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We call them Technology Briefings or Tech Days, and the SolarWinds Government and Education team has held them for many years. They originated in 2014 as physical events in the San Antonio area, where we have a good number of military customers. We’d send our senior sales engineers from Austin to spend the day with…
Being in IT as part of the armed services is a different type of work experience than the private sector, with military values, culture, and restrictions blending to create a unique type of IT experience. In this Veteran’s Day episode of SolarWinds© TechPod, Head Geek™ Leon Adato is joined by Marlys (Marcie) May, VP of…
Lesley Carhart is recognized as one of the leading voices in digital forensics and cybersecurity. But her career began – and is still firmly rooted – with her service in the Guard and Reserves. She devotes a significant amount of time to helping others make the transition into tech, both within the armed services and as…
Security apathy is no joke. Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy, highlights data from a recent SolarWinds study and provides five tips for combatting security apathy in your agency. A new study—the SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2021—suggests, although tech pros are confident with their work from home and…
Looking for ideas on how your end users can help enhance your organization’s security posture? Read this article by Brandon Shopp, group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, which provides some great tips. As cyberattacks become more sophisticated across ever-expanding attack surfaces, it’s easy to assume the…
As we know all too well, growth often comes with risk, and DOD’s milCloud is no exception. Below, VP Brandon Shopp advises agencies on how to ensure seamless application operations within the DOD's network as it continues to expand. The addition of Amazon Web Services and VMware to the Defense Department’s milCloud 2.0…
If you work in a federal agency, know that data protection is on your shoulders—not those of your cloud provider. In this article, VP Brandon Shopp offers tips on ensuring your data is secure, even within a large cloud-based repository. As cloud-based data repositories continue to expand, so do their security challenges.…
Virtualization can provide dramatic cost savings. But is it the right choice? Brandon Shopp (@bshopp), group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, dives into the pros and cons of database virtualization below. Federal IT pros have historically had limited time and resources; this makes it crucial to find the…
Has your agency created a strategy for managing off-site equipment and the potential for increased security risks? Brandon Shopp (@bshopp), group vice president of product strategy at SolarWinds, provides some great tips in this article. For many federal employees, the workplace has shifted from a traditional office…
Hi, I Manage an environment for a federal branch of the government. Our wintel team has configured all servers using STIG's that are Approved and has FIPS among other security measures on the servers. It is an air tight system. No outside connection to it. But even though on the windows level it's all set, on a SolarWinds…
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