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Bang the gong, ring the bell, cue that cymbal strike, and, of course, more cowbell – today is IT Pro Day! A day just for you, the IT pros that keep the lights on. It doesn’t matter if those are the warm glow of amber hard drive activity lights or the cool greens of network ports. This marks the eighth year of IT Pro Day…
If you think attending a tech industry event is chaotic just imagine trying to organize one. SolarWinds’ Senior Manager of Events Valerie Rivir chats about the ins and outs of trade shows. From the history to the horror stories, she’s seen it all. https://solarwinds.wistia.com/medias/8hrj4xihig 2023 SolarWinds Worldwide,…
"When the student is ready, the teacher appears." I mentioned this idea back when I revealed that the Marvel movie, Doctor Strange, offered a wealth of lessons for itinerant IT pros (and a few for us grizzled veterans, as well). You can find Part Four here and work your way back from there. It seems inspiration has struck…
My fellow Head Geek and Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Thomas LaRock, defines hard skills as a tech certification, a college degree, or any tech skill including any vendor- or industry-specific skills. These hard skills represent an achievement or acknowledgement of base expertise at a specific point in time. They are static…
Continuous integration. Continuous delivery. Cloud. Containers. Microservices. Serverless. IoT. Buzzworthy tech constructs and concepts are signaling a change for IT professionals. As IT pros adapt and evolve, the application remains the center of the change storm. More importantly, the end goal for IT remains essentially…
By Joe Kim, SolarWinds EVP, Engineering and Global CTO My colleague Patrick Hubbard made some interesting predictions about 2017 for government IT professionals, and how DevOps culture could change the landscape. I’d like to share them with you now, as we approach Q4, to see how his predictions have played out so far. If…
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