Author Archives: Vlad

“Vlad’s been quiet. Wonder what’s wrong?”

Posted: 2:38 am
December 8, 2013
IT Business
1 Comment

Thanks for your concern, I appreciate it. Pretty misplaced though. Things have been going so well that it’s hard to believe and I’m one of those folks that doesn’t really get much easy in business: so when everything is going … Continue reading →

Misdirected Optimism

Posted: 12:07 pm
November 19, 2013
IT Business
9 Comments

Before I share some seemingly pessimistic and insensitive commentary, that is written in a hope of helping motivate you, let me say that I understand and I relate: I too am pissed off about not getting stuff I don’t deserve. … Continue reading →

Why I got an iPad Mini Retina 4G

Posted: 11:43 am
November 12, 2013
Apple
7 Comments

In the past I’ve written about my many mobility adventures and with the new wave of devices from Microsoft, Google, Apple, Samsung and so on I figured I’d offer an update on what’s in my bag. First of all, I … Continue reading →

It’s the little things that make me thankful for my team

Posted: 11:23 am
November 10, 2013
IT Business
1 Comment

Diet mountain dew and obsessive attention to detail can be a blessing and a wonderful combination. I recall chatting with someone a few years ago about plans and goals on MSN Messenger a few years ago and talking about how … Continue reading →

If you ignore it, it won’t change

Posted: 9:03 am
November 4, 2013
Boss, Rant
3 Comments

Sort of a followup on the last post, sort of a general truth about life and work: Things that bother you don’t change just because you wish or hope or pray or dream. You actually need to do something for … Continue reading →

Impatience, Shortcuts & Quickies

Posted: 10:55 am
October 28, 2013
Boss, Cloud, IT Business
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One of the more annoying themes in IT is the lack of understanding that anything valuable and complex takes time. We recently launched a new service at work and I’ve spent the past month on the phone talking to people … Continue reading →

November

Posted: 5:17 am
October 21, 2013
Events, ExchangeDefender
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As you may have heard or read here, we recently launched the ExchangeDefender Migration & Support services for our hosted Exchange, Lync and SharePoint 2013 cloud platform. These services line us up with our most successful and fastest growing partners … Continue reading →

Social Media Image Management

Posted: 7:23 pm
October 17, 2013
Blogroll
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I’ve made somewhat of a lucrative career making fun of self proclaimed experts in our industry who only seem to excel at not going to work and not being able to keep a job. Perhaps the two are connected somehow? … Continue reading →

Discipline In Calldowns

Posted: 9:40 pm
October 13, 2013
Boss
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If there is one thing that I absolutely suck at it’s being the judge of talent. Sometimes I allow the potential someone may have to be productive at a given role overshadow their many shortcomings. To the extent that some … Continue reading →

What I’d really like to say – Unicorn v2

Posted: 1:19 pm
October 10, 2013
Shockey Monkey, SMB, Unicorn
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Now before you get mad at me, and you will, I urge you to accept that this is not just my opinion: but an opinion that I am putting my money behind. How I choose to build our business based … Continue reading →