This morning I did my weekly weigh-in. The scale blinked up numbers and I blinked back: 167. While the difference between last week (169) and this week is comparatively small, it means…
ICYMI: Unplug to Recharge – A guide for IT Professionals (part 3 of 3)
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com. Part 1 can be found here and part 2 is here.) In the last two sections of this series, I made a case for WHY unplugging should be…
ICYMI: Unplug to Recharge – A guide for IT Professionals (part 2 of 3)
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com. Part 1 can be found here.) In the first part of this series, I made a case for why disconnecting some times and for some significant amount…
Fat Tuesday: Being Thankful
You may think that this post must have come a week late, but it’s not. You see, I fully expected to write this up and explain how I gave myself a little…
ICYMI: Unplug to Recharge – A guide for IT Professionals (part 1 of 3)
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com) This is a longer version of a talk I give at conferences and conventions. I would love to hear your responses, thoughts, and reactions in the comments…
I Quit Facebook. You Should Too.
I fully realize that “I quit facebook” is kind of a trend these days. However many people want to but can’t seem to verbalize their reasons, or find counter-arguments that they find…
ICYMI: Liar, Liar, Pings on Fire
(This originally appeared on cso.com.au) In general, IT professionals don’t tend to be existentialists. Make a claim like, “There is no one truth,” and we’ll bring to bear enough data, expertise, and…
Fat Tuesday: What is This Diet All About?
Yes, I used the “d” word. But don’t panic, Jeff, I’ll explain everything! As I mentioned way back in my first “Fat Tuesday” post, I’m a computer geek – both at heart and…
ICYMI: Called to Account
(This originally appeared on THWACK.com) As IT professionals who have a special interest in monitoring (because why ELSE would you be here on THWACK, except for maybe the snuggies and socks), we…
ICYMI: Automation the Way Automation is Meant to Be
(This originally appeared on Datacenterournal.com) In my last post, I highlighted the need to expand the way we who work in data centers think—from effectively managing the data we’re responsible for maintaining (beyond…