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Modern application development requires more work to ensure the development path and the data it produces are fully in sync, secure, optimized and error-free. This responsibility has increasingly fallen upon application developers. They’re being asked to double as database administrators to maintain fluidity in the process…
Container technology is catching on big-time in the federal government as agencies such as the USDA and the National Institutes of Health look to containers to simplify software development and reduce costs. Containers offer enormous advantages over traditional “waterfall” application development processes. A containerized…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp with ideas for protecting IT assets in battlefield situations. “Dominance” and “protection” sum up the Defense Department’s goals as U.S. armed forces begin to modernize their networks and…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting blog that discusses digital twins, and emerging technology with network impacts; I think it’s something federal IT folks should keep an eye on. Digital twin technology is the ability to create a digital representation of a physical…
Security apathy is no joke. Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy, highlights data from a recent SolarWinds study and provides five tips for combatting security apathy in your agency. A new study—the SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2021—suggests, although tech pros are confident with their work from home and…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp about emerging technology adoption in fed. It’s easy to get caught up with the hype, but our IT Trends survey results seem more grounded. Exciting new technologies like artificial intelligence,…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Mav Turner about how complying with federal frameworks can help improve security. Intruders are using new tactics and threats are increasing, so please take note. Over the past few years, several critical…
I really liked this article by Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, that addresses a common problem in too many environments. When considering whether to add more applications or monitoring components to your IT system, the answer should always be quality over quantity. Agencies often fall…
As we know all too well, growth often comes with risk, and DOD’s milCloud is no exception. Below, VP Brandon Shopp advises agencies on how to ensure seamless application operations within the DOD's network as it continues to expand. The addition of Amazon Web Services and VMware to the Defense Department’s milCloud 2.0…
For educators, students, and parents, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning has been profound. Thousands of schools across the U.S. closed their doors this spring and made the shift to distance learning. It’s a model many weren’t prepared for. And with schools in full swing and the pandemic continuing, educators,…
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