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SolarWinds Update on Security Vulnerability

12/17/20 We soon discovered that we had been the victim of a malicious cyberattack that impacted our Orion Platform products as well as our internal systems. While security profess…

Need for Speed: How SolarWinds Supports Its Partners in the Age of Digital Transformation

12/02/20 One of the biggest challenges organizations face in the current age of digital transformation is the issue of complexity. As the technology landscape continues to expand, …

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…

Doubling Down on Database Performance Management

10/23/20 How many applications do you use every day? On average, probably 20. Think about it—We use them to check email, to avoid traffic, to know if we need a coat, to order dinne…

Attitude Adjustment: Accentuate the Positive

09/23/20 Experienced IT practitioners know applications and solutions—whether off-the-shelf, customized, or built from scratch—are rarely a perfect fit. Inevitably, something doesn…

The Endless Wonder of THWACKcamp

09/11/20 What I love most about working in technology is the continual discovery. It doesn’t matter the implied scale of the discovery because it’s all about the ripples from that …

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…

Cross-Train Your Colleagues

09/04/20 Earlier this year, we held a virtual SolarWinds User Group™, or vSWUG, in which my colleague Kevin M. Sparenberg presented an interesting webinar, “Cross-Train Before It’s…

Here’s to the IT Pro!

08/21/20 The IT community has left its indelible mark on me—the sum of my experiences has led me to where I am now. I’m constantly impressed by IT’s creativity and ingenuity. No ma…

2020: The Year IT Pros Were Built For

08/17/20 The theme for IT Pro Day 2020 is “You Were Built for This” and, while we knew it could be relevant in almost any minute of any day of any year, it seems exceptionally, esp…

Nominations for SolarWinds Inaugural IT Pro Day Awards Now Open

08/01/20 2020 has been a challenging, yet outstanding year for IT professionals. “Unique” doesn’t begin to describe the pressures and urgency of the many projects they’re addressin…

Save the Date Because THWACKcamp Is Back

07/22/20 The IT Knowledge Fest—THWACKcamp—is back for another year of spectacular content in 2020. In this, the ninth year of THWACKcamp, you’ll join with thousands of other techno…