My first voyage overseas took me to London. I didn’t know anyone there at the time, so I ended up staying with my mother’s skating partner’s grandson, as one does. The moral of this slightly bizarre story is to always use your network. My London adventure took place in 1989, a long-forgotten time when cell Continue Reading

Doomsday forecasts plague 2012. Ostensibly a Galactic Alignment coming December 21 heralds a cataclysmic polar shift or a cosmic transformation into a new era. Amazon features dozens of books about the Armageddon of 2012. How can you keep your career on track in the face of such universal uncertainty? Imagine for a moment that as many Continue Reading

It is that time of year again to get all dazzled up and partake in the electric slide with your executive team. Ah yes, I am talking about the party of the year: your Company Holiday Party. Avoid becoming the topic of conversation around the water cooler on Monday morning. Use this list to make it Continue Reading

The Formula 1 Grand Prix race returns to the US after a five year hiatus. The cars and the crowds convene in Austin, Texas. What lessons from the world’s most popular motorsport can job seekers apply to their career track? 1) Design your resume for speed When formatting and editing your resume, consider your audience. Continue Reading

Mobile devices are everywhere today and I don’t think any of us can imagine our lives or work without them.  For many, mobility is a must because work isn’t just somewhere we go but what we do wherever we are.  The work place has evolved past the traditional office space. It is on the road Continue Reading

In order to realize profits and increase market share in this global market place, organizations share a drive to lower costs, increase productivity, and to offer a diverse product mix. Consumers, on the other hand, want products that are cheaper, readily available and of expected quality. Organizations need to balance the factors that contribute to Continue Reading

As we ramp into the next decade of IT with the word Cloud ringing in our ears.  Ever wonder how to prepare for the future.  A great place to start is right at the core of your IT infrastructure.  Is your infrastructure ready for the changes of the future?  Are you operating with 10 year Continue Reading

All too often, when I visit a client’s site, I notice that the VMWare environment is not configured as intended by the customer.  Some of the more common misconfigurations may Expose customers to service outages Compromise data security Infringe on regulartory requirements Today I will focus on the networking components that are so important to Continue Reading

“I just wanted to let you know that the network is running faster than it ever has before, all of my applications are running great and I would like you to lower my e-mail quota because I have plenty of space in my mailbox.” Chances are you do not receive calls like this every day Continue Reading