Irvine, CA, March 13, 2018

Finalists announced for the Netwrix 2018 SysAdmin Blog Awards

SysAdmin Magazine recognizes the brightest tech blogs for sharing knowledge and helping the IT community stay on top of the hottest IT trends.

Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data security and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, is happy to announce the finalists for its 2018 SysAdmin Awards. The awards, which are run by SysAdmin Magazine, recognize the most influential and tech-savvy blogs for the value they bring to the IT community.

The shortlist was chosen by SysAdmin Magazine’s editorial team based on reader feedback, regularity of blog posts and variety of topics discussed. The five winners will be announced on March 20, 2018, in the Netwrix Blog and Netwrix social media accounts. Each winner will receive a prize: an Amazon Echo smart speaker. One additional prize will go to a randomly selected award participant.

Here are the 2018 SysAdmin Blog Awards finalists:

Best IT Security Blog
Scott Helme, https://scotthelme.co.uk
Troy Hunt, https://www.troyhunt.com
The Last Watchdog, https://www.lastwatchdog.com
Best Cloud Computing Blog
Compare the Cloud, https://www.comparethecloud.net
CloudTech, https://www.cloudcomputing-news.net
Rick’s Cloud, https://www.rickscloud.com
Best Tech Tips for System Administrators Blog
Wahl Network, https://wahlnetwork.com
Tech Bunny, https://blog.techbunny.com
The Lone Sysadmin, https://lonesysadmin.net
Most Humorous Blog
Shark Tank blog, https://blogs.computerworld.com/blog/shark-tank
BOFH, https://www.theregister.co.uk/data_centre/bofh
FailDesk, https://faildesk.net
IT Career Blog
Tom’s IT Pro, https://www.tomsitpro.com
NexGenT, https://blog.nexgent.com
IT Business Edge, https://www.itbusinessedge.com/careers

Tech blogs play a very important role in today’s IT community. They give insights into the most burning security and compliance issues, entertain us, and provide best practices to navigate us through all the information about cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing and other topics. It is essential to recognize outstanding blogs and encourage authors to share their knowledge, so they can help their colleagues become more tech-savvy and be more proactive in their jobs.
Adam Fowler, IT operations manager and independent IT blogger at AdamFowlerIT.com

The Sysadmin Blog Awards were created to promote the most interesting and relevant content that helps IT professionals keep up with evolving trends in cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing and other technology areas. By providing a cross-section of the most influential thought leaders, the SysAdmin Blog Awards give IT pros an opportunity to learn about new sources of information that can help them do their jobs better and stay on top of trends that impact the IT industry today.
Michael Fimin, CEO and co-founder of Netwrix

To find out more about the SysAdmin Blog Awards, please visit: www.netwrix.com/go/2018BlogAwards_finalists

about netwrix corporation

Netwrix makes data security easy. Since 2006, Netwrix solutions have been simplifying the lives of security professionals by enabling them to identify and protect sensitive data to reduce the risk of a breach, and to detect, respond to and recover from attacks, limiting their impact. More than 13,500 organizations worldwide rely on Netwrix solutions to strengthen their security and compliance posture across all three primary attack vectors: data, identity and infrastructure.

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