Author Archives: Vlad

Keys to Failure

Posted: 10:28 am
September 16, 2008
IT Business
2 Comments

Everyone likes to talk about the keys to success. But what about the keys to failure? I’m dealing with my own today. I am sitting here with two people in the the Adobe Connect conference and we’re working on the … Continue reading →

Beyond 2000

Posted: 10:10 am
September 15, 2008
IT Culture
4 Comments

Growing up, one of my favorite shows was Beyond 2000. I don’t think it played a small part in sending me down the engineering path and constantly trying to hack things into something better. The show was absolutely unbelievable, almost … Continue reading →

The real reason SBS consultants don’t use _______.

Posted: 9:40 am
September 14, 2008
SMB
7 Comments

I have not exactly been celebrated for holding a very low opinion of most “We install manage and support SBS networks” shops, especially in the one man shop category. But it seems that my reigns as the SBS Public Enemy … Continue reading →

What are you doing, Vlad?

Posted: 5:11 pm
September 13, 2008
IT Business
2 Comments

Over the past week I have been complaining about burnout and the ongoing audit and process implementation we are doing. This affects everything from payroll to billing to support to documentation to yes, even me. You see, we all have … Continue reading →

Going to the ConnectWise Summit?

Posted: 10:10 am
September 12, 2008
OwnWebNow
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Are you going to the ConnectWise summit next week? Own Web Now is sponsoring the ConnectWise Summit next week so if you work with us please drop me an email. We have some special SWAG for our partners that will … Continue reading →

Every mistake is a learning opportunity

Posted: 12:56 am
September 11, 2008
IT Business
2 Comments

We’re about to embark on the largest hiring and marketing bump in the history of my little company. With growth come not just pains but the inevitable fix cycle to prepare and execute the company plan. That sounds all nice … Continue reading →

Purpose of Partnerships

Posted: 7:18 pm
September 7, 2008
OwnWebNow
2 Comments

Since I’m entitled to only one good post a month I won’t bore you with the extended details of just how dedicated we are at OWN to helping our partners become successful and profitable in IT. But today we launched … Continue reading →

The Joy of IT

Posted: 6:02 am
September 7, 2008
Vladville
1 Comment

Now the fact that I’m blogging this at 5 AM probably ought to be funny enough but sometimes hearing others admit that they suck is equally entertaining. Overheard earlier tonight in the NOC chatroom: “It’s amazing how it takes 4x … Continue reading →

Shockey Monkey 2.1 Upgrade This Weekend

Posted: 10:16 am
September 5, 2008
Shockey Monkey
2 Comments

Just a courtesy update on what’s going on at the House of Monkey: This weekend we are rolling out an upgrade version 2.1 which has some significant changes in it that you might want to be aware of: Import/Export functionality … Continue reading →

Best blog you are not reading

Posted: 5:26 pm
September 4, 2008
Awesome
6 Comments

Ok, before I point you over there, I have to offer up a disclaimer: I AM NOT THAT DUDE. But whoever he (or she) is, I love the style: http://smbheckler.wordpress.com/ Blogs with profanities, gotta love them. The tagline is “sbs … Continue reading →