Yearly Archives: 2011

Don’t buy the Monkey

Posted: 2:26 am
September 28, 2011
Shockey Monkey
12 Comments

Greetings from France! Things have been crazy at work over the past two months and to be honest, I’m just not one of those people that can unplug. IT is very much who I am and it’s far more than … Continue reading →

Investments

Posted: 4:48 am
September 19, 2011
Boss, SMB, Work Ethic
6 Comments

Over the years my company has managed to keep it’s most gifted, albeit at times difficult, talent while most of the bad hires fell off the bus rather easily without too much pushing. I firmly believe that it’s employees that … Continue reading →

Vlad’n’the’Cloud

Posted: 11:19 pm
September 9, 2011
Uncategorized
1 Comment

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. So yes, I’m alive. I’ve been buried in financials and project planning as we both have some huge announcements this fall as well as stuff that will come down early next year. … Continue reading →

September, Finally.

Posted: 6:14 am
September 2, 2011
Boss, ExchangeDefender
5 Comments

Boy am I happy to see September! Oh, and check this out: www.exchangedefender.com There are still a few bits and pieces along with the documentation / training collateral coming together slowly. But it’s a step in a new direction leaving … Continue reading →

VAR for thought

Posted: 2:50 am
August 22, 2011
IT Business
on VAR for thought

For a moment let’s ignore the looming global financial crisis and European Union debt refinancing, ignore the fact that Apple is now worth more than Exxon Mobil or more than the 32 largest banks in Europe (combined!), ignore the terrible … Continue reading →

There are times I wish I didn’t care

Posted: 1:19 am
August 16, 2011
Boss, IT Culture
on There are times I wish I didn’t care

Last Wednesday, our main data center in Dallas suffered a catastrophic power failure. While the inbound ExchangeDefender service went on as expected without skipping a beat, the less redundant services didn’t fare so well – Exchange 2010 was out for … Continue reading →

ALWAYS be pimping?

Posted: 3:12 pm
August 4, 2011
IT Culture
1 Comment

As a firm believer in the ABP methodology it pains me to even ask if you should always be pimping or whether there is perhaps a time that it’s not appropriate. So consider this as a part of public service. … Continue reading →

Beyond The Next Hype

Posted: 10:06 pm
July 31, 2011
IT Business
on Beyond The Next Hype

Tomorrow morning I’m going back on the road for what will hopefully be the shortest conference trip of the year for me – CompTIA Breakaway. It promises to be a great event and while both Looks Cloudy and ExchangeDefender will … Continue reading →

The Grand Revelation

Posted: 8:52 pm
July 27, 2011
IT Business, IT Culture
4 Comments

Today two big, obvious, truths were revealed to those who held their sword aloft and said “By the power of Greyskull…”: 1. I am a shameless, selfpromotional opportunisitic guy.2. I am neither Vartruth nor The Channel Watchdog. Here is the … Continue reading →

Vartruth, Channel Watchdog, The Var Guy–who are they really?

Posted: 3:39 pm
July 26, 2011
IT Culture
on Vartruth, Channel Watchdog, The Var Guy–who are they really?

The fever surrounding the daily channel soap opera has come to new heights as VARs apparently find their day-to-day jobs boring. You’ve probably heard or seen Vartruth video series on youtube as it spanked one vendor after another (or the … Continue reading →