Farewell to R.E.M.
R.E.M. is one of my favorite bands of all time. I first saw them in 1983 at my very first concert ever, as they opened band for The Police on their Sychronicity tour. Ironically that it would be The Police’s last tour as one of the greatest bands ever, and the start of R.E.M.’s path to huge commercial success. Just for full disclosure, I thought R.E.M. total sucked as the opening bad. No ever...
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9/11 & NFL Opening Day
Opening Day at Redskin Stadium (aka FedEx Field). This was a great tribute to all the people that gave their lives on 9/11 and over the last 10 years fighting for us, not to mention one hell of a big flag. I especially thought the baseball caps that coaches wore was a very nice touch. Hats off to the NFL (no pun intended). Never forget.
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IT Transformation = #hurriquake!
It’s been a crazy few weeks! An earthquake, hurricane and volatile stock market are certainly keeping us all on our toes. For those of you who follow Twitter, there was a hashtag trending that summed it all up for me: #hurriquake
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Viva Las Vegas
Somehow I end up in Vegas about 3-4 times a year. I’m not sure how that happens and I certainly don’t plan on it, but you just have to go with the flow. I have a “love-annoyed” relationship with Vegas. I love the energy, the lights, the excitement. Landing at McCarran airport always heightens my adrenaline. But, like most people after about 3-4 days the constant drum of...
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Enterprise Monitoring – Are We Running in Place?
Several years ago I was talking to some investors about the run book automation (RBA)/orchestration space. I explained the value of integrating many enterprise management systems together and applying workflow, to create huge returns in efficiency, delivery of services, service quality and cost savings. One of the investors remarked, “I was managing data centers 10 years ago and we were dealing with...
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Farewell to R.E.M.
R.E.M. is one of my favorite bands of all time. I first saw them in 1983 at my very first concert ever, as they opened band for The Police on their Sychronicity tour. Ironically that it would be The...
Read More
9/11 & NFL Opening Day
Opening Day at Redskin Stadium (aka FedEx Field). This was a great tribute to all the people that gave their lives on 9/11 and over the last 10 years fighting for us, not to mention one hell of a big flag. I...
Read More
IT Transformation = #hurriquake!
It’s been a crazy few weeks! An earthquake, hurricane and volatile stock...
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Enterprise Monitoring – Are We Running in Place?
Several years ago I was talking to some investors about the run book automation...
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About Me
CEO/Founder Windward & RealOps, Co-founder App47. Father and serial entrepreneur. Vistage member, global nomad, tech geek. Love food, so therefore I run. 
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- Coming to Terms with IT Automation and IT Integration http://t.co/cbLcoPTP 2012-09-26
- Top 10 Secret Features of iOS 6 #yam http://t.co/9NvCIhUf 2012-09-22
- Waiting patiently for iOS 6 to drop. Daddy needs a new OS! #yam 2012-09-19
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