(This originally appeared on my blogspot site) A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to buy any laptop I wanted (within reason.) My thought was that I wanted something larger…
ICYMI: Everything I Needed to Know About IT (I Learned From “Logan”) part 4
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com and is the final installment. Click the links to go back to part 1 and part 2 and part 3) It behooves me to remind you that there are many spoilers…
ICYMI: Everything I Needed to Know About IT (I Learned From “Logan”) part 3
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com and is continued from part 1 and part 2) It behooves me to remind you that there are many spoilers beyond this point. If you haven’t seen the movie…
ICYMI: Everything I Needed to Know About IT (I Learned From “Logan”) part 2
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com and is continued from part 1) t behooves me to remind you that there are many spoilers beyond this point. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, and…
ICYMI: Everything I Needed to Know About IT (I Learned From “Logan”) part 1
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com) “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” I mentioned this idea back when I revealed that the Marvel® movie, Doctor Strange, offered a wealth of lessons for itinerant…
ICYMI: Tapping into old skills in the face of networking evolution
(This originally appeared on SearchNetworking.TechTarget.com) I was a Lantastic wizard when I first got involved in networking. If you gave me some coax, a box of those funky half-height 8-bit cards and a 3.5-inch…
ICYMI: If I Was a Grownup, This is the Essay I’d Write
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com) Recently, my friend Phoummala Schmitt, aka “ExchangeGoddess” and Microsoft Cloud Operations Advocate, wrote about her struggles with imposter syndrome(https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/beating-imposter-syndrome/). It’s a good read that I highly recommend. But one element…
ICYMI: Two Recurring Issues in Data Center Monitoring Automation
(This originally appeared on Datacenterournal.com and is a continuation of part 2, as well as part 1) In my previous post, I began to explore the what and why of data center monitoring automation: What: Device discovery, connectivity, application…
ICYMI: The Network: Still the Foundation of IT
(This article originally appeared on ITBriefcase.net) Managing a modern enterprise network is not for the faint of heart: with more devices on the network; the always-present threat of data breach; and the…
ICYMI: Everything I Needed to Know About A Career in IT (I Learned From “Doctor Strange”) part 4
(Click these links to read part 1 and part 2 and part 3) Don’t confuse a bad habit that works for a good habit The Ancient One observes that Strange isn’t, “…motivated by power or…