A Cautionary Toy… I Mean Tale
06/22/21 To say the landscape of my desk is “eclectic” would be both accurate and, in some ways, an understatement. Perhaps it’s a method of accommodating my attention-deficit beha…
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IT Operations Management (ITOM) and Automation: What IT Pros Need to Know
06/21/21 IT pros lose precious time every day battling menial IT operations management (ITOM) tasks. ITOM covers the things needed to support the network infrastructure delivering …
Everything I Needed to Know About IT I Learned From WandaVision
06/15/21 *SPOLER ALERT* If it wasn’t clear from the title, there will be spoilers for WandaVision throughout this article. If you’ve yet to watch it, go ahead and come back to this…
The American Rescue Plan Helps With Federal IT Modernization. Where Should Agencies Start?
06/07/21 Last summer, federal agencies responded to a request from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) for insights into their IT modernization strategies and how Congress can help in the …
Nothing is Ever Wasted (part 2)
05/31/21 Last week shared some of my early experiences working in non-technical jobs, and the lessons I learned which turned out to be relevant to my IT career as well. If you miss…
Nothing is Ever Wasted (part 1)
05/25/21 A couple of weeks ago, Kevin Kline (@kekline) and I reminisced about activities from our youth (I’m talking about public speaking and sports, not “getting up from a chair …
7 Strategies to Contain Network Costs (Layer 6 Will Amaze You)
05/12/21 First, thanks for indulging the clickbait title joke. Serialization is the unsung hero of harmonizing network and application relations and deserves the occasional, snarky…
Self-Care Tips for IT Pros: Invest in Sleep (And a Good Chair)
05/06/21 As an IT pro, you are your most valuable asset. Obviously, if you aren’t taking care of yourself, how can you be expected to perform with typical sustained, easy awesomene…
Give Monitoring a Shot
05/04/21 If you hang out around a particular segment of the SolarWinds® crowd, you’re likely to hear the story of how monitoring helped one former Head Geek™ score front row ticket…
Un-Excuse-ing Upgrades
04/30/21 When we talk about upgrades here at SolarWinds, we spend a lot of time discussing the beneficial features, performance, and capabilities you can gain. That’s not by accide…
The Case for Cost Containment With Professional Services and Staff Augmentation
04/29/21 At the start of our enterprise cost containment series, Leon examined what cost containment is and why IT pros should care. Basically, you should care how your projects an…
Gamify Work: How to Apply Gaming Skills to Your Day Job (Part 2)
04/27/21 In my last Gamify Work post, I brought up the idea that you can translate skills from gaming to tech. All roles can benefit from the skills you use in everyday gaming. If …