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Everything I Needed to Know About IT I Learned From The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Part One)
September 17, 2021
Leon Adato
(This piece was co-authored by Alex Taylor and Leon Adato) Before we take flight here, let me start with fair warning—this article contains several spoilers for The Falcon and the…
Lesley Carhart on Cybersecurity, IT Careers, and Service In and Out of the Military — SolarWinds TechPod 048
September 14, 2021
SolarWinds
Lesley Carhart is recognized as one of the leading voices in digital forensics and cybersecurity. But her career began – and is still firmly rooted – with her service in the Guard and Reserves. She…
Improving Learning Continuity With Tech: 4 Ways Schools Can Use Relief Funds
September 13, 2021
Brandon Shopp
When the pandemic closed schools across the country, K­–12 districts undertook the herculean task of moving millions of students and staff to remote learning as quickly as possible. After more…
Why SQL Server Monitoring Is the First Step in Improving Performance
September 9, 2021
Jason Hall
SQL Server monitoring is continuous collection and analysis of usage, performance, and event metrics for Microsoft SQL Server. It’s the first step in optimizing performance for applications that depend on…
IT Pros to the World: Bring IT On
September 1, 2021
Sascha Giese
That’s what they say. Bring it on. I’m ready for this. I’m prepared. But no one could prep for what happened and how things evolved, right? So is preparation not…
Tech Career Origin Stories — SolarWinds TechPod 047
August 31, 2021
SolarWinds
The tech industry is booming, and there are many opportunities to transition from other career paths – or to change your path within tech. Join Head Geek Chrystal Taylor as she chats with…
How the Pandemic Impacted the Government’s Cloud Migration Plans
August 30, 2021
Brandon Shopp
“Cloud-first” has been a government imperative for many years, but the pandemic usurped this strategy, making “cloud-now” a priority. The results have been transformational. The cloud made wide-scale government telework…
Making Your Service Desk the GOAT
August 24, 2021
Liz Beavers
Imagine every time you visited the service desk to submit a ticket, you were greeted by the boisterous drums from the medley of the Olympics—you’d feel like a gold medalist!…
The Parallax View [of Your IT Career]
August 23, 2021
Thomas LaRock
The Parallax View is a 1974 movie starring Warren Beatty. It’s one of many 1970s-style “conspiracy” movies, if you’re looking for something else to binge while we ride out the…
Resilient Infrastructure for a Secure Future
August 19, 2021
Sascha Giese
Each year, SolarWinds® surveys IT professionals around the world to gauge what’s most pressing on their minds, but also to understand their organization’s challenges and how they intend to overcome…
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