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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,…
The hype around blockchain technology is reaching a fever pitch these days. Visit any tech conference and you’ll find more than a handful of vendors offering blockchain in one form or another. This includes Microsoft, IBM, and AWS. Each of those companies offers a public blockchain as a service. Blockchain is also the…
This week's Actuator comes to you from New England where it has been 367 days since our team last appeared in a Super Bowl. I'm still not ready to talk about it, though. As always, here's a bunch of links I hope you find interesting. Enjoy! 97% of airports showing signs of weak cybersecurity I would have put the number…
I don't want to alarm you, but there are only 97 shopping days left until Christmas. Which explains why the local big-box hardware stores already have Christmas decorations out. I'm going to do my best to enjoy the wonderful autumn weather and not think about the snow, ice, and cold I know are heading my way. As always,…
In Seattle this week for the Seattle SWUG. If you're in the room reading this, then you aren’t paying attention to the presentation. So maybe during the break you should find me, say hello, and we can talk data or bacon. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! The…
Happy May Day! We are one-third of the way through the calendar year. Now is a good time to check on your goals for 2019 and adjust your plans as needed. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Departing a US Airport? Your Face Will Be Scanned My last two trips out of…
Welcome back to the blog series that never ends, but does take time off for the holidays. I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends these past two weeks. We are about 2.5% done with 2019 at this point. Don’t wait to get started on whatever goals you have set for the year. As always, here are some links…
Home from Las Vegas and AWS re:Invent for 60 hours, then I’m back on the road. In Orlando this week for SQL Live, where I have four sessions to deliver. I’ll also be working the SolarWinds booth. If you are attending SQL Live, let’s connect and talk data. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist Blockchain is already one of the top five most important technologies in the IT strategy of 12% of surveyed public sector employees, according to the recent IT Trends Report from SolarWinds. The U.K. government is heavily encouraging…
Welcome to the Halloween Edition of the Actuator! It’s the Halloween Edition because of the date, not because the stories are scary. Although you may be concerned that the data is coming from inside the house. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Red Hat Cloud…
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