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How the U.S. State Department Can Overcome the Trade-Offs of its Multi-Cloud Strategy

The U.S. State Department has a global workforce of 69,000 across more than 270 diplomatic missions. To support the work of its “untethered diplomats,” State’s Bureau of Information Resource Management…

How Military Service Prepares You for a Career in IT — SolarWinds TechPod 053

Being in IT as part of the armed services is a different type of work experience than the private sector, with military values, culture, and restrictions blending to create a unique type of IT experience.…

Achieve Breakthrough Performance in Your Microsoft Environment

In a world where 1.145 trillion MB of data is generated every day, the art of database management has become more important than ever. I use the word “art” because it captures…

Sensitive Data Management – Working With Sensitive Data in Regulated Industries

Let’s face it—the harsh reality, seen often in news stories today, is that security breaches are going to happen. In today’s world of cybercriminals and nation-state attackers, it’s not a…

George Westerman | Building the Culture for Digital Transformation — SolarWinds TechPod 052

In this episode of TechPod, Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock sits down with George Westerman—senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and principal research scientist at J-WEL Workforce Learning—to talk about the…

10 Years in the Making: THWACKcamp 2022

It’s just around the corner – registration for THWACKcamp 2022 opens on January 4. This 10th THWACKcamp celebrates a decade of IT exploration and expert insights: still 100% free, still 100% virtual, still 100% brain-engaging.  Are we excited? You…

Effective DataOps Tools for Improving Performance

Some of the best-selling books of all time are self-help books. Reading about the potential for change always intrigues people enough to buy the book. To succeed in enacting positive…

3 Ways IT Teams Can Manage Tool Sprawl

Since schools transitioned to remote learning, districts have added or upgraded their IT education technology and monitoring tools to provide better outcomes for all. But it’s not necessarily a good…

Register for Building Ahead: Cybersecurity Washington Post Live

With the Biden administration considering the enhancement of national cybersecurity a top priority, learnings from the sophisticated attack on SolarWinds help highlight the need to collectively improve the prevention, management,…

whurley | Quantum and Beyond — SolarWinds TechPod 051

William Hurley (or “whurley” as he prefers to be called) is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, and open source advocate, whose work at Apple, IBM, and in the area of quantum computing is world-renowned. Picking…