Author Archives: Vlad

And now something a little different

Posted: 1:09 am
May 18, 2011
Cloud, ExchangeDefender, Microsoft
10 Comments

Nearly three years ago I wrote series of articles that I called Lucy’s Sail (Google), about the change of OWN’s business direction and our focus and commitment to the cloud. It almost instantly made me the SMB community public enemy … Continue reading →

Week Ahead

Posted: 9:23 pm
May 15, 2011
ExchangeDefender
1 Comment

Back from Bahamas, had a great cruise. Wife, kids, 6 course meals, 5K run on the island and crystal clear waters. I highly recommend it and just for the ladies, enjoy: Now, since somehow a picture of me without my … Continue reading →

Quitting

Posted: 10:15 pm
May 11, 2011
Rant
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This is a post for the new category named Rants. Now most of the rants will likely be very abrasive in support of my Vladville alter ego which keeps most of you too scared to call me so I can … Continue reading →

This is how I roll

Posted: 11:44 pm
May 6, 2011
Boss, GTD
1 Comment

I wish I had a dollar for every time I got asked”: “I wish I knew how you manage to do it all.” The real answer used to be just pure stubbornness, I worked until I got it done. But … Continue reading →

Wrong on: Work In Air

Posted: 6:07 pm
May 5, 2011
IT Business, Wrong
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Earlier today I had the pleasure of presenting to a relative group of strangers at the HTG summit – folks who have never met me. Yet seemingly, my reputation always precedes me – so I always make a point to … Continue reading →

Back

Posted: 9:36 pm
May 1, 2011
Boss
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After a true month-long vacation, I’m back! Typing from over 30,000ft on my way to Las Vegas, I’m actually really looking forward to getting back on the road, hanging out with the partners and helping my team hit all the … Continue reading →

Image vs. Purpose

Posted: 12:11 am
April 30, 2011
Boss
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I’ve been on a vacation for a month and while a ton of ideas have been swirling around my brain… for the most part I’ve been driving around and having a time of my life. So here is what’s on … Continue reading →

America, F Yeah!

Posted: 9:40 pm
April 24, 2011
Vladville, Work Ethic
4 Comments

This is not a post about religion or politics. If you disagree with my opinion please keep it to yourself, I will delete any comment relating to a flame war that typically comes out of anything that touches someone’s religious … Continue reading →

Vacation Mode

Posted: 9:06 pm
April 18, 2011
Boss
3 Comments

Apparently I have cost a lot of people some money with my vacation: Apparently there was a bet out there that my vacation wouldn’t last a week with a lower payout if it didn’t last two weeks. Sorry folks I … Continue reading →

SBS 2011 Integration

Posted: 10:52 pm
April 13, 2011
IT Business, Microsoft
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Some of you that work closely with my team have heard that we have a beta of ExchangeDefender hooked up with SBS 2011 Essentials (server formerly known as Aurora). In effect, the software is designed to give microbusiness clients a … Continue reading →