tl;dr version A daily blog-athon running from now until Oct 3rd, with hundreds of people writing a daily post on a specific theme. You are invited to participate. I am. Source Code…
Respect Your Elders
This post originally appeared on SolarWinds GeekSpeak “Oh Geez,” exclaimed the guy who sits 2 desks from me, “that thing is ancient! Why would they give him that?” Taking the bait, I…
When, not what, defines today’s networking career
Learning new technologies is a constant challenge, but it is one that IT pros need to overcome to ensure a networking career remains relevant. This post originally appeared on TechTarget SearchNetworking Back…
eBooks For Your 2016 Reading List
As we tip over from the mad rush of December and prepare to ease into another year, I like to take a minute to appreciate the hush and calm that comes after…
Net Use: It’s Geek-Speak for “I Love You”
This year, SolarWinds started publishing a video series called “Geek Memories”, where the Head Geeks and other IT Professionals share flashbacks from their past, moments which defined or exemplified their geekiness and…
#BlogElul Day 29: Return
RETURN is one of the most basic of all constructs in IT. Whether you are a programmer, sysadmin, network engineer, Virtualization architect, or something else, there is an almost 100% likelihood that…
#BlogElul Day 28: Give
If you work in IT, there are a few things which I know are true about your job even if I’ve never met you: You are busy. You have enough work for…
#BlogElul Day 27: Bless
As I’ve been writing each day this month, I’ve come back repeatedly to the idea that – if you choose a career in IT – it is important to find a niche…
#BlogElul Day 26: Create
A couple of months ago, SolarWinds held their 4th ThwackCamp – a completely free, completely online conference. In the keynote, Head Geek Patrick Hubbard spoke to an interesting dichotomy in the life…
#BlogElul Day 25: Intend
There is a popular saying about the road to hell. It may equally apply to the road that leads to a system outage. If we intended to back up our servers, but…