Aug 10
We all know the term: “Idiot-proofing” Making a job or a task so fool proof any idiot can do it. It seems I’m asked every day to “idiot-proof” some process or another. Make it so the Jr. guys can handle it. make it so they couldn’t break it if they tried. Make it so we …
Feb 21
Surprised to find this blog still here. It’s been…oh…a long time since I’ve ventured into the blogging world. Work has kept me busy…going into year 4 of a six month contract and making all sorts of discoveries of late. Discovery #1 – Brocade is still a third-rate switch company. The hardware is fairly bulletproof, when …
May 27
Point of reference – A few months ago I wrote a post that I never ended up publishing that started with the line: “My gods I need to work with technology that wasn’t conceived of in the 1990s.” With that in mind, in case you’re wondering where I’ve been this past month or so… I’ve …
May 06
**ALERT** I’ve had to…modify this post so it won’t offend someone who doesn’t realize that the storage community is very small and that word will get out regardless… I’m unemployed. Unexpectedly too. Unexpected because right up until the day they told me to go home because I wasn’t getting paid, everyone assured me that the …
Feb 25
The government’s “Continuing Resolution” will be expiring a week from today. As a government contractor, this directly affects me. They have two choices. They can pass ANOTHER C.R. or they can actually pass a budget. I don’t post political statements here too often. However I don’t know about you, but from where I stand this …
Sep 18
Sitting here running RDF create scripts for a data push this weekend and going over the days events in my head. One of the things you get as a consultant is the ability to get a glimpse of the political machinations of many different companies and to get a first-hand view of what does and …
Jun 30
The difference between consulting and contracting. Contractors are there to perform a task. Consultants are there to solve a problem. Now there are Consultants who perform contracting work – it’s the way we stay in business when there isn’t consulting work to be done. (What I’m doing now) I prefer consulting.
Jun 30
Ok, related to my last post only slightly, so I thought it merited it’s own post. I’m coming to the point where I’ve spent a larger portion of my career consulting than I did actually working as an employee of a company. I worked from 1995-2001, and other than 18 months (wasted) with a financial …
Jun 30
Periodically I’ll put myself through the interview process. Every once in a while I find a job that really gets my attention and warrants the time. It’s safe to say that when I interview I really want the job (I don’t let it get to that point if I’m not interested, ask the 20-30 recruiters …
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