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Why Monitoring Can Be the Lifesaver the Public Sector Needs

Jul 28, 2020 By Sascha Giese In SolarWinds
One of the business consequences from the pandemic—increased remote working—is causing technology challenges across most industries, including the public sector. Most employees who are now working from home have probably never had to do so before, while those still attending their place of work are mostly people in central government trying to keep the country running, or other critical roles.
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3 Foundational Elements of Zero Trust You Can't Do Without

Jul 27, 2020 By Nick Cavalancia In SolarWinds
While the concept of zero-trust security has many IT organizations thinking in terms of identity, access, and cloud services, zero trust must run on a solid foundation. We should start by talking about the goals of zero-trust security. Zero trust involves creating an environment where each access request is first scrutinized to determine whether it should be allowed.
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Using Non-Enterprise Gear in an Enterprise World

Jul 24, 2020 By Sascha Giese In SolarWinds
Different IT organizations have different needs. The one-man shop might find the best success with open-source software, while enterprises often need something a little more. But occasionally you’ll see an enterprise using open-source or something designed for a small to medium-sized business. This can be a good thing in certain instances, though it’s not without risks. So, why might you want to use SMB or open-source gear in an enterprise setting, and when might it be a good thing?
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New support for HTTP connections

Jul 24, 2020 By Papertrail Team In SolarWinds
As all Papertrail fans know, sending logs to Papertrail using syslog is quick and easy. Generating and transmitting syslog packets usually involves just 2 – 4 lines of code, and you can see your logs flowing into Papertrail in minutes. There are times, however, when you just can’t use syslog or install a remote_syslog2 daemon. This is where the new support for sending logs via HTTP comes in. And the best news is, it’s just as quick and easy to set up.
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Is Your Service Desk Too Complicated to Use?

Jul 23, 2020 By Jason Yeary In SolarWinds
It’s an exchange that happens almost every day in every business office: Employee peeks over the divider and asks her coworker, “Hey, how do I connect this to Bluetooth?” Maybe it’s a frozen laptop, or a glitch in the browser, or an issue connecting to VPN. And maybe it’s a drive-by at the coffee machine or Slack message to a “tech-savvy” coworker.
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Monitor Azure Functions With the Simplicity of AppOptics

Jul 21, 2020 By Andre Newman In SolarWinds
Managing servers isn’t always the most effective way to run an application. With serverless computing, teams can deploy applications directly to managed hardware, scale them on demand, and avoid the overhead of provisioning and maintaining their own infrastructure. As many as 40% of companies surveyed by DevOps.com use serverless computing. And serverless platforms like Azure Functions make deploying serverless questions quick and easy.
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3 Ways to Maintain Your Agency's Focus on IT Modernization

Jul 21, 2020 By Craig McDonald In SolarWinds
Congress set the stage for IT modernization across the federal government by passing the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act, allowing agencies to apply for a loan from the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to update their legacy systems. The theory states, with access to TMF funds, agencies can now improve innovation, enhance efficiencies, and strengthen their security postures.
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A Successful ITSM Implementation Starts With 4 Checkboxes

Jul 16, 2020 By Liz Beavers In SolarWinds
You’ve been contemplating adopting a new ITSM solution for some time. The current one handles the bare minimum—it helps your team churn through a ticket queue—but you know there are other solutions capable of more. So what’s standing in your way? Implementing that new platform seems time-consuming and stressful. But it doesn’t have to be.
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2020.2 Releases: Orion Map Updates, New Security Product Features, and More - SolarWinds Lab #89

Jul 15, 2020 By SolarWinds In SolarWinds
SolarWinds 2020.2 product releases contain upgrades, improvements, and new features across the entire stack. Solutions for IT operations management, software-defined infrastructure, and hybrid IT monitoring all have been updated. In this episode of SolarWinds Lab, Head Geek Patrick Hubbard and a team of product experts will walk you through some of the highlights of these latest releases. They'll focus specifically on the Orion Platform products, as well as security and database tools.
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