Why Database Performance Is Key to Understanding Application Health
12/04/20 Traditional database and application monitoring used to mean talking about a single server, in a single data center, in a single location. Many monitoring tools were—and s…
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2021: The Year We May Be Able to Predict
12/02/20 Although we may have attempted to predict 2020 last year, no one could’ve prepared us for what was to come with COVID-19. Today as we work from various remote spaces inclu…
Thoughts on the SentryOne Acquisition
10/27/20 I’m writing this as I fly to Charlotte. Yes, in the middle of a pandemic, I am on an airplane. My first flight since March and bringing back a flood of memories. Not of fl…
You Were Built for This: Celebrating IT Pro Day 2020
09/09/20 The year 2020 has been a rollercoaster. With nearly every aspect of our daily lives flipped on its head, it’s hard to think of a single thing that went as planned or any o…
No, You Still Don’t Need a Blockchain
08/06/20 A couple of years ago, I wrote about why you don’t need a blockchain. Blockchain is one long transaction log that always gets written to and is never backed up. It’s a led…
Data Security and Privacy at Home
08/03/20 With one of the largest threats to a company’s security and privacy being its own employees, having employees work remotely only adds to the risk. While this year’s Verizo…
Developers Are Not Building Shiny New Things
06/26/20 Some, maybe. But not most. Look, I have this theory. I also have data. And as with most stories in my life, it all starts with a trip to Las Vegas. In 2017, I attended my …
Data Security and Privacy Techniques for Everyone
06/17/20 Everyone on the internet should follow good data security and privacy practices. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. IT pros aren’t the only people who need to prote…
Becoming Your Family’s IT Support
05/22/20 Have you gotten the call/email/text yet? You know, the one where your mom tells you the printer is making a weird noise. Normally you’d reassure your mom it’s probably a p…
Outcomes From Home
04/17/20 This post is not meant to be a typical “here’s how you work from home” post. This is not a post about routines, habits, equipment, or if you should shower before noon. No,…
Thoughts on the VividCortex Acquisition
12/20/19 I visited the Austin office this past week, my last trip to SolarWinds HQ for 2019. It’s always fun to visit Austin and eat my weight in pork products, but this week was b…
SolarWinds at Microsoft Ignite 2019
10/22/19 Microsoft Ignite is taking place November 4 – 8 in Orlando, and SolarWinds will be there to share the latest in IT management, from IT operations to outsourced IT and clou…