observability Gap
March 27, 2026
Database

Over the past 15 years, Agile and DevOps have accelerated application delivery, enabling faster, more reliable releases. Yet the database layer often remains a blind spot for observability and performance monitoring.

In this article, Kevin Kline shows why closing the database observability gap is critical to improving performance, efficiency, and resilience for DBAs, developers, and the businesses that depend on their data.

Landing on a Secure File Sharing Solution
December 20, 2017
Security
Back in October, I wrote about Shadow IT and how some users are turning to popular file sharing applications like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive to get their work done…
Non-IT File Sharing and HIPAA Implications
December 6, 2017
Security
When I first considered writing this post about possible HIPAA violations, I could clearly imagine how non-IT compliant file sharing could cause issues with HIPAA compliance. It wasn’t until I…
Needle In a Hay Stack or Sword in a Straw Pile?
November 21, 2017
Security
I’ve spent countless hours trying to find the perfect tool for the job. In fact, I’ve spent more hours searching at times than I have doing the work. You’ve probably…