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In 2022, as part of President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure investment plan, the administration committed $180 billion to “R&D and industries of the future.” Quantum computing was named one of the top five priorities in that plan for good reason.

In times of uncertainty, federal agencies often adopt a prudent stance toward long-term IT planning. Strategic investments in enterprise-wide technology initiatives, while critical to mission success, can be delayed or disrupted, not due to a lack of importance, but because the broader operating environment may not appear stable enough to sustain them.

Welcome back to our blog series spotlighting members of the SolarWinds Public Sector team. In each installment, we share the unique and often unexpected career journeys that have shaped the deep expertise our team brings to serving public sector customers and partners.
In this post, meet Greg Fetterhoff, President & Chairman of Monalytic, a SolarWinds Company.

When people talk about hybrid IT, they often mean flexible office setups. However, in the public sector, hybrid means a lot more.

In January, the U.S. Government issued an executive order mandating all federal employees return to full-time in-person work. Returning to the office throws up a host of opportunities and challenges for IT departments; maintaining comprehensive visibility into the environment is critical for an effective transition.

Integrating advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and observability is becoming crucial for those who want to keep up with the pace of change in government IT.

A new study—the SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2021—suggests, although tech pros are confident with their work from home and remote work policies, agencies are at a critical inflection point as this…

Being in IT as part of the armed services is a different type of work experience than the private sector, with military values, culture, and restrictions blending to create a unique type of IT experience.…

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…