I have a new analogy.  Computers as living spaces.  A tent vs a condo vs. a house vs. a private island.  You will never invest as much in your tent...

The cloud creates some disjointed management problems. If we push "some" of our infrastructure to the cloud, I still have to instantiate the tool set in two places. ...

It is interesting to see how interconnected all of the various systems are today. We are discovering that systems considered 2nd, 3rd, even 4th priority have hooks that need...

As a fan of the "consistent environment" I am a firm believer in the value of a constant, scheduled update process, available via scheduled, and ad hoc delivery. We...

Automation implies repetition, consistency, validation and monitoring. The reality of the managed world is you need a strong commitment from the entire environment to the repeatability of EVERYTHING to...

Informal, "away-from-the-office" interaction is critical to me. Formal channels are great for assignments, and well defined tasks; but hearing how the environment is doing from the people who have...

Thank you, Mr. Jones! The world spins regardless of our individual stressors; learning to step back and celebrate the successes, rather than dwelling on the occasional flop is extremely...

Business school gave me an appreciation for what the computer was supposed to do, eliminate repetitive work, eliminate manual entry errors, and let the decision makers get to the data...

Internally developed applications always seem to grow legs and walk away. The development staff gets roped into a support role. They resent not being able to work on...

I believe the emphasis on "short-term" goals, and immediate ROI work directly against the long term survival of companies across the U.S, and maybe the world. Managing "by-the-numbers" is...

If it works on your machine, it should work anywhere, and if you don't know why or what the requirements are... You still have more work to do! To...

I think the workgroup has more to do with your continued desire to stay somewhere than anything else. Environments that are supportive, well communicated to, and have clear goals...

Technology continues to move forward, but the principles and basis for much of it is still based on the physical world. My kids are great tech consumers, but not...

As a "maintainor" the tools discussion can be very frustrating. The system designers have a picture in their minds around how the things are supposed to operate, and maybe...

I think leadership has a core responsibiliity to maintain a message and a direction, that allow everyone else to line up behind. Risk taking is a component of a...