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Little Fires; Are They Worth IT? — SolarWinds TechPod 067

08/16/22 Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m too busy putting out fires”? What if the only way to get ahead of those fires was to make way for change—to improve the foundations a…

SysAdmins: Then, Now, Always — SolarWinds TechPod 066

07/29/22 When you started as a systems administrator, you might have connected servers, swapped out hard drives, run down spare components, and dragged around a crash cart. Those d…

How Data Meets Visualization — SolarWinds TechPod 065

06/28/22 When we think of alerts, we don’t necessarily think of them as things of beauty—until now. Join THWACK® Community Manager Ben Keen and Technical Content Manager Kevin M. S…

Getting to Know the New THWACK Community Manager — SolarWinds TechPod 064

05/17/22 The SolarWinds community, THWACK.com, has a new community manager. Ben Keen has been an active voice in the community for years as a THWACK MVP and has now decided to join…

Monitoring for Managers: More Than a Cost Center — SolarWinds TechPod 063

04/19/22 SolarWinds own Senior Director of IT, Brad Cline, and Director of IT, Dr. Humberto Amador, join Head Geek Chrystal Taylor to discuss expanding the business’ view of IT as …

Women in Tech: Owning Your Place at the Table — SolarWinds TechPod 062

03/15/22 In this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, Head Geek Chrystal Taylor is joined by Hannah Kohr and Katie Schrader to discuss the benefits of communication and advocating for yo…

THWACKcamp: Celebrating 10 Years of IT Learning — SolarWinds TechPod 061

02/15/22 Join SolarWinds Technical Content Manager for Community, Kevin M. Sparenberg, and Head Geek, Chrystal Taylor, as they reminisce on the 10-year history of SolarWinds virtua…

Monitoring For Managers: Business Alignment – The Bridge to UnITy — SolarWinds TechPod 060

02/08/22 While IT handles layered problems and often speaks in acronyms among other technical terms, we’re also challenged to collaborate with other departments who seemingly speak…

SolarWinds Tech Predictions for 2022: Data Governance and Risk Aversion – SolarWinds TechPod 059

01/25/22 Join our Head Geeks in Part 2 of our 2022 Tech Predictions TechPod series where they share their thoughts on the rise of Chief Data Officers and data governance principles…

SolarWinds Tech Predictions for 2022: Observability – SolarWinds TechPod 058

01/11/22 It’s a new year, ripe with new trends and technology. Join our Head Geeks as they dive into their 2022 Tech Predictions, beginning with observability – a term becoming pre…

Monitoring Insights for Database Managers – SolarWinds TechPod 057

12/28/21 As part of our ongoing mini-series on Monitoring for Managers, Head Geek and database aficionado Kevin Kline teams up with fellow Head Geek Leon Adato to break down the es…

Figuring IT Out: The People Behind IT — SolarWinds TechPod 056

12/14/21 IT pros juggle a lofty list of responsibilities. They’re tasked with navigating new technology, maintaining continuity for hybrid work environments, devising creative solu…