Category Archives: IT Business

Whose fault or responsibility is it really?

Posted: 12:12 am
September 2, 2010
IT Business
on Whose fault or responsibility is it really?

Over the last few days I have been reading a lot of posts about small business engagement and even though they are seemingly coming from different angles, they are all looking for someone else to either accept blame for the … Continue reading →

Priority Inbox in Business

Posted: 8:03 am
August 31, 2010
IT Business
1 Comment

Google finally released their long awaited Priority Inbox. You can get the details here: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/priority-inbox.html In a nutshell, it’s a set of workflows that determines what gets placed at the top of your inbox – instead time, priority or alphabetical … Continue reading →

So what do you think?

Posted: 1:03 pm
August 27, 2010
Friends, IT Business
4 Comments

Every now and then I get emails that are so well thought through and written (unlike Vladville) that it’s a damn shame to keep them to myself. So with permission (and removing their company / name) I am reprinting the … Continue reading →

Have the MSPs jumped the shark?

Posted: 10:29 pm
August 26, 2010
Deals, IT Business
3 Comments

Everywhere you turn today, the focus is away from managed services and towards the cloud and mobility. Consider the biggest news this week: Google allows VoIP calls from Gmail, Apple’s new TV and rental model, and a bunch of stories … Continue reading →

Nothing of importance happened yesterday

Posted: 5:41 am
August 7, 2010
IT Business
3 Comments

Aside from a hat tip to one of the greatest historical ironies, nothing really “new” happened yesterday when I posted about the Next to the last chapter of Vladville. While I wholeheartedly appreciate the notion that my blog posts would … Continue reading →

I need a cloud strategy

Posted: 1:04 am
July 24, 2010
IT Business
3 Comments

I get this pretty much every day. On Thursday I did a presentation at MSPU and I got a lot of people asking me about how to formulate a cloud strategy. Being the pimp that I am, I told them … Continue reading →

Somewhat personal…

Posted: 8:55 pm
July 22, 2010
IT Business
1 Comment

Most of you may not know, but I’m 31. And man, if you look at the archives of this blog, I’ve said some hella dumb stuff in the past 6 years of writing this thing. One of my agendas for … Continue reading →

Washington DC – Cloud, Cloud, Cloud, Cloud..

Posted: 10:36 pm
July 11, 2010
IT Business, Microsoft
2 Comments

Sick of it yet? It’s about to get a whole lot worse. Microsoft WPC, at least from the vendor standpoint, is all about the cloud. By my brief account while trying to locate the ExchangeDefender booth (#743) the cloud is … Continue reading →

The 2010 so far…

Posted: 9:12 am
June 23, 2010
IT Business
on The 2010 so far…

With first half of the year coming to a close it’s time to look at the agenda & numbers and figure out where we’re at and where we’re going. Everyone should do this as a part of their business because … Continue reading →

How come there aren’t more “honest” SMB blogs out there?

Posted: 3:05 pm
June 22, 2010
IT Business
1 Comment

I get this question often.. My standard response is to just shrug and say that most people that are willing to put serious effort into something expect to be compensated. For the rest, there is a significant penalty for being … Continue reading →