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How to Be the Hero (Company) They Need AND Want (To Work At)
If you’re like most companies, you made many changes to your business throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. You may have adopted new tools, implemented new processes, or completely changed the way your business runs. Your workforce has likely gone fully remote—at least for a while—which requires more tools and processes to…
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Gitex 2022, Dubai
It’s this time of the year again. No, not Christmas. Not Thanksgiving. It’s much better! It’s GITEX Time Since 1996 GITEX GLOBAL has been the essential tech trade show in the Middle East. And trust me when I say it got more interesting in 2018, as it was the first time we showed up. Although, in the beginning, we tried it…
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An Introduction to Database Sharding With SQL Server
One of my favorite consulting questions to ask when dealing with a scalability problem is, “If you could change the system design with the knowledge you have today, what would/wouldn’t you change and why?” Sometimes it’s best to ask this question on a one-on-one basis with different developers, DBAs, report writers, and…
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3 Steps Government Employees Can Take to Become Good Cybercitizens
Looking for ideas on how your end users can help enhance your organization’s security posture? Read this article by Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, which provides some great tips. As cyberattacks become more sophisticated across ever-expanding attack surfaces, it’s easy to assume the…
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Digital Transformation Demystified: U.K. NHS Case Study
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article from my colleague Sascha Giese on strategies for digital transformation in the public sector. Our government customers here in the states have similar challenges and should benefit from the discussion. For an organization like…
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Geekly World News - November 2022
Poof! And like that, it’s November! This is also event season, so be sure to check out where you can find us in the What’s Planned section. If you missed it, in October, we had our inaugural SolarWinds Day with the biggest product launch in our history. Lots of exciting things were announced and shown, so be sure to check…
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Everything I Needed to Know About IT I Learned From The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Part Two)
(This piece was co-authored by Alex Taylor and Leon Adato) As we did in our first installment, we want to provide fair warning: spoilers lie ahead. If, even after all this time, you haven’t seen it and don’t want to know what happens yet, you can bookmark this article and come back to it later. In our previous post, we…
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Bring IT On in the Year of the Ox
IT Pro Day is here, and it feels like the new year in IT! It’s a time to reflect on lessons from the past year and celebrate your achievements while setting goals for the season ahead. The theme for this year, Bring IT On, feels especially appropriate as we’ve been in the Year of the Ox. According to the Chinese zodiac,…
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Is Application Sprawl in Government Really a Big Problem?
I really liked this article by Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, that addresses a common problem in too many environments. When considering whether to add more applications or monitoring components to your IT system, the answer should always be quality over quantity. Agencies often fall…
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Step Into My Headphones
When I first started listening to podcasts, I was in a musical lull. Despite my affinity for creating playlists and tracking new releases, I was anything but excited to listen to music on my commute. A close friend recommended I try Serial, as she’d been listening and was desperate to talk to someone about it. After the…
