Day 26: Create
(Leon here: I have created this space, into which jennebarbour's post will appear later today. Feel free to create your own responses in the comments below.)
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Day 27: Bless
Families are a key feature during this time of year, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Yule. Each of these celebrations mark the coming together of families – both in religious and...
View ArticleHow to Keep IT Complexity From Giving You the Holiday Blues
Among your warm holiday memories probably lurks the recollection of searching through a strand of lights to find the one that takes down the entire string. Through the years, most of us have either...
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Wie jetzt...installieren?
Hallo Zusammen! Wie installiere ich NPM! Ganz einfach!Gehen wir mal von einem proof of concept aus, also einer Evaluierung. Dazu schlage ich eine kleine VM vor mit einem 2012/R2, 2 vCPU und 4 GB Ram....
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THWACK COMMUNITY - 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
It’s that time of year again, that time when we pause for a moment and reflect on the year that has just passed. We tally up our accomplishments, make resolutions for the new year, and marvel at how a...
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The Actuator - December 28th
I hope everyone enjoyed the long holiday weekend, and that it was alert free for you and your company. We hosted 17 people at my home including some family members we have not seen in years. It was a...
View ArticleDAY 29: Return
Return I couldn’t think of anything to write about the word return. Then, I started thinking about the meaning of return, and how that would mean you once had to have something to use the...
View ArticleDay 30: Celebrate
As a word-of-the-day writing prompt, "Celebrate" was both the obvious choice and the contrarian angle. Contrarian because it's been a hard year for many of us. Your essays for previous days were...
View ArticleDay 28: Give
(the illustrious erikeff's post has become lost in the aether. Until we can locate it, I'm re-posting his essay here: Give. That word is particularly relevant this time of year, as many of us engage in...
View ArticleDecember Writing Challenge: Week 5 wrap-up
In this final week of writing prompts, everyone really brought their best selves to the task. I will be running the numbers later this week on GeekSpeak (and the THWACK team and I will be busy tallying...
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Mission Accomplished December 2016: IT Pro Power UP Misison
Congratulations THWACKsters!Using the power ups in the mission you were able to successfully free your network, servers, database, and IT security from the clutches of the King of All Alerts. Mission...
View ArticleSRM Orion v6.3 Hot Fix 3 is Available
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) Orion Module 6.3 Hot Fix 3: http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/HotFix/SRM-v6.3.0-HotFix3.zip This Hot Fix addresses the following issues:Wrong...
View ArticleA Challenge in Review
With the new year upon us, I wanted to take one more post to thank everyone for their generosity and support of the December Writing Challenge. Over the course of 30 days, this event has gathered more...
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The Actuator - January 4th
I think we are all happy to have 2016 in our rearview mirrors. The start of a new year is a great way to make an effort to have a fresh start towards some goals. Not resolutions, mind you, but goals....
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2017 - das Jahr, in dem wir ...
Frohes Neues! 2017 also, irgendwie macht die Zahl mich nicht an. Aber darum geht es ja auch nicht Was erwarten wir in der IT in diesem Jahr? Welche Trends? Welche Änderungen kommen sicher, was kann man...
View ArticleSo Long, and Thanks for All the Alerts
It is with a heavy heart that I announce the End of Life of SolarWinds Alert Central. Alert Central was an attempt to build on something that you, our users and customers, knew us well for, free tools....
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Eat, Pray, DevOps
When I wrote about what I hoped to learn and see at DevOpsDays Tel Aviv, I listed three important goals:Meet some of our amazing customersEat my body weight in schwarmaSpeak at the conference. Let's be...
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Accidental DBA: The First 100 Days
Each new President-elect talks about the goals they have for their first one hundred days in office. Life as a new (or accidental) DBA will be no different. Well, maybe a little different, because as...
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7 Habits of Successful SolarWinds Customers
As you are pondering 2017 (for real, we are already here?), here are some activities to consider to help you become more successful using SolarWinds products. Bookmark these 7 habits in your favorites!...
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THWACK Monthly Mission - January 2017
Thwacksters, it is important that you remember the journey to the cloud begins with one step. In this mission you will encounter spiritual cloud guides on your way to the snow-capped peaks where happy...
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