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The Power of Community – Job Search Conclusion
In a prior blog post, I chronicled that I was thrust into a job search, due to a recent layoff. The tech communities that I participate in came rushing to my aid and sent me plenty of job opportunities to … Continue reading
Head in the Clouds: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Before I begin, I will state that I had a very hard time writing this blog post. It wasn’t that the presentation and associated information provided were that tough to disseminate through, it’s just that I felt, for a long … Continue reading
The Yin Yang of Dell EMC Storage
Chinese philosophy tells us that the concept of yin and yang are one of opposition and combination. Examples of such opposition combinations are easy to find; light and dark, bitter and sweet, and even order and chaos. So, why a … Continue reading
Adding More (Red)Fish to Your Diet
Imagine, if you will, you are someone in a server operations team. As a member of that team, you are expected to keep the multiple layers of that server up to date. When you have only a handful of servers, … Continue reading
Amplify: The Story of My 2017
End of the year recaps are about as clichéd as they come. However, I do feel it’s important to see where we start the year and how we end the year. Needless to say, 2017 has been a rather interesting … Continue reading
Old Dogs Learning New Tricks
Old Dogs The saying goes “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. Certainly, all of us have found examples of this to be true. Otherwise this statement would not still be in use to this day. However, what if … Continue reading
The Dawn of a New Networking Era
Preface: I recently attended a Tech Field Day event (Tech Field Day Extra – Cisco Live 2017) and while the event is put on my Gestalt IT, I was not paid nor received any sort of reimbursement from Gestalt IT … Continue reading
Tech Field Day 14 Preview – Datrium
Most of my peers know that I’m not one to dig deep into many nuances of storage. I consider storage to be a necessary evil in which there will always be a surly storage administrator to give me the runaround on … Continue reading
Here’s to 2016 (A year in the life…)
While 2015 was a year of many great accomplishments, I ended the year on a personal downer. While most people that get invited as a delegate to the Tech Field Day events consider it a great accomplishment, I went away … Continue reading
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