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Unplug to Recharge - a guide for IT Professionals (Part 3)
This is the last of a 3-part series, which is itself is a longer version of a talk I give at conferences and conventions. You can find part 1 here, and you can find part 2 hereNow that I'm wrapping it...
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Day 6: Believe
My job includes the privilege of traveling to conventions and tech shows, sometimes to give a speech but much more often to listen to what others have to say and then react to what I've heard - either...
View ArticleThe Role of Packet Analysis in Network Monitoring
The Rolling Stones once wrote a song about how time waits for no one, but the inverse is also true today. These days, no one waits for time; certainly not government personnel who depend on speedy...
View ArticleDecentralized Monitoring: Bringing it All Together
Challenge In previous weeks, we talked about application-aware monitoring, perspective monitoring and agent/responder meshes to get a decentralized view of how our network is functioning. With our...
View ArticleDAY 7: Choose
Choose This word has such merit and weight. Why? Why is a six letter word so intriguing to me, you may ask? Simple: I choose to live every day. I choose to love and learn every day, all day, and...
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The Actuator - December 7th
I'm in Orlando this week for SQL Live as well as the Orlando SWUG meeting. With three sessions to deliver at SQL Live, working the booth there, and the session at the SWUG it is going to be a busy...
View ArticleThe Once Dreaded AD Schema Updates Are Not So Dreaded Anymore
Updating your Active Directory Schema is something that needs to be done from time to time whether we like it or not. It is done to either support a new version of the OS Domain controller or because...
View ArticleEthics in Artificial Intelligence - Will the machines care?
It would be really easy to just post this link to Sam Harris’ TED talk and say “Discuss!” Sam Harris: Can we build AI without losing control over it? But for you, busy people, let me distill some of...
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Day 8 - Hear
Last year I explored the thought that in order to hear, you first have to stop talking. But it goes further. Some studies now peg the average adult attention span at around 8 seconds. As much as it's...
View ArticleGNS3 2.0 Beta 1 released!
GNS3 version 2.0 beta 1 has been released. While this version is more stable than our previous alphas, please note it is not fully stable and some bugs are still expected. A final version of GNS3 2.0...
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Part 3: Everything I Needed To Know About A Career In I.T.
(image courtesy of Marvel) ...I learned from "Doctor Strange"(This is part 3 of a 4-part series. You can find part 1 here and part 2 here) Withhold judgment and give respect when seeking answers...
View ArticleThree Principles To Guide Your Security Awareness Training Program
After the network perimeter is locked down, servers are patched, and password policies enforced, end-users themselves are the first line of defense in IT security. They are often the target for a...
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IT Trends for 2016 – Containers, Clouds, and Flash, oh my!
Wow, can you believe it? 2016 is almost over, the holidays are here I didn’t even get you anything! It’s been a bit of a wild rollercoaster of a year through consolidation, commoditization, and...
View ArticleIT'S NOT ALWAYS THE NETWORK! OR IS IT? PART 4
The story so far: It's Not Always The Network! Or is it? Part 1 -- by John Herbert (jgherbert)It's Not Always The Network! Or is it? Part 2 -- by John Herbert (jgherbert)It's Not Always The Network! Or...
View Article[Survey] Do you create or edit menus in your SolarWinds products?
The User Experience team wants to hear from you! Please take our survey for a cool 250 points: Start Survey
View ArticleQ1 2017 SolarWinds User Groups - Check out the schedule!
We are pulling together the agendas, venues, and confirmed dates but below you will find where SolarWinds User Groups (SWUG) are going next! January - Austin, Texas (SolarWinds Headquarters)If you...
View ArticleGNS3 Talks #1 - Your First GNS3 Topology with VPCS
We are excited to launch our first #GNS3Talks video today! Our goal each Friday is to post a short How-To instruction video from David Bombal, Instructor of the GNS3 Fundamentals Course (which is...
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Just a day in the life of a Network Administrator (or, why being a real-life...
The life of a Network Administrator can be most closely compared to that of a Jedi in the Star Wars saga… well, almost. However, recent studies show that 99.89% of all Network Administrators today...
View Article[RESOLVED] Support Phone System Down (December 9, 2016)
We are currently experiencing issues with our phone systems. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please create an online case at www.solarwinds.com/support/ticket and a support representative...
View ArticleDay 10: Count
Does anyone ever find the idea of counting to be somewhat ominous? No, really. Think about it. At no point in counting do you ever get where you’re going. You count up, you count down. Up is to the...
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