11/22/21 The U.S. State Department has a global workforce of 69,000 across more than 270 diplomatic missions. To support the work of its “untethered diplomats,” State’s Bureau of I…
11/08/21 In a world where 1.145 trillion MB of data is generated every day, the art of database management has become more important than ever. I use the word “art” because it capt…
10/25/21 Since schools transitioned to remote learning, districts have added or upgraded their IT education technology and monitoring tools to provide better outcomes for all. But …
10/11/21 As cyberattacks become more sophisticated across ever-expanding attack surfaces, it’s easy to assume the security team will take care of risk management and mitigation. In…
09/27/21 When considering whether to add more applications or monitoring components to your IT system, the answer should always be quality over quantity. Agencies often fall into t…
09/13/21 When the pandemic closed schools across the country, K–12 districts undertook the herculean task of moving millions of students and staff to remote learning as quickly as …
08/30/21 “Cloud-first” has been a government imperative for many years, but the pandemic usurped this strategy, making “cloud-now” a priority. The results have been transformationa…
08/16/21 The 2020 SolarWinds® IT Pro Day survey looked at the changing roles and responsibilities of IT pros throughout the pandemic. Overall, nearly two-thirds of surveyed IT pros…
08/02/21 The global pandemic continues to fluctuate, but the reliance on IT services and teams to support service continuity in the public sector remains steady. To ensure network …
07/19/21 One of the business consequences from the pandemic—increased remote working—is causing technology challenges across most industries, including the public sector. The pande…
07/06/21 As the past year has shown, cloud computing has proved a vital service for K–12 public schools. It’s enabled online learning during a time of critical need, and the school…
06/21/21 IT pros lose precious time every day battling menial IT operations management (ITOM) tasks. ITOM covers the things needed to support the network infrastructure delivering …