Category Archives: IT Business

By George, I think Dell’s got it

IT Business
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For years Dell lead the way of ugly PC manufacturing. Their claim to fame has been the cheapest and most generic PC on the planet, delivered to your doorstep in any variation of ugly you want. Beige, duotone silver, black … Continue reading

Shaking The Money Tree

IT Business
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There are parts of business I truly hate, one of those being collecting money. Yeah, I know, as a CEO I’m supposed to be taking the balance of accounts receivable every month and exchanging it for quarters and nickels and … Continue reading

State of OWN

IT Business
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Summer months tend to be dead for us, and with the tougher economy out there I’m checking our KPI’s every day to see dip in either services or subscriptions. As bad as things seem, we going to have our strongest … Continue reading

You’ve never been in data center ops if..

IT Business
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You have never been in charge of data center ops if you have never turned to your staff and said: “Can we just burn all this s#it and start over?” What a messed up day. Everything crashed today. Including a … Continue reading

Vendor Loyalty Goes Both Ways

IT Business
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I originally started typing this as a comment on Karl’s blog but realized that it would probably read better with some formatting. To save you some reading time, Karl’s general thesis is that vendor loyalty goes both ways and in … Continue reading

This is why Dell rules the world

Awesome, IT Business
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Here is something to brighten up your weekend, it certainly was the high point of my week. I hate unsolicited direct contact from random staff I have never met, particularly if they are in the sales division. Why? Simple: When … Continue reading

Houston… we have a problem.

IT Business, Microsoft, OwnWebNow
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Indeed we do, as cliché as it may sound. Microsoft and Microsoft Partners have a problem. Few problems are among us as partners, some are between us together and our competitors and clients. But we have serious problems that have … Continue reading

Will the last one out please turn off the Server?

IT Business
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Let me tell you what today was like for me. I spent four hours hours signing quotes and executing contracts while watching keynotes. Amid all the fire and brimstone that is my take on my largest vendors direction, I still … Continue reading

The Giant Nonevent of SBS Support Policy Change

IT Business
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The story of change and inspirational message by Pastor Vlad Mazek. Earlier this week Microsoft announced some changes to the SBS support policy that actually make a lot of sense. As someone that is not an SBSer and already cut … Continue reading

Patriotic Jackassery Starting To Sting

IT Business
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Once upon a time my greatest joy in Own Web Now was being able to pick up a paper and start pointing at businesses that are our clients. “We got their money, their money, oh their money, too.” There is … Continue reading