Author Archives: Vlad

Before the Mushroom Cloud

IT Business
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Welcome to Vladville. This is typically when I’d get on a long-winded, insult-laced, grammatically-abusive explanation of something very obvious and basic. Really, common sense that is apparent to anyone that took more than 5 minutes to think about things. But … Continue reading

Cry Me A River…

IT Business
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And now… Mr. Justin Timberlake sings to the MSP industry: About a year and a half ago my company took an amazing risk to go into the cloud services head first. We took a ton of partners with us. Scary … Continue reading

On the road again… with Karl

Pimpin
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Ok, so first… if it’s before 1 PM EST on Wednesday, go here. Now! Free stuff!!!! If it’s past 1PM you’ve missed it but Karl does a good job of archiving a posting these free podcasts on his web site. … Continue reading

Which MSP’s are most successful in this economy?

IT Business
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I have to hand it to this guy, I never thought to use my employees identities to secure business loans: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A prominent Westchester County businessman has admitted that he stole his employees’ identities to secure … Continue reading

Is it finally over for Microsoft Windows?

Apple, Microsoft
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Provocative title, except I do not intend it  to be. This weekend was an upgrade weekend at Casa de Vlad. I upgraded my Macbook Air to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I upgraded my desktop to Windows 7. These … Continue reading

This is why you’re unemployed

IT Business
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Employees seeking work are often frustrated by the apparent ignorance and disrespect dished out by the employers and associated HR practices. Having been on the side of a person looking for work, I feel for you and understand your frustration. … Continue reading

Beyond Grasshopper MSP

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Blogs are free for a reason: We rarely talk to you about what we’re going to be doing tomorrow, much like books and articles, it’s about the past and the present. So let’s look at today in the little world … Continue reading

Good Marketing

IT Business
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Most marketing is crap. Even the more visually appealing ones tends to be slimy, underhanded and at best misleading. Let’s assume for the sake of the argument that there isn’t much you can do about that because regardless of the … Continue reading

The Social Graces of a Pullout

IT Culture
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One of the particularly rewarding parts of my job as the CEO of OWN is that I get the joy of helping people develop their professional skills. Unfortunately, for the majority of my career I suffered from a very hard … Continue reading

Future View

IT Business
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To sum it up: I am considering shutting down the Own Web Now Partner program. If you’re interested, intrigued or insulted please read on. I am writing this blog post 30,000 ft in the air, on my way to one … Continue reading