fighting the lack of good ideas
Specifically in the realm of data center management and automation software, but applicable to all other niches, sales people are too focused on this quarter, their commission, and getting ink on the page. In the broader context of the software companies producing tools / products, there is a general focus of getting to the next customer – forgetting…
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Last week I participated in a beta class for HP’s new Cloud Service Automation 3.0 product release (ok, so it’s a prerelease, and “product” is a strong term). 3.0 is a full rewrite from 2.x, so there is no upgrade path. Also, not everything that “appears” to be in place OOB is actually working –…
Had a great update this afternoon – one document we were convinced was wrong for our dossier has been verified to be acceptable! Woohoo.
My wife posted recently about the excitement of compiling our dossier. Last night we found out we are two documents (and immigration approval) away from document authentication and translation. At that point, we are going to be in the queue awaiting a referral. Woot!
Lots of cities have grassy medians on roads with trees planted in them, or on the sides of streets, in parks, etc. Since the basic cost for planting a tree is more-or-less constant (at a given size), and the cost of differing types of trees tends to be similar at any given size, why do…
I have been deeply involved in data center management and automation for well over 5 years. Most companies still view automation the Wrong Wayâ„¢, though – and it’s a hard mindset to change. Automation is NOT about reducing your headcount, or reducing hiring. Automation is used to: improve the efficiency of business tasks improve employee productivity reduce human…
A recent question (“Is it possible to trace someone using Google during an online exam?“) on superuser had me thinking about asking the right question again. I want to design an online exam for over 1000 students via around 50 computers right after the vacation ends. Now the problem is that I have heard that…