Recently, I taught my very first hands-on two-day virtual lab. It seemed a natural outgrowth of my speaking at TechMentor and Live360 conferences; the same company sponsored it. The topic was one I knew in some depth, and the pay was good, so why not? The problems started with the timing and how things change…
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The road from conference attendee to speaker
I have long been an advocate of technology conferences for IT professionals. A little background is needed. For the first half of my career, my manager didn’t allow me to go to conferences as they were, in his eyes, a waste of time and money. In fairness, his experience was at a large IBM-centric conference…
TechMentor Redmond 2017 – the short(ish) version
What is TechMentor? The answers range from the serious business case to the snarky, depending whom you ask and when. The short answer: it’s a tech conference focused on education for IT Professionals. The long answer can be found here on their site. For me, it’s a recharging of my mental batteries and a chance to…
Avoiding Post-Ignite Flameout
Or should it be “Post Ignition Charring”? We all know the feeling. You just spent a week or so at a major conference (we’re looking at you, Microsoft Ignite), getting your head crammed with new and exciting tech things. Now you are back at work and you have to digest it all and decide what…
The fuse for Ignite is lit!
Less than 5 days from now I’ll be winging my way to Chicago for Microsoft Ignite! Tech-Ed last year was phenomenal and had a tremendous impact on my outlook on our industry. I can’t say enough good things about how these types of events are crucial for the IT pro in a small/medium business. This year…