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2021 holiday travel has been a rebound for the industry. Just this week, I was attempting to purchase flights for a long weekend before travel picks up for the holidays. However, after a failed attempt to sign up for their Executive Club and enduring slow page loads after every click, I abandoned the site and booked…
Recently, two people I respect very much tweeted about travel, and how to remain positive and grateful while you do it. You can read those tweets here (https://twitter.com/UberGeekGirl/status/961080557063909377) and here ( https://twitter.com/jbiggley/status/961204675352686592). When I saw Jessica's first tweet, I wanted…
Actually, this is very, very true. In the past few months—since March, basically—I’ve visited 4 continents, countless nations, and talked to thousands of business partners, customers, new employees, and people with a general interest in what’s new at SolarWinds and how we’re doing. The obvious reason for all the travel was…
It’s hot in Dubai. I mean for-real hot, and I’m a native Texan. It’s blistering, cloudless, equatorial sun Northern Hemispher-ians can’t imagine, plus the four-nines humidity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mid-day it’s as shocking as a windy February night in Chicago. It hits you in the face and chest when you walk…
The World Cup is over, but can France really be happy to win a tournament for which the USA didn't qualify? As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Evaluating the Evaluation: A Benchmarking Checklist Wonderful thoughts here on a checklist with regards to benchmarks and…
(This is the follow-up from Part One, which you can find here: https://thwack.solarwinds.com/community/solarwinds-community/geek-speak_tht/blog/2018/01/22/leons-log-bienvenidos-barcelona-cleur-2018-part-1) It was a very full week at CiscoLive--not to mention an additional full week in Spain, which I'll get to in a…
2015 is the year of the road trip for me. On the downside I know the insides of DFW, ORD, SFO, LHR, LGA and PHX airports way more than I’d like to. But on the plus side is the reason I still like getting out on the road after many years in technology: getting to speak with other die-hard IT professionals. I’m headed to…
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