The public sector faces an incredible number of cybersecurity threats and given that the government houses some of our most sensitive data the number of attacks will continue to grow.…
Paul Parker

Paul Parker
Chief Technologist, Federal and National Government at SolarWinds
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Digital Transformation
How Containers are Mitigating Hybrid IT Challenges
by Paul Parker October 23, 2018Hybrid IT and cloud computing are completely changing the computing landscape, from ownership and payment methods to the way applications are developed. The perfect example of this is the seemingly…
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Infrastructure
Navigating the Complexity of Government Networks for Peak Performance
by Paul Parker October 18, 2018As government networks become more and more complex, maintaining the highest levels of network performance is getting harder and harder. The growth of hybrid IT makes things even more challenging.…
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Federal agencies currently spend a sizable portion of their IT budgets keeping old and/or outdated IT systems up and running. The Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act was passed late last…
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Security
The Fundamentals of a Robust Cybersecurity Strategy: What Every Government IT Professional Should Know
by Paul Parker August 8, 2018We all understand the criticality of cybersecurity. What is not well understood, however, is how to create and implement a successful cybersecurity strategy that aims to provide a sound security…
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Digital Transformation
Three Steps to Successfully Implementing Remote Management to Enhance Your Federal IT Strategy
by Paul Parker July 10, 2018We all thought the 1990s were the era of distributed computing. Little did we know just how distributed things would get, even for federal networks, and how difficult it would…
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Digital Transformation
Four Steps to Managing Risk While Driving IT Modernization
by Paul Parker June 27, 2018Advancement is always a good thing, right? Well, yes and no. On one hand, IT modernization projects help federal agencies deploy more advanced technologies to enhance efficiency and provide a…
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DefenseSecurity
Exploring the Link between Strong IT Controls and DoD Agency Performance
by Paul Parker May 15, 2018There is so much involved in improving agency performance that it can be difficult to pinpoint one thing—to make one recommendation—as a starting point toward performance enhancement. That said, technology…
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Protecting electronic data from unauthorized access or use is vital, especially for federal IT professionals. They know that practicing good information security (InfoSec) is a must, but among the many…