Category Archives: IT Business

Cloud is a commodity, but are you?

Cloud, IT Business
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Over the past year that I’ve been off the road I’ve been working very intensely with my partners on getting them rocking in the cloud. As you may have noticed here, I have for the most part given up on … Continue reading

Why I came back

Boss, IT Business
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Earlier this summer I decided to take over two months off of work and really had the minimal contact with the office and with most of the employees. What I had to figure out is whether I am done with … Continue reading

I feel like my job in IT is done

Boss, IT Business
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I got an interesting email (excerpt): … so it’s just a matter of time till my job is outsourced or just dismissed. If you were in my shoes what would you do because I like the place I work at. … Continue reading

In Defense of Trump

IT Business, IT Culture
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A lot of people seem to like Trump, despite or in spite of the seemingly idiotic stuff he says. As I try to explain this to my friends abroad, it has more to do with the general disgust most sane … Continue reading

Making Money From IT Providers

IT Business
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Before I get out of here for my summer vacation I’ve spent quite a bit of time on the phone with my partners and we’re chatting about the usual stuff that’s required for growth. If you’d like to chat please … Continue reading

The worst thing about business that nobody tells you

IT Business
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Once upon a time in the long long ago, right after college, I went for an interview with a Fortune 50 company and after a few interviews for an engineering job they went with someone else. About a week later … Continue reading

Two of the most obvious secrets to success

IT Business
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That nobody talks about because nobody can get paid off of them. In my new life in the cash business I spend bulk of my time exchanging ideas with some very smart people that spend a lot of time pouring … Continue reading

Conflicting Messages

IT Business
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Personal note: Sometimes I lose sight of how many new people come to Vladville every time I post something – god bless social networking, folks forward stuff around and like a boomerang I get buried in an avalanche of emails … Continue reading

The #1 Problem MSP Industry Faces

IT Business
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Still on vacation so I haven’t been jaded enough by the daily grind to offer much of an opinion on Vladville but I did chat with a friend that attended a conference over the summer and he offered the following … Continue reading

Time To See The World

GTD, IT Business
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As I mentioned over the past few months I have been scaling back my responsibilities at ExchangeDefender to only a part time affair (about 30 hours a week; and trust me, that’s part time here). I’m just a CEO these … Continue reading