The chorus begins as a muttering and can crescendo to a loud bellow. “Why is the network running so slow?” Or perhaps it sounds like a long moan, “Why is my memory getting eaten up?” Or maybe it’s a combination, sung in multiple harmonies, “Why is...

The year 2017 saw natural disasters of an unprecedented scale. As our world continues to address the widespread devastation of hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires, it has become evident that, unfortunately, so much is irreplaceable. For...

If the signage on the famous Las Vegas Strip suddenly transformed into businesses’ biggest fears related to IT, it would be a long thoroughfare of bright lights announcing, NETWORK FAILURE! DATA LOSS! SECURITY BREACH! What a frightful place that...

Last Month, I talked about my Journey through the world of IT, but in fact it started even earlier than I noted in that blog post. This photo is of a computer in my office, it was my first computer and we called it the Pineapple, which is a play on...

8 technology predictions that will reshape the new year 

Working at an IT company, we tend to talk about... you guessed it... IT. Over the past few months I'vebeen hearing the same topics come up in conversation (and sometimes in more heated...

UPDATE: Upon some further reflection, I realized that this little tip really applies to all organizations... marketing, sales, etc.  The key is to abstract away from the individual. Please read on with that in mind and you'll get what I mean.

If...

This summer I drove to one of my favorite local restaurants. This small little noodle place has developed a cult following in the area and once someone in the office brings it back, the smells alone will make your mouth water and want to get some of...

I have some background in major utility information technology, so I'm going to be more quiet than usual on this particular issue (let's just say I've been talking about this for well over ten years), but I still want to spread the word around.

It’s that time again…IT budgeting season. No one likes it, but the fact of the matter is, it’s a critical part of our IT leader duties. For some of us who loathe numbers or the justification process, it can be easy and tempting to tweak last year’s...