Education + Prizes = THWACKcamp
03/08/24 Are you ready for an unforgettable experience? Join us for a virtual event like no other. THWACKcamp is back for 2024, still 100% free for everyone, full of mind-blowing c…
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Kevin M. Sparenberg
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A Decade of Learning
01/10/22 This year marks the 10th THWACKcamp. For the uninitiated, THWACKcamp is a 100% free virtual event open to all IT professionals. How I Got Here For anyone unaware, prior to…
10 Years in the Making: THWACKcamp 2022
10/28/21 It’s just around the corner – registration for THWACKcamp 2022 opens on January 4. This 10th THWACKcamp celebrates a decade of IT exploration and expert insights: still 10…
The Endless Wonder of THWACKcamp
09/11/20 What I love most about working in technology is the continual discovery. It doesn’t matter the implied scale of the discovery because it’s all about the ripples from that …
Save the Date Because THWACKcamp Is Back
07/22/20 The IT Knowledge Fest—THWACKcamp—is back for another year of spectacular content in 2020. In this, the ninth year of THWACKcamp, you’ll join with thousands of other techno…
THWACKcamp 2018 – There’s an API for That: Introduction to the SolarWinds Orion SDK
09/24/18 We’re sure getting excited for THWACKcamp™ 2018, and I’m particularly excited for you to join me at one of my sessions, There’s an API for That: Introduction to the SolarW…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Fourth)
01/26/18 Flood of Kobolds vs. Epic Boss Fight I had a group where I was running a dragon-themed adventure. Before you gasp and say mockingly, “In Dungeons & Dragons, there are actu…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Third)
01/25/18 Short-Circuiting your Adventure I’ve noted that preparation and planning are some of the hallmarks of both a good DM and IT professional, but sometimes planning gets short…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Second)
01/24/18 This is the second post in a post that started in Part the First. CRIT! Unplanned Good/Bad Randomness is a part of life. This has widespread areas of affect: from human in…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the First)
01/23/18 So, here’s the first confession: I’m an über nerd. I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) since I was about 16 years old. It was also about that time (possibly coincid…