Voice and Data: When Will They Converge?

Back in the day when I was a young administrator building networks for companies, we always supported multiple types of networks. It was just the way things were done then. Vendors did not play well with other vendors. And the technology was just not there yet. Even now in many companies I still continue to [...]

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Blogs for November 2009

Here are some blog postings that I found interesting this month: Managing against the tide by Lui Sieh Support your CIO! by Ade McCormack Rules of IT are Changing by Mark Brewer Fits and starts: staying “tech savvy” as a CIO by Peter Kretzman Healthcare Reform and the Reliance on IT by Don Lewis Consultants and the [...]

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Keeping It Simple – The 3 ‘S’ Rule

I was talking to a new network manager the other day. He was picking my brain for ideas on how best to manage his small network. He is a staff of one and therefore must be everywhere all the time. We have all been there at some point in our careers so I wanted to [...]

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A New York Chief Information Officer’s Search

Over the last several months I have started growing my “brand” to increase my exposure to the world. In my search for a new job, there are a few processes that one needs to have in place. First, you have to network. It sounds hard and it could be depending on how you go about [...]

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