$634,000,000 if you're the US government - and the darned thing doesn't even work! (I assure you, there is nothing more I'd like to do than rant about the government and healthcare insurance. Sadly, this is not the forum. However, I will vent by discussing the technical and financial angles of the "Obamacare" website…
One million elements per SolarWinds Orion instance. One million. Let that sink in for a moment. A new scalability milestone that’s surprising even to me. I’ve seen some amazing things since joining SolarWinds in 2007 as its products have scaled along with its users to address the challenges of businesses of any size. And…
When last we talked, we visited about why UX testing at SolarWinds is such a vital component to the way we do business. In short, we believe if users are happy and successful with our products, then we as a company will also be happy and successful. Today, I wanted to share two concrete examples of how our products changed…
IT pros now have the added responsibilities of having to know how to troubleshoot performance issues in apps and servers that are hosted remotely, in addition to monitoring and managing servers and apps that are hosted locally. This is where tools like Windows Remote Management (WinRM) come handy because it allows you to…
Also "SaaS" Can Become "PaaS" If You're Not Careful The PCI Security Standard Council finally released its PCI DSS Cloud Computing Guidelines this month, and the Guidelines are not kind to Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, or to Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions that behave like PaaS. In the document, the…
Capacity Planning 101 The objective of Capacity Planning is to adequately anticipate current and future capacity demand (resource consumption requirements) for a given environment. This helps to accurately evaluate demand growth, identify growth drivers and proactively trigger any procurement activities (purchase,…
Happy New Year! May your 2023 be precedented and uneventful – or at least better than the previous year. I hope you enjoyed some rest and relaxation in your holiday celebrations. Things were pretty quiet on the Head Geek front as we enjoyed the time off and crafted some things to prepare for the new year. We look forward…
Imposter syndrome is, unfortunately, an evergreen topic within IT circles. For whatever reason, many of us who make our living in technology—who put in long hours acquiring and then honing our skills—fall prey to the fear we might not know anything at all. I’ve written about this before, and that’s nothing compared to the…
Recently, two people I respect very much tweeted about travel, and how to remain positive and grateful while you do it. You can read those tweets here (https://twitter.com/UberGeekGirl/status/961080557063909377) and here ( https://twitter.com/jbiggley/status/961204675352686592). When I saw Jessica's first tweet, I wanted…
In my June 2013 post "Byte Off More Than You Can Chew", we looked at the inconceivable quantity of data collected by the NSA. Maybe this collection is onlymetadata, but recent revelations, depending on who you believe, may indicate otherwise. This time we wrangle with Big Data. "Big data refers to our burgeoning ability to…
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