Life in information technology can feel like one big project that never ends. It can also feel like the types of assignments are non-stop, with life moving from one job to the next. The hamster wheel feeling is no doubt valid, but we should take a step back to help us … Read More
The IT Director’s Guide to Starting a New Job
There are no IT Director manuals on how to start a new job. You just do it because no two situations are the same. On the bright side, there is advice to be offered from those who have done it before. In this article, I’ll share a few of my … Read More
Storage Spaces Direct Deployment Best Practices.
Introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is Microsoft’s new software-defined storage solution that allows enterprises to create logically defined storage volumes across hosts using locally attached storage. With the release of Windows Server 2019, it has continued to mature and is an even more powerful solution. … Read More
The Complete Windows 10 Migration Checklist!
In this article Microsoft Windows IT Pro MVP, Rory Monaghan details his Windows 10 migration checklist. He details the steps you need to consider and the tools he recommends to help you complete a successful migration. Before structuring a Windows 10 project, you must first define your minimal viable product. … Read More
Technical Debt and How to Leverage Quality to Beat It.
Data, data, data. I love data. Way too much. More than is normal. I’ve written about it. Given workshop and conference sessions on it. I’ve extolled the virtues of high, accountable expectations around Help Desk management more times then I care to admit. A technical college even trusts me to … Read More
Digital Transformation in Schools – It’s Not All About the Technology.
Over the last year, I’ve done a great deal of reading on Digital Transformation in schools, businesses and other organizations, and nowhere in what I’ve read has there been a focus on devices, storage arrays or core switches. Quite the opposite. Scholars and industry experts write about how organizations are … Read More