Author Archives: Vlad

The Difference Is In The Effort

Posted: 3:25 pm
January 10, 2012
Boss
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Every year I do something stupid that doesn’t involve sitting in an Aeron chair. I run a Disney Goofy Run – Half marathon (13.1 miles) on Saturday followed by a full marathon (26.2 miles) on Sunday. Well over 40 miles … Continue reading →

2012: The year of core competencies

Posted: 6:08 pm
January 5, 2012
SMB
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January is the month in which I’m obligated to offer my opinion on the coming year and what we will see. For the past few years I’ve had a relatively consistent opinion that cloud will continue to drive growth and … Continue reading →

Shockey Monkey Sponsors & Ads

Posted: 1:31 pm
January 3, 2012
Shockey Monkey
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Two weeks ago we sent out sponsorship invitations to a few companies we work with closely (if you haven’t gotten one please email kate@ownwebnow.com).  Shockey Monkey and I wanted to offer you the big picture of where things are heading. … Continue reading →

ExchangeDefender Essentials Emergency

Posted: 5:05 pm
December 29, 2011
ExchangeDefender, IT Business
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As I’m sure many of you have already seen, we’re really beefing up the ExchangeDefender Essentials lineup before we announce the final move in the 1-2-3 punch that will carry our partners up in 2012. This time, we’re adding an … Continue reading →

The trail of broken promises is paved with the bricks of best intentions

Posted: 9:10 pm
December 22, 2011
Shockey Monkey
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So you know how you suck at being organized? There are people out there that are perfectly organized in every way. They know where everything is, they can find it in a split second and you probably feel like they … Continue reading →

Shockey Monkey Reloadeded

Posted: 1:47 pm
December 14, 2011
IT Business, Shockey Monkey
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It’s been over a week since I said anything on the subject and nearly two weeks since we officially launched Shockey Monkey Reloaded. Watch the Shockey Monkey Reloaded Launch Webinar Since that time we’ve signed up nearly 1,000 new portals … Continue reading →

Antispam Business Endgame

Posted: 3:36 pm
December 6, 2011
ExchangeDefender
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Some of you that are my friends on Facebook (www.facebook.com/vladmmd) have heard me talk about us intending to drop a nuke on the antispam industry. Since we’re way ahead of schedule at Own Web Now, this is getting to market … Continue reading →

Shockey Monkey Reloaded Reloading

Posted: 9:34 pm
December 4, 2011
Shockey Monkey
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Last Thursday (December 1st) we officially took the wraps off the Shockey Monkey Reloaded project, with nearly a year under development we believe we’ve built the best possible mix of features, simplicity and business model mix to help propel our … Continue reading →

Shockey Monkey Reloaded Tomorrow

Posted: 9:37 pm
November 30, 2011
IT Business, Shockey Monkey, SMB
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Over the past week I have given you my assessment on the state of IT in SMB and beyond, a look to the past and to the future. I appreciate all the emails and only wish I could follow up … Continue reading →

Reloaded: Shockey Monkey: Ultimately, who pays the bill?

Posted: 6:35 pm
November 29, 2011
GTD, IT Business, IT Culture, Mobility
2 Comments

Over the past week I’ve outlined what I believe to be the future of technology management in small to medium businesses. I’ve discussed how we got here, what we need to focus on managing, how we need to involve the … Continue reading →