The December Writing Challenge is coordinated by Leon, and he constructs the schema for the entire month. He provides the Thought Seeds for all essays. They are meant to carry the theme through the month, and each of us authors, or writers (if I dare use that word), gets to choose the seed we wish to plant. It’s my hope…
I’ve never been very good at planning. I’ve gotten through life on a wing and a prayer. A little luck and a fair amount of determination. This year, things changed. Suddenly everything we enjoyed and took for granted was gone. There was part of me that felt a little annoyed my freedom had been curtailed. The annoyance was…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article on some of the security concerns that come along with containers. I was surprised to hear that a third of our customers are planning to implement containers in the next 12 months. The rate of change in IT never seems to slow…
My Journey in IT <Memory fade in…> It’s 2010 and I’m at a furniture store doing office administration. I love the people I work with and I find satisfaction in my job daily by solving problems and helping people. I have no idea how much my life is going to change in one year. I’m 23, have a newborn, and have no idea what I…
We’ve all experienced the feeling of staring into the distance, while your mind is busy processing, working out which day of the week it is. I’ve spoken to several friends and, other than one clearly more switched-on person in my social group, all admit to this being a weekly if not thrice weekly event. You know those…
We spend so much of our lives building and participating in communities (like this one). We choose where we want to live. We choose which friends and family members we keep in touch with. For many of us, the culture and the people are primary factors in where we choose to work. After all, we spend as much time with our…
In July, when we were all preparing for a second spike of COVID-19, I—like many other folks who live alone—decided I wouldn’t (couldn’t) go back into shelter-in-place alone. I had limited options, given I have no patience, space, or desire for a roommate and—no matter how funny that Match.com commercial is—ya girl refuses…
I was less than a year old when I learned how to eat. I was eight years old when I learned I loved baseball. I was nine years old when I learned about losing a parent. I was 15 years old when I learned to drive. I was 19 years old when I learned about love. I was 25 years old when I learned about love’s heartbreak. I was…
Although our Head Geek @adatole may have attempted to predict 2020 last year, no one could’ve prepared us for what was to come. Today as we work from various remote spaces including our living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, or any room where we can find a good Wi-Fi signal, it’s hard to think of what our situation will look…
Conferences, while a lot of work, are such a fun outlet to connect with other people in the IT community. It’s an opportunity to learn about new technologies, trends, and gain new perspectives around the industry. Some of my favorite memories of past conferences stem from the exhibit hall passport games and morning coffee…
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