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Back to School in the New Different—SolarWinds TechPod 031
For campus IT, “back to school” holds an entirely different meaning for the Fall 2020 semester. On this episode of SolarWinds® TechPod, Head Geek Liz Beavers is joined by Jenny Reeves, operations...
View ArticleThe Importance of “Soft” Skills in the Digital Age
First, I hate the term “soft” skills. I prefer we call them essential or non-technical skills or even essential non-technical skills, as that would be more accurate and not have implications about...
View ArticleHow Network Telemetry Is Becoming the New Normal
The work being done on federal, state, and local levels to ensure the health of society during and post-COVID-19 will be driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). From contact tracing to drones, the...
View ArticleWhy People, Processes, and Technology Cannot Change in Isolation
Since 2004, October has been designated by the National Cybersecurity Alliance as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). Immediately, the mind wanders to supercomputers creating unbreakable...
View ArticleIT Pros: The Next Generation — SolarWinds TechPod 034
Last month we celebrated IT Pro Day, a holiday designed to recognize tech pros and the work they do. As everyone was challenged with navigating 2020’s evolving landscape, IT pros kept users and teams...
View ArticlePostapocalyptic Networks
Just imagine the current situation continues well into the foreseeable future—let’s merge reality with a little fiction. The apocalypse is over, but life has changed permanently. This means we’re going...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Pushes Schools to Their Limit, and the Cloud Shows Its Worth
For educators, students, and parents, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning has been profound. Thousands of schools across the U.S. closed their doors this spring and made the shift to...
View Article2021: The Year We May Be Able to Predict
Although our Head Geek Leon Adato may have attempted to predict 2020 last year, no one could’ve prepared us for what was to come. Today as we work from various remote spaces including our living rooms,...
View ArticleHow Eliminating Network Choke Points Can Help the DoD Plan for the Next Wave...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, military IT leaders raced to expand network capacity and upgrade infrastructure to ensure it could meet their mission-critical workloads and support telework....
View ArticleLeveraging APM to Conquer Custom App Management Troubles
Though you might use custom-made apps for many reasons, there’s only one reason you deploy them: off-the-shelf solutions just can’t get the job done. Whenever operations are too complex for a...
View ArticleA Look Back at the Year That Was
Remember where your business was a year ago? Remember where you were a year ago? How could anyone forget? As the seriousness of the pandemic became apparent, nearly every business experienced chaos and...
View ArticleA Look at Today—The “New Normal”
We’ve reviewed the year that was, how business big and small had to fast forward their digital transformation to accommodate remote work and keep their businesses in business. Some IT leaders have said...
View ArticleThe “Now Normal” — A Look Ahead
In our previous blog, we looked back at the year of transformation that was 2020. To say the last year was a bit hectic—even chaotic at times—would be an understatement. But for many organizations, IT...
View ArticleImproving Learning Continuity With Tech: 4 Ways Schools Can Use Relief Funds
When the pandemic closed schools across the country, K–12 districts undertook the herculean task of moving millions of students and staff to remote learning as quickly as possible. After more than a...
View ArticleTwo Keys to Delivering Exceptional Citizen Experiences
Delivering a good customer experience to citizens isn’t just preferable, but necessary if federal, state, and local agencies are to achieve their public service objectives. The pandemic caused...
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