vSphere, which many consider to be the flagship product of VMware, is virtualization software with the vCenter management software and its ESXi hypervisor. vSphere is available in three different licenses: vSphere Standard, vSphere Enterprise Plus, and vSphere Platinum. Each comes with a different cost and set of features.…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article from my colleague Jim Hansen about ways to reduce insider threats. It comes down to training and automation. A recent federal cybersecurity survey by SolarWinds found federal IT professionals feel threats posed by careless or…
Here’s an interesting blog that looks into the importance of two-factor authentication for the public sector as digital crime increases. “It won’t happen to me” can be naïve, and perhaps even irresponsible, in an era that sees digital crime grow each day. Awareness Through Education Google has done much to elevate online…
Here’s a recent article from Signal magazine discussing innovation in the federal marketplace that I think you’ll find interesting. The need for next-generation networking solutions is intensifying, and for good reason. Modern software-defined networking (SDN) solutions offer better automation and remediation, and stronger…
Troubleshooting efficiency and effectiveness are core to uncovering the root cause of incidents and bad events in any data center environment. In my previous post about the troubleshooting radius and the IT seagull, troubleshooting efficacy is the key performance indicator in fixing it fast. But troubleshooting is an…
Most of the time, IT pros gain troubleshooting experience via operational pains. In other words, something bad happens and we, as IT professionals, have to clean it up. Therefore, it is important for you to have a troubleshooting protocol in place that is specific to dependent services, applications, and a given…
I’ve spent countless hours trying to find the perfect tool for the job. In fact, I’ve spent more hours searching at times than I have doing the work. You’ve probably done that before. I hear a lot of people are the same way. I look at it as if I’m searching for that needle in a haystack. When I find it, I’m over the moon.…
Updating your Active Directory Schema is something that needs to be done from time to time whether we like it or not. It is done to either support a new version of the OS Domain controller or because an AD integrated application such as Exchange, Skype for Business or SCCM requires the update. Regardless of the reasons the…
Can you believe THWACKcamp is only a week away?! Behind the scenes, we start working on THWACKcamp in March, maybe even earlier. I really hope you like what we have in store for you this year! As always, here are some links I found interesting this week. Enjoy! Florida man arrested for cutting the brakes on over 100…
Well, the Thanksgiving break is over and I'm back in the office after being sick for a few days so I reckon it's time to get back to work... I'll probably post some details about the crazy goose hunting trip I took last weekend and how I ended up sick as it's a good story and worth sharing. Anyhow, I've been talking to…
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