09/15/22 The tech industry has long been dominated by men – however, there are many powerful and influential women who have climbed the ladder to top positions in tech. The second …
03/10/22 THWACKcamp™ 2022 is a wrap, and the consensus is in: this was our best THWACKcamp yet. We really couldn’t have asked for better participation and engagement from our globa…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …