The Importance of Sharing "Pretty" Things
Your monitoring solution is a data-driven machine, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be raw and incomprehensible to the casual observer—or your boss. You work with other IT teams and man...
Welcoming Scope Creep
Now that your Network Management System is up and running, where do you go from here? “Scope creep” doesn’t (necessarily) have to be a bad phrase. Extending your monitoring out beyond the initial intention isn&...
Back to the (Monitoring) Basics
Let’s start by going back to the basics of monitoring. Whether you’re new to monitoring or looking for a refresher, there’ll be something for everyone. The presenters will bring their experience monit...
Turning Cross-Stack Correlation Into Better Collaboration
During this THWACK® Livecast series, we'll highlight SolarWinds network management tools designed to help IT professionals navigate increasing complexity with easy-to-use unified solutions...
Data, and database growth, is exponential. With this added growth comes added complexity, making it difficult to find resolutions when problems arise. And if this wasn't difficult enough, the hybrid world in which we live makes performance monitoring...
Deeper Visibility Into Complex Devices
During this THWACK® Livecast series, we'll highlight SolarWinds network management tools designed to help IT professionals navigate increasing complexity with easy-to-use unified solutions. At SolarWinds, we...
Keeping Your ISP Honest and Troubleshooting SaaS Applications
During this THWACK® Livecast series, we'll highlight SolarWinds network management tools designed to help IT professionals navigate increasing complexity with easy-to-use unified solut...
The Blues Brothers
From: The Blues Brothers; Blues Brothers 2000; original appearance on SNL Genre: Blues, Blues Rock, Soul Members: “Joliet” Jake Blues and Elwood J. Blues and the Blues Brothers Band (members have included Stev...
The Blues Brothers
From: The Blues Brothers; Blues Brothers 2000; original appearance on SNL Genre: Blues, Blues Rock, Soul Members: “Joliet” Jake Blues and Elwood J. Blues and the Blues Brothers Band (members have included Stev...
Wyld Stallyns
From: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure; Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey; Bill & Ted Face the Music Genre: Rock Members: William “Bill” S. Preston, Esq. and Ted “Theodore” Logan S...
Spinal Tap
From: This is Spinal TapGenre: RockMembers: David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, Viv Savage, Derek Smalls, Mick ShrimptonSample: “Tonight We’re Gonna Rock You Tonight” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gESFElAOpQ)<Put obli...
Jessie and the Rippers
From: Full House Genre: Classic Rock and Pop Covers Members: “Uncle” Jessie Katsopolis Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ti8-vEM3U8 Hello, Uncle Jessie... really, need we say mor...
Soggy Bottom Boys
From: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Genre: Bluegrass Members: Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete, Delmar O’Donnell, Tommy Johnson Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDEqgmGIVg With a guitarist who s...
Otis Day and The Knights
From: Animal House Genre: R&B/Soul Members: DeWayne Jessie, Lloyd Williams, Greg Hanley, Amelia Jesse Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7KCOO76Wc Otis! My MAN! Otis Day and...
Buckaroo Banzai
From: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionGenre: electric popMembers: Buckaroo Banzai, Perfect Tommy, Reno Nevada, Pecos, New Jersey, Pinky CarruthersSample: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_Ed1pt_WA&list=...
Stillwater
From: Almost Famous Genre: Classic Rock Members: Russell Hammond, Jeff Bebe, Ed Vallencourt, Larry Fellows Sample: “Fever Dog” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fxdDJYvVyE Not to be confused with th...
Weird Sisters
From: Harry Potter series—featured in the Goblet of Fire at the Yule Ball Genre: Rock Members: Heathcote Barbary, Gideon Crumb, Kirley Duke, Merton Graves, Orsino Thruston, Donaghan Tremlett,&nbs...
Mouse Rat
From: Parks and Recreation Genre: Rock, Alt Rock Members: Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt IRL), Mark Rivers, Andrew Burlinson, Alan Yang—all band members are unnamed in the show Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqZM...
Soggy Bottom Boys
From: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Genre: Bluegrass Members: Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete, Delmar O’Donnell, Tommy Johnson Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDEqgmGIVg With a guitarist who s...
Mystik Spiral
From: Daria Genre: alt-rock grunge Members: Trent Lane, Jesse Moreno, Max Tyler, Nicholas CampbellSample: Ow! My Face https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ITYLchLpUIf you’re looking for a band featuring mini...
Otis Day and The Knights
From: Animal House Genre: R&B/Soul Members: DeWayne Jessie, Lloyd Williams, Greg Hanley, Amelia Jesse Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7KCOO76Wc Otis! My MAN! Otis Day and...
Figrin D'an and The Modal Nodes
From: Star Wars Episode 1* Genre: Intergalactic pop Members: Figrin D’an and five other Biths from the planet Clak’dor VII Sample: You already know it, but here ...
Sex Bob-Omb
From: Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldGenre: Rock, Alt Rock, PunkMembers: Scott Pilgrim, Stephen Stills, and Kim PineSample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ideJGov8c9ESex Bob-Omb has it all: a video game-inspired name—check—a...
Dewey Cox
From: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryGenre: Country (mostly)Members: Dewey Cox and bandSample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lOW2IjpM-4Dewey Cox learned to play by ear (even though he lost his sense of smell) and started playing the blues...
The Wonders
From: That Thing You Do! Members: Guy “Shades” Patterson, Jimmy Mattingly, Lenny Haise, T.B. Player Playing their Number 1 Hit: The Wonders—That Thing You DoNo, his shades aren't prescription—G...
