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Preparing Defense Networks for Cyberattacks
Monitoring Cloud from On-Prem
The use of cloud technology and services–especially public cloud–has become nearly ubiquitous. For example, it has made its way into even the most conservative organizations. Despite the fact that some…
Everything I Needed To Know About IT I Learned From Logan (Part Three)
(This is the third part of a series. You can find Part One here and Part Two here.) It behooves me to remind you that there are many spoilers beyond…
2017 Year in Review for SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor
It’s easy to observe (pun intended) in the rear-view mirror. Hindsight bias aside, 2017 was a big year for SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor (DPM) and our customers! We shipped lots…
How Do You Take the Service Desk Beyond IT?
What many organizations don’t realize is that every department is a service provider to another in some way -- so why aren’t we using a service management solution across the…
The Legacy IT Pro
In the fast-paced world of IT, can you afford to be a legacy IT pro? This is a concern for many, which makes it worth examining. IT functions have been…
Service Asset and Configuration Management (SACM): An Overview
SACM helps leadership understand what they own in terms of assets and how a change in configuration affects other assets, which helps an organization deliver effective service management and tangibly…
Is Collaboration Something I Should be Thinking About?
Over the past few years, we have seen an ever-changing landscape when it comes to technology. When I first started in IT, my company decided on IBM for everything. Servers,…
Landing on a Secure File Sharing Solution
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…
Can I Deliver Value through Responsiveness and Efficiency?
I don’t know how many times in the past 15 years I have heard people say, “My computers running slow! I need an upgrade.” Everyone, even your colleagues in the…