Cloud Life

  • 2022 Intel National Sales Impact Award

    Honored to represent Intel and to be recognized amongst so many top companies and individuals. A great way to close out 2022!  Beyond thankful to represent the Intel brand in the cloud! Intel is not just a hardware company powering computers. The robust offering of accelerators onboard the latest Xeon procs are game changers for…

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  • The Equifax Hack Facts?

    Whenever I think about working on a financial customer it gives me knots in my stomach. You may ask yourself why? Well after being in the industry over 17 years a lot has changed and honestly InfoSec is still lacking budget within many companies and security postures are still very relaxed. Now on the other…

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  • Open Source CloudFormation JSON Editor

    Recently I was looking for a good solid Open Source AWS CloudFormation JSON editor and stumbled onto Atom. Yes, I know Amazon AWS CloudFormation has a built in editor, but honestly I like working off of a local editor. Especially while traveling and not always having a solid Internet connection. Guess it’s just a personal…

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  • Airplane Mode…

    Closing out another long week of business travel to the Midwest… As I was traveling this week I had a thought about “airplane mode”. What I mean is placing your smart phone into airplane mode (non-transmitting cellular signals) once the main aircraft door has been closed. In my own personal opinion, I have always thought…

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  • Tales from the Detroit Airport Fire Alarm

    Last week I was traveling through DTW (Detroit Airport) to my final destination of SAN (San Diego Airport). My original flight was scheduled for much later in the day, but I was able to get that flight changed for an earlier departure time. Ultimately creating a 5+ hour layover when I arrived in DTW. My…

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  • Aging Tech Talent Firing on all Cylinders?

    I have been thinking about this topic for a while and I know it’s a touchy one, but it must have crossed your mind once or twice. Personally for me as I am aging and continue to work in the technology space I have to work twice as hard to retain information and stay sharp.…

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  • Selecting a Cloud Service Provider!

    Selecting a CSP (Cloud Service Provider) can be a challenging task. A lot of thought and factors should be considered before selecting that CSP to run your IaaS and/or PaaS environments. If you don’t give a lot of thought before selecting that cloud provider you may find yourself in a much larger mess than when…

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  • Cloud Computing Talent Transformation

    Working as an IT consultant I get the pleasure of working directly with high level management (CIO’s, CTO’s, GM’s and Directors) in several different businesses across the world. One thing that seems to repeat itself in many organizations that have been around for many years is how to transform the existing IT staff into cutting…

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  • Travel @ 500+mph

      As an IT consultant most Sundays are spent on an airplane going 500+mph while at 39,000 feet for several hours. I can’t say it’s a bad life, but missing church and time with my family can take a toll on you and your loved ones. Sure it has its perks… Earning airline and hotel…

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  • Cloud Architect Expectations?

    As of date I have spent over 17 years of my career in technology. As the years have progressed obviously technology, applications and talent have changed drastically. My first job was with a small systems integrator and we did everything from wireless, satellite, laser, structured cabling (copper and fiber), phone systems (Key systems and PBX’s)…

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  • Workspace Management…

    This evening I am writing about workspace management. A lot of studies have been done around workspace organization and I am still not sure what to think. Studies have shown cluttered workspaces belong to the smartest people.

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  • Cloud Decision Tool

    Today I am writing briefly to tell you about a Cloud decision tool by CloudGenera.

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  • The life of an IT Consultant

    Another day of travel in the life as an IT Consultant! If you love to travel and be away from home than IT Consulting is the perfect job for you. I can’t say I dislike the travel and different opportunities, but when you love your wife and family it makes it challenging. As far as…

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