Category: economy
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Opportunities
Here I am, two weeks into the new year. I thought I’d have more time to write, but I’ve been busier than I thought. So what am I doing with myself? Well, there are always opportunities. One thing I really miss is consulting. New places, new faces, new problems to solve. I’ve made some phone…
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No longer having to eat our own dogfood
There is a silver lining to all this. Back in April we decided to switch our US cell carrier from Sprint to AT&T. Sprint’s Mexico roaming options were not optimal, so after looking at competing bids we signed up with the Death Star. We also decided to deploy iPads to our US team at the…
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Transitions
“Hey John, got a minute?” My mornings are usually busy. Look at my email, review open help tickets and yesterday’s closures. Look over the logs and checklists. Swap tapes, and glance over the equipment in the server room. Review my open to-dos. That morning I was getting ready to head down to our maquila facility,…
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What happened?
Lots. Lots of changes in the last six months, and it’s been hard to keep up. But as you can see from the pics, our IT lab and server room are no more. 160 dedicated amps of power, 3.5 tons of dedicated air conditioning. Backboards on three walls, four NetShelter racks, cable ladder. Nice…
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Summertime Blues
ma • laise noun – a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort Almost three weeks into summer, my project list is long and my pile of paperwork is high. Yet here I sit on a Saturday afternoon trying to shake off whatever’s got me glued to my chair. Not the most…