It seems to me that any reference to honey pots requires a reference to Winnie the Pooh, so I'll get that out of the way, and we'll all have that song going through our heads all day. A network honey pot works just like the kitchen honey pot. You open one up and the honey pot attracts flys. In networking the flies are…
For educators, students, and parents, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning has been profound. Thousands of schools across the U.S. closed their doors this spring and made the shift to distance learning. It’s a model many weren’t prepared for. And with schools in full swing and the pandemic continuing, educators,…
Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, gives great advice in this EdTech Magazine article for K-12 institutions on the most effective ways to spend money allocated through the newly passed American Rescue Plan Act. When the pandemic closed schools across the country, K–12 districts…
I hope everyone had a wonderful Father’s Day this past weekend. The weather got a bit warm here, forcing us to change plans a bit. I ended up visiting my parents instead of them coming here. It feels like it’s been a year since we gathered as a family. I know this will all be behind us at some point, but that point cannot…
Check out this article by Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, which explores how the State Department is working through the complexities of a multi-cloud environment. The U.S. State Department has a global workforce of 69,000 across more than 270 diplomatic missions. To support the work…
In the U.S., our holiday season is in full swing with Thanksgiving coming up at the end of this month. Thanksgiving is my personal favorite holiday, so I’m grateful to be taking time to spend with my family and eat loads of food. I hope your fall holidays (whatever they may be) are great. Please make sure you check out the…
The art of database management can be tricky. Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, gives come great advice in this blog post excerpt about using artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance database performance across your entire Microsoft data estate. In a world where 1.145…
Previously, I discussed the origins of the word “hacking” and the motivations around it from early phone phreakers, red-boxers, and technology enthusiasts. Today, most hackers can be boiled down to Black Hats and White Hats. The hat analogy comes from old Western movies, where the good guys wore white and the bad guys wore…
Since long before Steve Ballmer chanted "Developers, developers, developers!" a key part of Microsoft's strength in the enterprise has been the installed base of custom line-of-business applications built on Windows technologies like .NET Framework, IIS, and SQL Server. If you’re responsible for supporting or maintaining…
For many of us who make our career (if not our emotional home) in IT, this week was the beginning of a two-week respite from constant changes. Holiday vacation combines with a generate end-of-year risk-aversion when it comes to change and means we can take a moment to catch up on tasks, and maybe reflect a bit on the year.…
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