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What kind of question should I be looking to ask?

I've been IT for several years, but in my new this is my first time working with SolarWinds. Our department is primarily working with the NCM. So as a fresh face to this what kind of questions should I be asking myself?

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adam.beedell

Asking yourself? Interesting

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What do you want to learn?
Where do you want to be in 5 years?
Do you want to code stuff?

Do you want to stick in network-land, vs servery/storagey/etc lands?

Do you have a good idea who your stakeholders are, and what they want?

What would I want to have, to evidence good work being done if I was having that conversation 12 months from now?

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