Tech Career Origin Stories
The tech industry is booming, and there are many opportunities to transition from other career paths – or to change your path within tech. Join Head Geek™ Chrystal Taylor as she chats with tech profes...
31 Aug 202156min
Celebrating SysAdmin Day 2021
While it may not be circled in red on many people’s calendars, SysAdmin Day holds a special place in the hearts of many IT professionals. Certainly, because everyone likes to be appreciated for what t...
27 Juli 202144min
The Disappearing DBA: Nobody Goes to School to Become a Data Janitor
Automation has been a disaster for the traditional database administration (DBA) role. As more systems and processes are automated away with code, the need for DBAs decreases. In time, the role of a D...
20 Juli 202149min
Secure by Design | The CISO Perspective
CDW Technology Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Ruben Chacon, SolarWinds® CISO and VP, Security Tim Brown, and SolarWinds Head Geek™ Thomas LaRock talk about what CISO need to kno...
29 Juni 202147min
From Monitoring Engineer to Leadership
Paul Guido has worn several hats during his IT journey. But now he’s made the leap from deep-dive individual contributor to managing teams of the same kind of IT pros he was (and still is). There are ...
22 Juni 202156min
IT Monitoring: Managing Up
Hang around with IT folks for anything longer than your typical stand-up meeting and you’re likely to hear some variation of “Managers! Am I right?” Snark aside, as folks who design, deploy, and maint...
25 Maj 202133min
A Conversation with Robert Metcalfe (Part 2)
What drives technology innovation? In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Robert Metcalfe, the co-founder of Ethernet and internet pioneer explains the relationship between innovation and ...
27 Apr 202138min
A Conversation with Robert Metcalfe (Part 1)
Dr. Robert Metcalfe is arguably one of the most influential pioneers of modern technology. In this episode of TechPod, the award-winning engineer relives the critical events that led to the invention ...
27 Apr 202140min
