
From Red Shoes To Red Hat
I have been advocating cloud and services based architecture for several years. I come to cloud evangelism and analyst role with some ops background. The first thing I learned about cloud is that we cannot take anything for granted. Before I came into IT, I was a Physicist by training and was doing research in […]

Wanted: CEO for Revenue-generating Education Startup
One of the companies I’ve helped get off the ground has a problem which might just be a great opportunity for you.After building out the vision and product, and getting it into the hands of thousands of paying users, its founder has been called up to a…

The lack of IT graduates has deep implications for the US Military
I am not a military expert – but as a follow on to yesterday’s very long blog entry on the Three Tiers of IT Workers and where the money is, there is some follow through that needs to be looked at.

Over 50 and looking for a Job
There has been a lot of news lately on how being over 50 is a handicap when it comes to finding a new job. Realistically as the NY Times points out, along with a large body of research on being over 50 and looking that they will spend significantly mor…

How far would you go to get a job in todays market redux
Sarah Jones over at the IT Job Board UK has some interesting coverage on how far would you go to get a job in today’s market. In Mid 2009, I wrote about the idea that people would alter their skill sets and knowledge to land any gig in the area. At that point, it was […]
No Outsourcing is not Immoral it is a fact of business
Dennis Stevenson over at Toolbox.com asks a very important question, is Outsourcing Immoral, the sad reality is that the debate over the morality of the process will in no way lessen or stop the process of outsourcing. Dennis (whom I respect and read on a regular basis) has asked a great question, the morality or […]