Tag Archives: communication

Lessons learnt from an “Oh crap, shit be broke, yo!” moment…

So, if you’re a sysadmin with a few years under your belt, chances are you’ve already had an “Oh fuuuuuck…” moment or two. Something has gone horribly wrong – you may have even been right in the middle of it all when it did! Well, just recently, I was involved in one of those. I won’t go into too much… Read more »

Pearls of Wisdom from my 2003 Decommissioning

For those who follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you would have undoubtedly seen the posts regarding Server 2003 EoL and my battles with my organisation (primarily the service and business owners of the servers) about getting off this out-dated OS and onto something more recent – or in a number of cases, just getting rid of a no-longer-required server… Read more »

I’m an extrovert…in IT >.>

Yes, I’m an extrovert in IT. It’s a very weird combination. It makes for some interesting meetings and it has quite a large affect on my personal and social life. To quote the dictionary, an extrovert is “an outgoing person; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment rather than with the self.” It does pretty much sum… Read more »