Author Archives: Vlad

Autotask UnLive: Introducing OranguTime

Posted: 11:24 am
April 20, 2010
IT Business, IT Culture, Programming
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Back from Miami (if you’re still there please go say hi to Travis Sheldon) but I have one more thing to talk to you about if you’re using Autotask: OranguTime! What the heck is OranguTime? Well, if you’ve ever used … Continue reading →

Autotask Live: Extending & blending the platform

Posted: 4:41 am
April 19, 2010
ExchangeDefender, Friends, IT Business
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If there is anything I’ve learned in my 13 years in this industry, it’s that when you do nice things for people they tend to repay you more than you ever expected. We’ve been fortunate enough to be on the … Continue reading →

It’s pimpin, pimpin…

Posted: 3:41 pm
April 15, 2010
IT Business, Programming
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Starting Sunday, you’re going to see some interesting announcements involving ExchangeDefender, Own Web Now and some new software and solutions we’re launching. Frankly, I think some of you will be surprised by some of the stuff that we’re doing. People … Continue reading →

How not to give a ….

Posted: 10:36 am
April 14, 2010
IT Culture
12 Comments

I’ve gotten a lot of praise over the few howto articles this year, glad you’re enjoying them. Really, it’s all just a bunch of common sense mixed with experience that isn’t common sense until someone tells you or you learn … Continue reading →

Don’t call it a fat client, call it big boned ;)

Posted: 10:52 pm
April 12, 2010
Programming
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Pardon the scribble, but most of you that have talked to me during Q1 expressed a great bit of interest in this. So, as I usually do, I’ve delivered. Or will by Monday AM in Miami 🙂 If this seems … Continue reading →

How To Remove Yourself

Posted: 2:01 am
April 10, 2010
Uncategorized
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This week I started a formal process of removing myself from all the critical technical roles I once held at Own Web Now. These days I’m pretty much an “enterprise architect” around here which means I only help point people … Continue reading →

How To Grow Profits

Posted: 11:29 am
April 8, 2010
IT Business
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The last article I wrote about MSPs still not growing in 2010 really struck a chord with many of the MSPs that read this blog. Due to the work insanity I haven’t had a chance to reply to all of … Continue reading →

The Deal Behind VARStreet

Posted: 4:32 pm
April 6, 2010
IT Business
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I’m extremely biased (because as an Autotask integrator we stand to make and save a ton of money) in my opinion but I’ll offer it to you anyhow: The Autotask acquisition of VARStreet is perhaps the biggest announcement to hit … Continue reading →

Day 1 with iPad

Posted: 10:39 am
April 4, 2010
Apple
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Yesterday I waited in line for an iPad with a few hundred of my closest friends and I killed time tweeting and catching up on my Facebook friends. Everyone wanted the opinion of the iPad and after a day of … Continue reading →

Vlad, tell me how you really feel.

Posted: 12:38 pm
April 3, 2010
Vladville
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I’ve been bombarded by requests both by phone and email about how everyone is doing. If I can be forward enough to guess, it’s because so many are seeing news of things going great for large software/ hardware – yet … Continue reading →