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If you’re in tune with the various tech communities, you’ve probably noticed a big push for professional development in the technical ranks. I love the recognition that IT pros need more than just technical skills to succeed, but most of the outreach has been about improving one’s own stature in the tech hierarchy. There’s…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Mav Turner about the need for federal employees to develop soft skills like communication and adaptability. I agree if folks want to get ahead in their careers today, they need strong skills like these. Today’s…
We talk a lot about professional development these days—how to develop your speaking or writing skills to make you a better practitioner. But what if you’ve reached a certain point in your career and you feel it’s time for a change? Do you stay a technologist, or do you make the leap to management? It’s a conversation I’ve…
Anyone who’s hired for a technical team can understand this scenario. You’re hiring for “X” positions, so of course you receive “X” times infinity applications. Just because you’re looking for the next whizbang engineer, it doesn’t mean you get to neglect your day job. There are still meetings to attend and emails to…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s another interesting article from my colleague Sascha Giese on how improved communications and training can help organizations keep their infrastructure updated. Training is one of those things that’s always a priority but rarely makes it to the top…
Most network engineers enter the profession because we enjoy fixing things. We like to understand how technology works. We thrive when digging into a subject matter with focus and intensity. We love protocols, acronyms, features, and esoteric details that make sense only to a small group of peers. Within the ranks of…
Welcome to the final post in my series on DevOps. If you've been following along and reading comments for the previous posts, you know the content generated several questions. In this post, I will consolidate those questions into one place so that I can expand the answers from the original posts. Also, I'll wrap up the…
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