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I’ve heard a rumor you’re an IT professional. Okay, maybe it’s less a rumor than a well-established fact. You’re on THWACK, after all. I’d never considered myself an IT pro until now. Even after a decade in the tech industry, the title didn’t feel like it fit. It wasn’t until a conversation last week with KMSigma about the…
If there’s anything the pandemic has shown us, it’s the value of providing a solid customer experience. This article by Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, maps out two key technologies agencies should consider to ensure citizens are getting the information they need in a timely manner.…
As an IT pro, you are your most valuable asset. Obviously, if you aren’t taking care of yourself, how can you be expected to perform with typical sustained, easy awesomeness? Are you able to extricate your IT self from the myriad reactive activities central to IT roles? It’s easy to proclaim taking care of yourself should…
Insourcing is supposed to be the next big thing in the IT world. At least that’s what business guru type sites like www.bizjournals.com, www.cio.com, and www.thewhitehouse.gov have been saying. And it looks like some companies may really be following this trend. A few months ago, General Motors shocked the business world…
Show of hands: who thinks “hybrid IT” is new, shiny, and filled with wonderful possibilities? Judging by fresh survey data and ongoing conversations on THWACK, not many of you. We’re now years into an era marked by hybrid IT, where on-premises, cloud infrastructures, and SaaS occasionally live in harmony if the tech pros…
Even after all these years in technology, I remain in awe of IT pros. Watching my kids’ classes, it seems everyone—including elementary school students and other civilians—is practicing truly geeky, hands-on-keyboards arts. We’re also seeing more casual administrators—people with a keen interest in spending some time…
Hi guys, NPM 10.2.2 I've just seen this error: Server 'net.tcp://localhost:17777/SolarWinds/InformationService/Orion/ssl' sent back a fault indicating it is too busy to process the request. Please retry later. Please see the inner exception for fault details. Can't find anything relating to the "too busy" issue. Any ideas?…
A practice leader denotes an IT professional who cannot only walk the walk and talk the talk; but also build and lead teams to do the same. Practice leaders have to be the calm within the ever-changing storm. Everyone is talking about technologies and forgetting that friction comes from two sources – people and process.…
"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…
Working in IT is such a breeze. The industry never changes, and the infrastructure we work with doesn’t impact anyone very much. It’s really a pleasure cruise more than anything else. And if you believed that, you’ve probably never worked in IT. The reality for many IT professionals is the opposite. Our industry is in a…
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