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By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s another interesting article with suggestions about how agencies might approach legacy application modernization and cloud adoption using MGT Act funds. Picking the “best” apps and systems will certainly increase success rates, and SolarWinds systems…
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,…
Moving to the cloud systems opens up a lot of opportunities for users. It provides users with more collaboration opportunities, and access to their data from anywhere in the world, as long as they have an internet connection. But even with all these features, we have to be cautious since moving to the cloud is a complex…
We currently have a system that we are running on-premises, that management wants to get options regarding moving into AWS (as a series of VMs) This is my first time doing this kind of evaluation, and I'm worried about the normal stuff - cost over time, IO, storage, all that. Does anyone have recommendations on how I can…
Since long before Steve Ballmer chanted "Developers, developers, developers!" a key part of Microsoft's strength in the enterprise has been the installed base of custom line-of-business applications built on Windows technologies like .NET Framework, IIS, and SQL Server. If you’re responsible for supporting or maintaining…
I really liked this piece by my SolarWinds® associate Brandon Shopp discussing how agencies remain firm believers in hybrid environments, but they face several obstacles. “Cloud-first” has been a government imperative for many years, but the pandemic usurped this strategy, making “cloud-now” a priority. The results have…
Cloud computing can be more complex than anticipated, particularly as agencies continue to move applications and operations into a cloud environment. Does your federal IT team have the in-house skills to ensure cloud computing is helping your agency rather than draining its money and resources? A recent SolarWinds IT…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp about the government’s renewed interest in cloud. He offers considerations to help improve agency readiness and prepare for eventual migration. A recent report regarding the modernization of…
Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope everyone reading this is enjoying time well spent with family and friends this week. My plans include landscaping, fireworks, and meat sweats, not necessarily in that order. As always, here are some links I hope you find interesting. Your database is going to the cloud and it's not coming…
Cloud migration follows the same principles as any other complex task. With methodical planning and appropriate preparation, it can be a smooth and painless experience. While “divide and conquer” can have negative connotations, it’s a popular technique in computer science and can be applied to program management equally.…
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