Real World Experiences of Hybrid IT – Part 5
If you’re a returning reader to my series, thank you for listening this far. We have a couple more posts in store for you. If you’re a new visitor, you can find previous posts below:Part 1 –...
View ArticleManage and Monitor PowerShell Scripts
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a fan of PowerShell. “Fan” is a diminutive version of the word “fanatic,” and in this instance both are true. That’s why I was so excited to see that PowerShell...
View ArticleSQL Plan Warnings Free Tool Puts a Light on Your Query Plans
Let’s dream for a while—imagine your databases. All of them are running fast and smooth. There’s no critical issue, no warnings. All requests are handled immediately and the response time is literally...
View ArticleReadiness Actions Before Cloud Migration
Migration to the cloud is just like a house move. The amount of preparation done before the move determines how smoothly the move goes. Similarly, there are many technical and non-technical actions...
View ArticleBracket Battle 2019: Useless Superpowers
It’s the most wonderful time of year. The time to come together as a community and – through pure opinion and preference – crown someone (or something) VICTORIOUS. SolarWinds Bracket Battle 2019 is...
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Virtualization Manager 8.4 is Now Generally Available
Virtualization Manager (VMAN) 8.4 is now available and can be downloaded from your customer portal. In recent releases, we brought you VMware vSAN monitoring, container support, and better centralized...
View ArticleHow to Improve the Reliability of Cloud-based Email
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s a helpful article on how to achieve your cloud-first objectives for cloud-based email. Email is a critical application for...
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The Actuator – March 20th
In sunny Redmond this week for the annual Microsoft MVP Summit. This is my 10th Summit and I’m just as excited for this one as if it was my first. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that...
View ArticleGetting the On-Prem Part of Hybrid Cloud Right
In my previous articles, I’ve looked at the challenges and decisions people face when undertaking digital transformation and transitioning to a hybrid cloud model of IT operation. Whether it’s using...
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Five Tips for Monitoring Your SaaS
Page load time is inversely related to page views and conversion rates. While probably not a controversial statement, as the causality is intuitive, there is empirical data from industry leaders such...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Being the IT Expert
Back in January, I had the opportunity to sit in on a stop of the Bob Woodward speaking tour. (Bob Woodward of: Woodward/Bernstein/Washington Post/Watergate/Nixon.) Mr. Woodward ended his speaking hour...
View Article[SURVEY] Application Owners Wanted
Do you go to sleep at night worrying about whether your application is measuring up to expectations? Are you reviewing response time metrics or visitor counts with your morning coffee?Are you the...
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Why Engineers Should Care about Marketing Metrics
Look back into almost any online technology businesses 10, or even 5 years ago and you’d see a clear distinction between what the CTO and CMO did in their daily roles. The former would oversee the...
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Analyzing Heroku Router Logs with Papertrail
What are some common problems that can be detected with the handy router logs on Heroku? We’ll explore them and show you how to address them easily and quickly with monitoring of Heroku from SolarWinds...
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THWACK Mini Mission - Dameware Remote Everywhere
Variety might be the spice of life, but for us in IT, understanding and finding a sweet new solution to a problem is the real treat. Vanilla and chocolate are so boring. Let’s introduce you to a...
View ArticleCloud Anxiety
When electric vehicles leapt out from the shadows and into the light of day, pundits and contrarians latched on to a perceived fatal flaw in their design: a limited range of travel on a single charge....
View ArticleBracket Battle 2019: Round 1 Recap
I am so excited about this year’s Bracket Battle that I jumped on a plane yesterday to come to Vegas. I hear this is the place to be for the first weekend of the battle… a place to actually get paid...
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Log Analyzer 2.0 is now Generally Available
I’m pleased to announce the General Availability of Log Analyzer (LA) 2.0 on the Customer Portal. You may be wondering what Log Analyzer is. The artist formally known as Log Manager for Orion has...
View ArticleHow Containers are Helping with Hybrid IT Challenges
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article on containers, which are growing in importance to our government customers. Containers play an...
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The Actuator – March 27th
I'm home from Redmond and the annual Microsoft MVP Summit. Attending Summit is one big #sqlfamily reunion for me. It was great seeing the familiar faces that help Microsoft deliver the best data...
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