Update 3/4/2022: If you missed our virtual THWACKcamp 2022 event this year, be sure to visit the On-Demand page, where you can access recordings and related content for all the…
With over 20 years in the IT field and spending the last five-ish years working specifically as the “monitoring guy” for a major U.S.-based retailer; I’ve attended numerous conferences, but…
A year ago, in July of 2020, I started my SysAdmin Day post with the words, “I’m not going to even try to pretend SysAdmin Day arrives this year under conditions…
The answer to upleveling your career as an IT pro? Learn how to “people” better. Creating a beneficial environment for tech pros means being relatable and able to explain the…
Though burnout is often stigmatized, it’s a real issue. Many things can lead to burnout in IT: dealing with shrinking IT budgets, 100% uptime, and an ever-changing landscape can tax…
For IT pros, 2020 has been a challenging year. You’ve had to accomplish rapid digital transformation on the ground, deal with new security requirements, and support business process changes for…
2020 has been a trying but valuable year for IT. IT pros have had to do more with less, and the business has realized the value of IT in ways…
So, we’re all working from home these days. As I’m living close to our office in Berlin, I occasionally pop in just to see something else than my four walls,…
This past week, I was in San Francisco for the annual VMworld conference. I haven’t been to this city since 2014, the last time VMworld was here. It was interesting…
Looking back across the months since SysAdmin Day 2018, it’s obvious we’re all dealing with a remarkably different (in some ways exciting, in others, horrifying) IT landscape than the one…
