In post #3 of this information security series, let’s cover one of the essential components in an organization’s defense strategy: their approach to patching systems. Everywhere an Attack When did you NOT see a ransomware attack or security breach story in the news? And …
Did you come here hoping to read a summary of the past 5+ years of my research on self-driving, autonomous vehicles, Tesla, and TNC businesses? Well, you’re in luck… that’s my next post. This post helps make that post far more comprehensible. So here …
If, like me, you believe we’re living in a hybrid IT world when it comes to workload placement, then it would make sense to also consider a hybrid approach when deploying IT infrastructure monitoring solutions. What I mean by this is deciding where to …
The bigger the project, the more risk there is. Any decent-sized project needs a professional project manager to run it and help mitigate that risk. When it comes to big projects, great project managers are worth their weight in gold. Over the years, I’ve …
In this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, Tech Talks, Alex Navarro sits down with SolarWinds® Head Geek™ Sascha Giese to discuss how network monitoring as a strategy can take any organization to the next level by saving both time and money. Related Links SolarWinds Network …
Here at SolarWinds, convention season is just beginning to heat up. Whether you’re lucky enough to travel to these shows or are just following our exploits online, you’ll see us across the globe—from London (Info Security Europe) to New York (SWUG™), Vegas (Black Hat) …
Hybrid IT merges private on-premises data centers with a public cloud vendor. These public cloud vendors have a global reach, near limitless resources, and drive everything through an API. Tapping into this new resource is creating some new technologies and new career paths. Every …
In this age of instant gratification, the digital experience can make or break a business. Downtime or subpar performance can cause customer attrition and decreased productivity, leading to lower revenues. Slow truly is the new down, so IT professionals must become even more attuned …
In the second post in this information security in a hybrid IT world series, let’s cover the best-designed security controls and measures, which are no match for the human element. “Most people don’t come to work to do a bad job” is a sentiment …
We’ve established that choosing a one-size-fits-all solution won’t work. So, what does work? Let’s look at why we need tools in the first place, and what kind of work these tools can take off our hands. Two Types of Work Looking at the kinds …
