Category Archives: IT Business

I had the following conversation with a dear friend who has been in this business as long as I have. For the life of me, I don’t know the answer nor do I have any idea where to begin. His … Continue reading →

Dire predictions from The Times: “These jobs aren’t coming back,” said John E. Silvia, chief economist at Wachovia in Charlotte, N.C. “A lot of production either isn’t going to happen at all, or it’s going to happen somewhere other than … Continue reading →

If Karl ever brings over a big enough truck full of money for me to write a book, this will be it’s title. Think of it as a business model that emerges out of the state of utter confusion, complexity … Continue reading →

I think at some point about two years ago Erick and I were going through a collection of Mojitos at Downtown Disney, talking about a concept for an MSP conference. I believe that the less colorful version of what I … Continue reading →

Every now and then Vladville is not an act and I tell you exactly what’s on my mind. Enjoy. There is always this sinking feeling of suspicion that my company will go direct. In part, it’s justified. I am constantly … Continue reading →

One of the fellow readers asked how come everyone was stuck in this talk about the process, documentation, checklists and nobody seemed to talk tools anymore (“No posts on SBS? Nothing to say about Shockey Monkey?” / actual quote). Now … Continue reading →

Thanks to all of you who wrote to me to say something nice about the previous post. Even though I’m not depressed/sad about what is going on, I appreciate the kind words and all that. However, a common theme to … Continue reading →

I’ve had 1 day off in 2009. The reason I haven’t taken another day off since is because I’ve spent my day off thinking about all the stuff that needed to be fixed. I’m directly responsible for just about every … Continue reading →

I am seriously considering shutting down our phone systems on Mondays. Here are the types of people that call on Monday: People whose reminder or alert came up to bug us about something they have no interest in seeing through. … Continue reading →

Everyone I talk to as of late seems to be facing more cautious leads. While the sales at OWN are still running fast and strong and we will definitely have an all time record January on the books, our growth … Continue reading →