Yearly Archives: 2013

What we can learn from Microsoft

Posted: 5:30 am
September 4, 2013
Boss, IT Business, Microsoft
1 Comment

Blogs and media alike have been on fire about opinions regarding Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia – everything from the largest trojan horse operation in corporate history to the typical armchair quarterbacking of what else Microsoft should have done. While entertaining, … Continue reading →

The Breakout Moment

Posted: 3:50 pm
August 28, 2013
Boss, IT Business
on The Breakout Moment

One of the qualities that I despise in office workers is that of mediocrity. Our jobs are not physically demanding, we’re not lifting stuff, there is no fatigue associated with sitting in an air conditioned office.. so there is no … Continue reading →

CompTIA Cloud Community: Trustmark Experiment

Posted: 1:49 pm
August 21, 2013
Events, IT Business, IT Culture
on CompTIA Cloud Community: Trustmark Experiment

This blog post (and few others) will cover the takeaways from the CompTIA Cloud Community in which I participate. I am not paid for it, the following is just my opinion, not approved or associated with CompTIA in any way … Continue reading →

Business Of Technological Change

Posted: 1:29 pm
August 20, 2013
ExchangeDefender, IT Business
on Business Of Technological Change

For as long as I’ve been in the IT business (which at this point is roughly more than half of it’s existence, since the rise of commercial Internet) our jobs have been those of implementing change. Implementing networks, servers, devices, … Continue reading →

I need help with the remote control

Posted: 12:44 pm
August 15, 2013
Uncategorized
on I need help with the remote control

I really could use some help here friends: I need a friendly remote desktop sharing component to integrate with our support solution, a join.me of sorts, that works on Windows and iOS. Not Java based. We are currently using a … Continue reading →

The case against RMM

Posted: 2:37 pm
August 12, 2013
IT Business
on The case against RMM

I’ve certainly written my fair share about the RMMpocalypse and you’ve proportionately flooded my mailbox regarding the need for such a tool. I admit, the deadpool of the RMM consolidation is not in a significant way an indication of a … Continue reading →

MSP vendors are like a box of chocolates

Posted: 11:47 pm
August 7, 2013
IT Business, Rant
on MSP vendors are like a box of chocolates

Another RMM & PSA business.. poof. Except this time they didn’t even bother putting up an elaborate lie about “becoming more competitive, better resources, nothing will change” – instead a hand written “Please flush twice” sign. But hey, it wouldn’t … Continue reading →

ExchangeDefender Beyond IT

Posted: 1:43 pm
August 2, 2013
ExchangeDefender
on ExchangeDefender Beyond IT

Last week we held a major webinar to cover the developments at Own Web Now since last Thanksgiving. The webinar was oversubscribed but the recording is up and if you have any questions there are people here that would love … Continue reading →

Do you really need a tablet?

Posted: 3:23 pm
July 29, 2013
Apple, Microsoft
on Do you really need a tablet?

In the last quarter the shipments if iPad cratered. Microsoft lost a billion dollars so far ordering Surface tablets that nobody seems to want and about everyone that needed a cool Netflix interface either already has one or has options … Continue reading →

If you spell checked this maybe people would take Vladville more seriously

Posted: 3:17 pm
July 26, 2013
Blogroll
1 Comment

From the fanmail: Hi Vlad, I hope you read this in a positive light. I love your blog and you have a lot of insight that isn’t available anywhere else. You’re obviously a smart guy so why not proof read … Continue reading →