As agencies across the federal government modernize their networks to include and accommodate the newest technologies such as cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT), federal IT professionals are faced…
Modernizing Security to Protect Next-Generation Federal Networks
ITSM: The 4 Wins of Lean
Part 1 of this series introduced IT Service Management (ITSM) and a few of the adaptable frameworks available to fit the needs of an organization. This post focuses on the…
MySQL Query Performance Statistics In The Performance Schema
Quite some time ago, when we added the ability to monitor MySQL query performance statistics from MySQL’s PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA, we learned a number of valuable lessons, still worth sharing. There are definitely right…
How AI Is Transforming the Data Center
There have been so many changes in data center technology in the past 10 years, it’s hard to keep up at times. We’ve gone from a traditional server/storage/networking stack with…
Q&A: Breaking Down IT Silos
One of the most frustrating challenges in IT, historically, is working within silos. Given today’s complexity and specialization throughout IT, it’s more important than ever that teams work together toward…
5 Ansible Playbook Steps to Success
There are many configuration management, deployment, and orchestration tools available, ranging from open-source tools to automation engines. Ansible is one such software stack available to cover all the bases, and…
Federal IT Pros Optimistic About Security, but Insider Threats Remain a Challenge
Federal IT professionals feel threats posed by careless or malicious insiders and foreign governments are at an all-time high, yet network administrators and security managers feel like they’re in a…
You Too Can Stink at Information Security!
“Security? We don’t need no stinking security!” I’ve actually heard a CTO utter words this effect. If you subscribe to a similar mindset, here are five ways you too can…
What Is Cardinality in a Database?
Databases have a lot of jargon, and cardinality is one of those words experienced people tend to forget they didn’t know once upon a time. But if you don’t know it—and it…
Battle of the Clouds: Where Do We Go From Here?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both Robert Frost At this point in our “Battle of the Clouds” journey, we’ve seen what…