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Culture of Data Protection: What Your Customers Expect
We've talked about building a culture, why it applies to all data environments, and some specific types of data protection features you should be considering. Today, we'll be considering the culture...
View ArticleApplication Mapping: Turn-by-Turn for Your Data Center
When you go on a trip somewhere, you always take a map. When I was growing up, that map came in the form of a road atlas that was bigger than I was. I remember spending hours in the car with my parents...
View Article£2.6B Spent and Still Limited Public Sector Cloud Adoption in U.K.
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist The Cloud First policy is well known throughout the U.K. public sector. It is an important tenant of the government’s...
View ArticleProtection Methods - The Art of Analytics
The previous blog reviewed some guidelines that laid the foundation for security through understanding your environment and planning how elements within that environment are configured, used, accessed,...
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The Actuator – August 29th
Greetings from Las Vegas! I'm at VMworld this week. If you are here, stop by the booth and say hello, grab some swag, and let's talk data. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope...
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It's 2 a.m., Do You Know Where Your Data Is?
If you are old enough, you might remember that commercial that played late at night and went something like this... “It’s 10 p.m., do you know where your children are?” This was a super-short...
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DPA 12.0 Part 1: Query Performance Analysis and PerfStack
To kick off the Q3 systems releases, I am happy to announce Generally Availability of Database Performance Analyzer version 12.0. This release focuses on analysis with two major features: Query...
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DPA 12.0 Part 2: Table Tuning Advisor
I am happy to announce the General Availability of Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 12.0. This release focuses on analysis with two major features: Query Performance Analyzer (QPA) and Table Tuning...
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THWACK Monthly Mission - September 2018
Shift. Breathe. Demo. Your pulse quickens. In this moment, monitoring advancements meet the desire to do more, in less time. Begin the mission. Fuel your obsession. A new level of performance is yours...
View ArticleCross Referencing Alarms: Network Security Monitoring and Network Outage...
As anyone that has run a network of any size has surely experienced, with one alert, there is typically (but not always) a deeper issue that may or may not generate further alarms. An often overlooked...
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Incorrect Details Reporting after Disk/Memory/CPU Upgrade - Windows and Linux
If you are experiencing incorrect data reporting in Solarwinds after upgrading your Disk, Memory, or CPU, you are not alone!A case Study: An Infrastructure Monitoring Team encountered issues in getting...
View ArticleFinding the Right Balance Between Modernization and Security
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist With 2018 two-thirds over, federal agencies should be well into checking off the various cloud migration activities...
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Data Protection: Culture, Tools, People, and Roles
In my previous posts about Building a Culture of Data Protection (Overview, Development, Features, Expectations) I covered the background of building a culture. In this post, I'll be going over the...
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The Actuator – September 5th
Back from VMworld and it's hotter here at home than in Las Vegas. I've no idea how that is possible. VMworld was a wonderful show, and it's always good to see my #vFamily. As always, here are some...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Thought Leader?
What do The Guru, The Expert, The Maven, The Trailblazer, The Leading Light, The Practice Leader, The Heavyweight, The Opinion Shaper, and The Influencer all have in common? These are all other...
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New & Enhanced Application Templates for SAM - Part 1 - Exchange, SQL & HANA...
Content is key as new applications get released to the market, as well as new versions of products that have been out there for some time. Application templates are a critical component of what makes...
View ArticleHow TV Viewership Is Like Application Monitoring
Have you ever read about TV ratings? Almost every person that watches TV has heard of the ratings produced by the Nielsen Media Research group. These statistics shape how we watch TV and decide whether...
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Rear-View Mirror: Looking Back at Four Years as a SolarWinds Head Geek
It was LinkedIn that reminded me how long it's been. A sudden flood of "Congratulations on your work anniversary" messages (thank you, by the way, to everyone all the well-wishers) hit my inbox, little...
View Article5 Ways to Optimize Application Performance Management
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist Unfortunately, even with an incredibly fast infrastructure, if application performance is poor, then constituents will...
View ArticleSecurity Monitoring – It’s All About the Data
In this series, we’ve covered some key areas that can help prepare for potential attacks. Preparation is essential. Security policies are essential. Understanding your network and its assets is...
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