Think back to the last time you were in a restaurant and witnessed a patron treating a server rudely. Perhaps they yelled out, snapped their fingers, or loudly complained. You…
Mutual Respect in a Service-Oriented World
Celebrating IT Pro Day From a New Vantage Point
This year has been a real whirlwind, hasn’t it? On top of all the 2020 world craziness, I started a new job this year as a Head Geek at SolarWinds.…
Are Cloud Computing Engineers the Missing Link on Your Federal IT Team?
Cloud computing can be more complex than anticipated, particularly as agencies continue to move applications and operations into a cloud environment. Does your federal IT team have the in-house skills…
It Takes a Village to Fix a Spreadsheet
Ben Zoma said: “Who is wise? He who learns from every man, as it is said: ‘From all who taught me have I gained understanding’ (Psalms 119:99)” Pirkei Avot (The…
How to Get Up to Speed at a New Gig in IT
When IT professionals change jobs, it isn’t always a smooth and easy transition. Let’s say you worked somewhere else for a couple of years and got used to the environment…
No, You Still Don’t Need a Blockchain
A couple of years ago, I wrote about why you don’t need a blockchain. Blockchain is one long transaction log that always gets written to and is never backed up.…
An IT Pro’s Declassified School Success Guide
Class is almost in session, and this year will look very different than it did in years past. Depending on the state and district, school officials have decided to continue…
Monitoring and Securing Cloud-Based Databases Is the Developer’s Responsibility
Modern application development requires more work to ensure the development path and the data it produces are fully in sync, secure, optimized, and error-free. This responsibility has increasingly fallen upon…
Data Security and Privacy at Home
With one of the largest threats to a company’s security and privacy being its own employees, having employees work remotely only adds to the risk. While this year’s Verizon Data…
Nominations for SolarWinds Inaugural IT Pro Day Awards Now Open
2020 has been a challenging, yet outstanding year for IT professionals. “Unique” doesn’t begin to describe the pressures and urgency of the many projects they’re addressing while playing pivotal roles…