The SolarWinds Guide to Work From Home: Clear Communication
04/06/20 Our last post covered the importance of and practical tips for collaboration. Today, we want to address communication. It’s imperative for the communication channels natur…
04/06/20 Our last post covered the importance of and practical tips for collaboration. Today, we want to address communication. It’s imperative for the communication channels natur…
04/03/20 A lot of these tips are predicated on the idea that the work we do is largely individual contributions. But the truth is at SolarWinds (and probably where you work, too), …
04/02/20 This may seem like one of the nitty-gritty questions for new remote workers, but it’s really simple: for the most part, you’ll get work done at home the same way you did i…
04/01/20 The last entry in our work at home series covered work/life blending. We shared some tips for creating boundaries for yourself, others, and your work as well as some commi…
03/31/20 In the previous post in this series, we offered tips for Your Work Life at Home. You may now be thinking, “What does THAT mean?” and we humbly suggest you check it out for…
03/30/20 In our previous post, we made some recommendations on how to maintain office community and connections with your fellow coworkers. For our extroverted readers, we hope you…
03/27/20 The number one question people have been asking as they move to remote work is not “How do I set up my Wi-Fi?” or “How do I make my kitchen table more comfortable to sit a…
03/26/20 Like so many things at SolarWinds, this blog series arose out of a genuine desire to help our fellow IT practitioners by sharing our experiences and offering lessons we le…
01/27/20 Back in October, 2019, I shared my love of both Raspberry Pi (https://www.raspberrypi.org/) devices and the Pi-Hole (https://pi-hole.net/) software; and showed how—with a …
12/30/19 The year is winding down, and—while it’s not something I do every year—I thought I’d take a moment to look ahead and make a few educated guesses about what the coming mont…
12/18/19 As we head into the new year, people will once again start quoting a popular list describing the things kids starting college in 2020 will never personally experience. Exa…
10/24/19 In my last post I gave some background on one of my recent side projects: setting up and then monitoring a Raspberry Pi running Pi-Hole. In this post, I’m going to dive in…