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Chrystal Taylor

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Chrystal Taylor is a dedicated technologist with nearly a decade of experience and has built her career by leveraging curiosity to solve problems, no matter the size, industry, or client. Whether tinkering with the family computer, or inflicting general destruction in MS-DOS Tank Wars, Taylor has always been a geek. Taylor is a SolarWinds deployment veteran who’s built a successful IT career by translating client needs into optimized and performant systems. She loves customizing current deployments to ensure systems grow in tandem with user needs. She’s achieved several SolarWinds certifications. A THWACK® MVP since 2011, she understands the power of community and the SolarWinds commitment to its users. In her role as the Global Services Team Lead for Loop1 Systems, Taylor was the troubleshooting sniper, handling technical escalation for the engineering team, providing break/fix and augmentation support, and assisting clients as the subject matter expert for SolarWinds® Orion® Platform and Security Event Manager (SEM) (formerly Log & Event Manager) products. Her focus on capacity planning, server architecture, and troubleshooting allow her to attack any issue on multiple fronts.

Posts Featuring Chrystal Taylor

The Ultimate Observability Experience at SolarWinds Day

SolarWinds Day has consistently been one of the most enlightening events of the IT year, offering rich insights into technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and more. This quarter’s event, SolarWinds…

IT’s Not Easy Being Green — SolarWinds TechPod 091

In this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, hosts Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor discuss sustainability in technology with SolarWinds Evangelist Sascha Giese. They explore the energy consumption of data centers, innovative…

Ooo Shiny Shiny — Keeping IT Projects In Check | SolarWinds TechPod 090

Mark Roberts, Technical Director of Prosperon Networks, joins hosts Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring to salute the unique challenges of IT project management. From the joys of scope creep to…

IT Pro Day 2024

This past year has flown by, and it’s time again to call on everyone to recognize the IT pros making a difference in our lives. These are the people adapting…

Transitioning From the Military to a Tech Career — SolarWinds TechPod 089

SolarWinds Director of Corporate Communications Dillon Townsel joins hosts Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor to talk about his journey from the military to civilian life. He provides insights on how…

AI As It Stands: Unpacking IT Trends at SolarWinds Day

The SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2024 – AI: Friend or Foe? indicated tension in the IT industry’s outlook on artificial intelligence (AI). While there is excitement about its potential to…

Don’t Make IT Awkward — SolarWinds TechPod 088

MOVE! Just kidding. Interpersonal skills can be just as vital to your IT role as technical skills, and there’s far less training. SolarWinds IT Manager Tara Bourke joins hosts Chrystal…

Digital Detoxing — SolarWinds TechPod 087

Have you ever tried to scroll up a piece of paper? Have you described a GIF during an actual conversation? To save you from these embarrassing situations, hosts Chrystal Taylor…

Marketing Stigmas Destigmafied! — SolarWinds TechPod 086

Terms like marketing* are often associated with a long list of negative connotations and an image of a cartoon thief sneaking around a corner with a huge bag of cash…

Pardon Our Dust: Bringing THWACKcamp to You — SolarWinds TechPod 085

Get a peek behind the scenes of THWACKcamp, the free virtual learning event for SolarWinds customers. Hosts Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring talk to THWACKcamp Executive Producer Matt Murray about…