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Public Cloud: All Aboard the Hype Train
We’ve all heard it before. “The cloud is the future!” “We need to move to the cloud!” “The on-premises data center is dead.” If you believe the analysts and marketing departments, public cloud is the greatest thing to happen to the data center since virtualization. But, is it true? Could public cloud be the savior of the…
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Meh, CapEx
Do you remember the good old days when you saved up your hard-earned cash to buy the shiny thing you’d been longing for? You know, like that Betamax player, the TV with the lovely wood veneer surround, or a Chevrolet Corvair? What happened to those days? I remember as a young lad growing up in the U.K., there were shops…
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IT Operations: Coping with Cloud
You’ll find no shortage of blog posts and thought pieces about how cloud computing has forever changed the IT landscape. The topic is usually addressed in an “adapt or die” argument: cloud is coming for your on-prem applications, and without applications in your data center, there’s no need for IT operations. You’ll…
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Beyond IaaS, Cloud for the SMB, the Enterprise, and Beyond!
We come to you today with a late-breaking breaking postscript! When we last left our IT hero, they were asking themselves deep and probing questions like Will I Save Money by Moving to the Cloud and I’m Still On-Premises, Is That OK? As they go about modernizing their IT organization, they cry out, “What if IaaS isn’t not…
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The Actuator – June 19th
Home from San Diego and Cisco Live! for a few days, just enough time to spend Father's Day with friends and family. Now I'm back on the road, heading to Lingen, Germany, for Data Grillen. That's right, an event dedicated to data, bratwurst, and beer. I may never come home. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz…
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The vCommunity
We all want to be part of something special and have a common bond. It includes doing what’s best for you but also keeping others in mind to provide them the support they need to be successful in life, professionally and personally. Teams are defined by the sacrifices we make for each other in hopes of succeeding in a…
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I'm Still On-Premises, Is That OK?
Following up on Will I Save Money by Moving to the Cloud? This post is part two of taking an atypical look at the public cloud and why you may or may not want to leverage it. If you stop and think for a moment, cloud computing is still in its youth. EC2 has only been a public offering since 2006. Gartner first treated “the…
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Assessing the Navy’s New Cybersecurity Program
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article from my colleague Jim Hansen about the Navy’s new cybersecurity program. There’s no doubt our troops rely on technology and cyberthreats are increasing. The Navy’s new Combat to Connect in 24 Hours (C2C24) is an ambitious program…
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The Actuator - September 25th
Hi there! It's Suzanne again. You might remember me from The Actuator April 10th, where I stepped in for Tom because he was busy "doing things." He's on his way to yet another conference and asked me to help out, as if I don't have enough things to do while he's away. Of course I agreed to do it, but not before I made him…
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THWACKcamp 2019 Registration Is Now Open!
THWACKcamp is Back! - YouTube Here at SolarWinds, convention season is just beginning to heat up. Whether you’re lucky enough to travel to these shows or are just following our exploits online, you’ll see us across the globe—from London (Info Security Europe) to New York (SWUG), Vegas (Black Hat) San Diego (Cisco Live!),…