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5 Tips for Better Help Desk Reporting and Monitoring
January 27, 2021
Tim Lawes
Performance reporting is an essential part of everything IT does, and the help desk is no different. But help desk reporting and metrics are particular to each organization. Ticket volume…
4 Steps to Efficiently Solve Problems
January 26, 2021
John Welch
Problems—we all have to deal with minor or major problems in our personal or professional lives. Having a consistent problem-solving approach can be very helpful, and demonstrating strong problem-solving skills…
How to Futureproof IT Environments Without Going Into Technical Debt
January 25, 2021
Brandon Shopp
Federal IT pros are experts at using quick fixes to keep costs down and save time, often because there’s no other option. They essentially leap from crisis to crisis instead…
Live Q&A: SD-WAN—What, How, and Why It’s Got Your Number
January 22, 2021
SolarWinds
The shift from physical to software-defined networks has left many people in the IT community with more questions than answers. What’s driving the explosive adoption of SD-WAN technologies for enterprise…
Monitoring for Managers – What You Need to Know to Sound Like a Monitoring Expert
January 20, 2021
SolarWinds

While managers may not be the most technical colleagues in the building—or online, in the case of 2020—dismissing their lack of monitoring knowledge isn’t always helpful. Managers who understand the tasks their teams deal with daily can be a great asset to any company. But how can we know what managers need to know to sound like monitoring experts? Simple. Just ask.

6 Best Practices for Better Help Desk Management
January 15, 2021
Jason Yeary
The past year has emphasized the importance of digital experience, especially in service delivery. For organizations forced to adopt flexible remote work policies, the IT help desk has been instrumental…
Call Them “Soft” Skills. One. More. Time.
January 13, 2021
SolarWinds
If you start talking about “soft” skills, some IT pros will roll their eyes. Calling them “soft” skills in the first place can seem insulting, but what we’re really talking…
New Findings From Our Investigation of SUNBURST
January 11, 2021
Sudhakar Ramakrishna
Since the cyberattack on our customers and SolarWinds, we have been working around the clock to support our customers. As we shared in our recent update, we are partnering with…
Our Plan for a Safer SolarWinds and Customer Community
January 7, 2021
Sudhakar Ramakrishna
I joined the SolarWinds family earlier this week as the new Chief Executive Officer. Although I accepted the position to become CEO before the Company was notified of the cyberattack,…
Our Commitment to Cooperation
December 29, 2020
SolarWinds
The sophistication and technological attributes of the recent SUNBURST supply chain attack against SolarWinds is of great concern to us and to our customers, and we hope to the entire…
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