Dear SysAdmin: A Letter to Your Past Self
Remember what used to keep you up at night but now seems trivial? We promise, no one else noticed your acne back in high school or that time you busted a move on the dance floor. We’re all shaped by...
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Information Security: Defense in Depth Style
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached the fifth and final post of this information security in hybrid IT series. I hope you’ve found as much value in these posts as I have in your thoughtful comments....
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Automating Incident Creation With Orion
When we launched SolarWinds® Service Desk (SWSD), I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I was very excited to see a new solution to handle incident management, asset management, an internal knowledge...
View ArticleGiving SIEM Tools a Role in Your IT Security Operations
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Jim Hansen about the role of SIEM tools. SIEM products can offer a powerful defense and...
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The Actuator - July 17th
Had a great week in Austin last week, even managed to play some touch rugby with members of Team USA. After a short turnaround at home, I'm in Las Vegas this week for Microsoft Inspire. If you're...
View ArticleTell Us About Vulnerability Management
The SolarWinds team would like to get your input on vulnerability management within your organization. In return for taking this 5-minute survey, the first 50 respondents will receive a $50 Amazon gift...
View ArticleGetting Started With Hybrid IT
Over the past few weeks, I've written a lot about hybrid IT and its benefits. New tools, new technologies, new skillsets. Hybrid IT is still new to a lot of companies, and you might be wondering how to...
View ArticleWhy Investing in Software Security Is Worth It
Building IT software isn’t always the most secure process. The reason for this is simple economics. Companies can’t always afford to build in the security features software needs to be secure. Let’s...
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THWACK [Mini] Mission: SysAdmin Day
Say IT loud, say IT proud. We know SysAdmin Day is technically only one day, but what better way to show some love to the unsung heroes of every organization—the sysadmin, the computer guy or gal, the...
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Is Cloud-Agnostic Even a Thing?
Before we can examine if cloud-agnostic is a thing, we must understand what it is in the first place. There are a multitude of opinions on this matter, but from my standpoint, being cloud-agnostic is...
View ArticleUser Experience Survey
Attention all AWESOME users (aka everyone seeing this post)! The SolarWinds UX team wants to learn more about YOU, and we have a survey for you to participate in. You'll get 1000 THWACK points for your...
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Machine Artificial Intelligence Learning, or You've Got MAIL!
Welcome to the last in this series of posts about machine learning, artificial intelligence, and so many other topical points of discussion. If this is your first time here, feel free to check out the...
View Article4 Strategies to Improve App Performance
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp about taking a holistic approach to application monitoring. Applications...
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SWUG Hangover – New York Edition
Two weeks ago, it was my pleasure to take part in another SolarWinds User Group™—this one in New York. For two days, we spoke about ways to get the most out of your monitoring infrastructure. We...
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Channel Partner Event in Berlin
Hi there! Some of you already know we invite our European Channel Partners to an event here in Ireland once a year.Here are a few pictures from last February: The next Partner Summit happens in...
View ArticleAll Good Things Must Come to an End User – Reflections From a Resigning...
I’ve heard a rumor you’re an IT professional. Okay, maybe it’s less a rumor than a well-established fact. You’re on THWACK, after all. I’d never considered myself an IT pro until now. Even after a...
View ArticleSysAdmin Day 2019: The Secret to Getting Ahead
Looking back across the months since SysAdmin Day 2018, it’s obvious we’re all dealing with a remarkably different (in some ways exciting, in others, horrifying) IT landscape than the one we had a year...
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Making Every Agency Employee a Security Advocate
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Jim Hansen with ideas for engaging agency staff to be part of the solution to security...
View ArticleUsing Our Brain (a Reflection on FaceApp and Harry Potter)
The summer is full of important dates, from national holidays to family vacations to birthdays and anniversaries big and small. In a few short days, one such birthday is coming up—an event noted and...
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