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How is Cloud Adoption Changing Public School Education?
July 6, 2021
Brandon Shopp
As the past year has shown, cloud computing has proved a vital service for K–12 public schools. It’s enabled online learning during a time of critical need, and the schools…
Confidence
July 2, 2021
Leon Adato
Imposter syndrome is, unfortunately, an evergreen topic within IT circles. For whatever reason, many of us who make our living in technology—who put in long hours acquiring and then honing…
Sins of Data Management
July 1, 2021
Thomas LaRock
Every company needs data for various reasons, but hoarding too much data can be a dangerous habit. An overload of data can turn the average IT pro into a hoarder…
You Have to EARN the Gorilla Suit
June 29, 2021
Leon Adato
There’s an old joke that goes something like this: back in the days of vaudeville, comedy acts were all the rage. This young guy wants to get into the business,…
Secure by Design | The CISO Perspective — SolarWinds TechPod 044
June 29, 2021
SolarWinds
CDW Technology Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Ruben Chacon, SolarWinds® CISO and VP, Security Tim Brown, and SolarWinds Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock talk about what CISO need to know to face…
No Experience Left Behind
June 25, 2021
Chrystal Taylor
While Leon beat me to it, I was inspired by this Twitter post by @Gabsmashh to write a more involved post about what I learned from past work experience that…
A Look Back at the Year That Was
June 24, 2021
Doug Tedder
Remember where your business was a year ago? Remember where you were a year ago? How could anyone forget? As the seriousness of the pandemic became apparent, nearly every business…
Secure by Design | The CISO Perspective
June 23, 2021
SolarWinds
CDW Technology Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Ruben Chacon, SolarWinds CISO and VP, Security Tim Brown, and SolarWinds Head Geek Thomas LaRock talk about what CISOs need to…
The Visibility Gap: How to Avoid Blind Spots in IT Monitoring
June 23, 2021
Cary Kostka
IT monitoring is a requirement of the modern IT organization for ensuring the health and security of all layers in the IT stack. But, as inclusive as organizations try to…
A Cautionary Toy… I Mean Tale
June 22, 2021
Leon Adato
To say the landscape of my desk is “eclectic” would be both accurate and, in some ways, an understatement. Perhaps it’s a method of accommodating my attention-deficit behaviors (the four…
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