Back in October, 2019, I shared my love of both Raspberry Pi (https://www.raspberrypi.org/) devices and the Pi-Hole (https://pi-hole.net/) software; and showed how—with a little know-how about Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and scripting (in this case, I used it as an excuse to make my friend @kmsigma happy and…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by Jim Hansen about using patching, credential management, and continuous monitoring to improve security of IoT devices. Security concerns over the Internet of Things (IoT) are growing, and federal and state lawmakers are taking…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Jim Hansen about the role of SIEM tools. SIEM products can offer a powerful defense and our SIEM tool has always been one of my favorite SolarWinds products. While there is no one single solution to guard…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp about the government’s renewed interest in cloud. He offers considerations to help improve agency readiness and prepare for eventual migration. A recent report regarding the modernization of…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Jim Hansen about the always interesting topic of cybersecurity. He says it comes down to people and visibility. Here’s part one of his article. The Trump administration issued two significant reports in the last…
In the previous blog, we discussed how defining use cases mapped to important security and business- related objectives are the first step in building and maintaining a secure environment. We’ve all heard the phrase, “you can’t defend what you can’t see,” but, you also “can’t defend what you don’t understand.” Use cases…
This is the second of a series of five posts on the market space for hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). To be clear, as the previous blog post outlined, there are many options in this space. Evaluation of your needs and clear understanding of why you want to choose a solution shouldn’t be made lightly. Complete…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s the second part of the article from my colleague Jim Hansen about two key assets the government can use to help with cybersecurity. Technology: Providing the Necessary Visibility Cybersecurity personnel can’t succeed without the proper tools, but many…
In part one of this series, I tried to apply context to the virtualization market—its history, how it’s changed the way we deploy infrastructure, and how it’s developed into the de facto standard for infrastructure deployment. Over the last 20 years, virtualization has had a very positive impact in enabling us to deliver…
Obtaining a VMware certification requires effort, dedication, and a willingness to learn independently with a commitment to the subject matter. To fulfill the requirements made by VMware, you must attend a training class before taking the exam. The cost for each of these courses provided by VMware is extremely high, but I…
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