Technology is Dead - Thoughts on Enterprise Infrastructure

The Great AIX vs. Solaris Debate

John — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:31:59 +0000

Global Relo Redux

John — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:11:44 +0000

Last fall I liked to say….a global move is technically just like a cross country move, only you fly to get there and it costs a lot more money. Here’s the skinny with 20-20 hindsight: Planning – you can plan to death, but it doesn’t change the workload Things – you can throw away things you [...]

Data Centre GreenTech – Sydney

John — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:27:14 +0000

It's good to be involved in a surprisingly fresh movement around data centre efficiency. The overall attitude is constructive and people are trying out new ideas. Reminds me of why I didn't take the job on a rig in the Gulf of Mexico back in 1996.

IT Partnerships

John — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:36:19 +0000

A visual post about IT partnerships, productivity vs. time wasting, and healthy vs. unhealthy alliances.

The Regional Start-Up

John — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:54:29 +0000

About a month after beginning ‘aka the honeymoon period’, I realised starting a regional extension to the company was going to be less like a regular role and more like running a startup business.

Data Centres of Antiquity

John — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:41:25 +0000

According to Connection Research, only 3.5% of CIO’s have responsibility and budget for the data centre power bill, 66% have NO visibility or responsibility, and the remainder have some visibility and some accountability (which isn’t saying much since this is a self-assessment scoring, usually biasing results to the favor of the assessed!).

Sydney vs. Melbourne, a Tale of 2 Cities in the South Pacific

John — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:26:33 +0000

At first, it’s subtle commentary from people on both sides. Nonchalant jabs to the groin, “I detest Melbourne”, “I’d never live in Sydney”. While I really don’t care, it’s amazing when you see both cities are brilliant in comparison to let’s say, MOST port cities in the rest of the world.

MindMapping for People Networks

John — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:46:38 +0000

...one of the questions I tabled to all the top business developers I could meet was 'what do you use to manage your business contacts and networks'? The responses varied from whiteboards, to weekly planners, to moleskins, to prodigious use of www.linkedin.com, all with their strengths and limits for keeping track of a rapidly expanding network of contacts and relationships.

Cats vs. Container

John — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:27:58 +0000

One of the shocking realizations of a global move is the cost of moving your animals, versus the cost of moving your belongings. In our case, we fit our ’stuff’ sans cars into a 20′ shipping container. The container contents wrapped, packed like an intricate puzzle, either scanned or unpacked by customs, then finally unloaded and [...]

So Long Boston, Hello Sydney

John — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:55:14 +0000

Boston is funny. When we first got here in 2002 the immediate reaction was 'crap, we just made a huge mistake'. It was cold, you had little old ladies driving Buicks and flipping you off with road rage, driving anywhere was insane, and the environs were 'crusty' in comparison to the old home Seattle, and the only view was of 'Uncle Buck' across the street. But with time we settled in and looking back, now our lives revolve merrily around city parks, coffee shops, and some great places to eat.