Events

An Ode to THWACKcamp

02/28/22 It all started on October 10, 2012. This was the date of the very first THWACKcamp™. In this, the inaugural piece of awesomeness, SolarWinds presented 15 30-minute session…

All Aboard the Hype Train for THWACKcamp 2022

02/15/22 Update 3/4/2022: If you missed our virtual THWACKcamp 2022 event this year, be sure to visit the On-Demand page, where you can access recordings and related content for al…

THWACKcamp Keeps You Coming Back for More!

01/26/22 With over 20 years in the IT field and spending the last five-ish years working specifically as the “monitoring guy” for a major U.S.-based retailer; I’ve attended numerou…

SysAdmin Day 2021: You Are Enough

07/28/21 A year ago, in July of 2020, I started my SysAdmin Day post with the words, “I’m not going to even try to pretend SysAdmin Day arrives this year under conditions anyone wo…

How to “People” Better

12/09/20 The answer to upleveling your career as an IT pro? Learn how to “people” better. Creating a beneficial environment for tech pros means being relatable and able to explain …

Avoiding IT Burnout: I Can != I Should

12/03/20 Though burnout is often stigmatized, it’s a real issue. Many things can lead to burnout in IT: dealing with shrinking IT budgets, 100% uptime, and an ever-changing landsca…

CIO 2020 Hot Take: The Year of the IT Pro Part II

11/20/20 For IT pros, 2020 has been a challenging year. You’ve had to accomplish rapid digital transformation on the ground, deal with new security requirements, and support busine…

CIO Hot Take: The Year of the IT Pro Part I

11/20/20 2020 has been a trying but valuable year for IT. IT pros have had to do more with less, and the business has realized the value of IT in ways they might not have previousl…

Celebrating IT Pro Day

08/26/20 So, we’re all working from home these days. As I’m living close to our office in Berlin, I occasionally pop in just to see something else than my four walls, but not more …

VMworld Recap

09/04/19 This past week, I was in San Francisco for the annual VMworld conference. I haven’t been to this city since 2014, the last time VMworld was here. It was interesting to be …

SysAdmin Day 2019: The Secret to Getting Ahead

07/26/19 Looking back across the months since SysAdmin Day 2018, it’s obvious we’re all dealing with a remarkably different (in some ways exciting, in others, horrifying) IT landsc…