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Disaster Recovery – The Postmortem

So you’ve made it through a disaster recovery event. Well done! Whether it was a simulation or an actual recovery, it was possibly a tense and trying time for you…

The Effects of Software-Defined IT on Admins and Engineers

When it comes to networking specifically, software-defined networking is a model in which the use of programmability allows IT professionals to increase the performance and their ability to accurately monitor…

Applications Aren’t an Island

In my last post, I talked about microservices and how their deep connection can offer a quality application. Now, I want to move up a layer. Not only between microservices, but…

Nuances of Change Management Across Hybrid IT Environments

Enterprise networks and IT environments can be a very unique type of organization to work with. No matter what division is involved, change management can be a stressful thing for…

The Complexity Conundrum

The person I mentioned in my last two blog posts was back, and I didn’t even bother asking them why. Honestly, I wasn’t sure whether they were here for the technical…

Managing the Madness: BYOD Network Devices

When it comes to technology, device management resources have come a long way, just as much as the technology in our actual devices has. As a network or systems admin,…

Federal IT Management 10 Years from Now: New Skills Required

Here is an interesting article from my colleague Joe Kim, in which he discusses what we can expect to see in the future as federal IT professionals.   Over the…

SNMP – It’s Not a Trap!

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) has been a key part of managing network devices in the data center for some time. It really is a pretty simple protocol to…

Paving the Road to Your Storage System

A storage system on its own is not useful. Sure, it can store data, but how are you going to put any data on it? Or read back the data…

This is a Disaster! Knowing When to Call It

Disasters come in many forms. I’ve walked in on my daughters when they were younger and doing craft things in their bedroom and said “this is a disaster!” When it…