Author Archives: Vlad

#VladCamp Begins

Posted: 10:36 am
July 3, 2014
VladCamp
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Summer session of VladCamp is in full force starting today. Here is the brief summary of it: Hong Kong, Macau, Amsterdam, Belgium, Copenhagen, Berlin, Talin, St Petersburg, Moscow, Helsinki, Stockholm, Belgrade, Athens, Cairo, Frankfurt, Seattle, Vancouver, Alaska cruise and then … Continue reading →

Real Truth About Overcoming MSP Problems

Posted: 11:11 am
May 28, 2014
Real
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Have you’ve ever wondered why I don’t get murdered or beaten in public on a regular basis about the stories I write in public? It’s primarily because I have one rule here: If it can’t be made funny, I won’t … Continue reading →

Time To See The World

Posted: 11:01 am
May 16, 2014
GTD, IT Business
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As I mentioned over the past few months I have been scaling back my responsibilities at ExchangeDefender to only a part time affair (about 30 hours a week; and trust me, that’s part time here). I’m just a CEO these … Continue reading →

The Worst Employee Ever

Posted: 1:26 pm
May 12, 2014
Boss, Humor
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I’ve worked with some people that whole HR books could be written about (heck, half of ours was written just based on actions of one person) but there is nothing worse than….: The worst employee ever: Stupid employee not aware … Continue reading →

Would Jesus eat brisket on Sunday?

Posted: 10:43 am
May 5, 2014
IT Business
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Conversation I often have with my wife: Katie: What’s on your mind?Vlad: I have to get this done by tomorrow.Katie: Aren’t you the boss? Turn it in late?Vlad: Nah. What “Nah” actually means Part of being the boss and being … Continue reading →

Update on CompTIA’s Cloud Trustmark Progress

Posted: 11:07 am
April 28, 2014
Cloud
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As I wrote here before, I am on CompTIA’s Cloud Executive Council and several of us are helping CompTIA come up with a Cloud Trustmark that would help IT Solution Providers determine, in a nutshell, how credible the cloud service … Continue reading →

Next chapter: Dubai

Posted: 9:00 pm
April 18, 2014
Boss
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As you may have heard, I have significantly reduced my day-to-day involvement at Own Web Now Corp and my sole position with the business is that of a CEO. Meaning, I will only be involved in strategy and international expansion … Continue reading →

The worst thing about being nice

Posted: 8:09 pm
April 17, 2014
GTD, IT Business
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Gotta vent for a sec because I keep on running into this. The worst thing about being nice is that you get no credit for it. But you get exploited for it at every turn. When I fuck up, even … Continue reading →

Cool Stuff That Happened This Week

Posted: 11:14 am
April 4, 2014
Misc, Mobility
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I was out of the office this week and for the most part hanging out with partners and vendors around the clock – so here are a few things that happened this week that I thought were cool from the … Continue reading →

What’s on my mind lately..

Posted: 9:20 am
March 31, 2014
Uncategorized
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It’s been about a month since I last blogged so here is an attempt to catch up by covering some of the stuff I’ve been reading and some of the things I’ve been discussing with my partners on the phone. … Continue reading →