Monthly Archives: January 2011

Perseverance

Posted: 6:23 am
January 31, 2011
Work Ethic
1 Comment

(This has nothing to do with IT or business) Happy Monday! In most places, saying the above will get you punched. Today is going to suck. You’re going from what you like to doing what you need to, theological objections … Continue reading →

Varvid Venue

Posted: 2:59 pm
January 28, 2011
Pimpin
1 Comment

I don’t typically do product endorsements, mostly because I haven’t figured out how to take money for it. But every now and then someone in our industry addresses a critical need that is also accompanied by good people and good … Continue reading →

Basic Math & Bad Business Decisions

Posted: 5:16 pm
January 25, 2011
IT Business, WordPress
on Basic Math & Bad Business Decisions

Being bad at math and making bad business decisions goes hand in hand. Sometimes we make bad decisions because we don’t know all the cost factors, replacement costs, unforeseen expenses and so on. Can’t do much about that. But sometimes … Continue reading →

The Importance of Vendor Relationships

Posted: 1:17 am
January 18, 2011
IT Business, OwnWebNow
3 Comments

It’s important to work closely with the people to deliver a solution end to end. Most people only show initiative in a destructive way: posting negative feedback to Twitter, groups and anyone that will listen to their hardships. Few people … Continue reading →

Ironman Update

Posted: 11:32 pm
January 16, 2011
GTD
on Ironman Update

The other day someone asked how the Ironman Challenge was going. Well, you tell me: putting together test servers on a Sunday evening. So what’s the Ironman deal? Working for 90 days straight – no weekends, no days off, no … Continue reading →

The Weather Report Podcast

Posted: 2:00 pm
January 12, 2011
Cloud, IT Business, Podcast
on The Weather Report Podcast

Yesterday I mentioned the latest episode of The Weather Report covered the discussion about how VARs can survive in the cloud and the controversy over cloud billing. Well, you’ve flooded my inbox: What is The Weather Report? Well, a few … Continue reading →

When will Microsoft hand over account control in the cloud?

Posted: 9:24 pm
January 10, 2011
Microsoft
8 Comments

I have written many stories on the Microsoft cloud control, dating back to the big WPC announcement and the infamous “coownership” tag Microsoft originally put on the idea of working without a VAR in the middle. Few talking points in … Continue reading →

Are you the best?

Posted: 9:59 pm
January 6, 2011
GTD, IT Business, IT Culture
on Are you the best?

Continued as a part of the New Year review blog posts. Out with the old, in with the new? Well, a year is a loooong time and there is a lot of old stuff that needs to be cleared off … Continue reading →

What does this have to do with anything?

Posted: 2:07 am
January 5, 2011
GTD, IT Business
on What does this have to do with anything?

Can you tell the difference between a detail and the big picture? It depends on perspective. I’ve gotten a lot of email over the past few days thanking me about writing the GTD stuff that’s helped transform my own performance … Continue reading →

Maintenance (Continued)

Posted: 1:05 am
January 4, 2011
GTD, IT Business
3 Comments

Yesterday I wrote a blog post about Start of Year Maintenance cycle most successful businesses people go through. Fact is, unless you’re remarkably organized and suffer absolutely 0 external interference, you’ve got to dedicate some time to straightening things out. … Continue reading →