I recently was invited to Cloud Field Day in the Bay area. While in attendance the group heard from many different companies. One of them was HPE Nimble Storage. I really didn’t know what to expect for this presentation, but as the discussion took form the strategy being used was quite interesting. Imagine this In […]
Thwack – HOW TO WORK IN IT WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND
Recently I wrote a post for Solarwinds Thwack discussing “How to Work in IT Without Losing your mind”. If you work in IT which I suspect you do this topic may hit you close to home. From deciding what to learn, to long hours, this topic really could have gone anywhere, but in the end […]
Rubrik at Cloud Field Day – Backup your Cloud Today
During Cloud Field Day in the Bay area we met with the Rubrik Team, Chris Wahl, Rebecca Fitzhugh and Andrew Miller. I was excited to learn more about what they are doing with their product and the ability to do backups in the cloud. More specifically their solutions work great with Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]
Microsoft announces two new Azure regions in Australia
Australia’s capital city, Canberra, is a very important battle ground for the major technology vendors. Google and Microsoft both like to be seen in the press among the nation’s government heads and decision makers. While Google have had a few wins, Microsoft’s latest wins may give it the advantage in the Cloud wars within the […]
Can rock stars fuel impostor syndrome, and what you need to know to protect yourself
If you’re in tech, you’ve probably heard of impostor syndrome. You’ve also most likely encountered so-called rock stars. But have you ever wondered if one feeds into the other? If the two are related, what can you do to protect yourself and keep a healthy view of your own talents and accomplishments? Words construct our […]
Amazon Connect Expands to Europe
Recently, Amazon Connect expanded its offering to Europe, in the Frankfurt AWS Region. Previously, Amazon Connect was only available in the in the US East and Asia Pacific regions. When we think of AWS, many of us technologists begin to think of instances hosting our applications in the cloud. The fact of the matter is […]
ServiceNow at Cloud Field Day – Not just for IT Anymore
Recently I attended Cloud Field Day in the Bay area an one of the product presentations was delivered by ServiceNow. I have used ServiceNow, and I instantly think helpdesk solution. As the team unveiled their current initiatives it became clear that they are doing quite a bit more for the business side as well, and […]
NetApp at Cloud Field Day
I recently attended Cloud Field Day in the Bay area and one of the companies I had the privilege of meeting with for a product strategy review was NetApp. If you are familiar with NetApp they are traditionally a storage provider, but they are moving forward with a new visionary shift that will change them […]
Implement Windows Server 2016 Active Directory
Windows 2016 has been out some time now. As as older operating systems continue to become outdated, and become closer to end of life Windows 2016 should be on your mind for your next Active Directory upgrade. IT professionals and security teams are also are very interested in the why and how of the latest […]
All-New Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches
Earlier in my career I did quite a bit of work with Cisco Catalyst switches. Lately, I’ve been mostly working with Cisco Nexus products, due to the time I’ve been spending in the data center. I was excited to see Cisco recently refreshed their Catalyst line of switches by introducing the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series […]