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Concise well-written article. Bookmarking it.

These are definitely good skills to be adding to IT skillsets. Understanding the overall business environment and embracing the overall goals in a top down approach and then applying those goals at each management level to keep IT functions and directions in line with the environment. The role of communication can not be…

I have just been going to the switch and tftp the config to the SW tftp server and then grabbing it from the SW server folder. It's been working but it would definitely be nice to utilize that feature.

Nice explanation. We utilize a different SIEM and syslog server. But the benefits are the same. Have never used kiwi though!

Funny how many salespeople try to skirt IT and convince departments how the cloud IS necessary! Thanks!

Or in an area that we cannot guarantee security around any information. That is the biggest hiccup that I have with any sort of cloud solutions at this time. If the underlying security layers are solid I can get on board but otherwise . . . . ..

This was a helpful post. Thanks!

Educational and informative.

Excellent listing. 

Thanks!

Educational and informative.

I think this would have been a good webinar to attend. The points discussed were helpful! 

Good article.

Yes that is some of the concerns that I too share. I think we need to overhaul security before jumping into the clouds. If the foundation links are secure, and the processes are secure, then maybe my confidence would grow.

Some intriguing insights and arguments that I think we can all benefit from knowing how to answer. I am bookmarking this post! Thanks!

Interesting post.

We use an internal solution. Being guared by regulation, the security concepts have been the biggest reason to keep applications out of the cloud.

Too funny! I too had to do that to my C64, The frustrations of relying on the modern plug and play architecture, but without your history and experience, it would have taken far longer that the time spent, despite the frustrations. Good post!

Ahh, too bad. I missed it. Maybe I would have gotten some tips.

It is interesting that probably the most overlooked skills are the soft skills. It does not matter that you can solve any problem thrown at you if you can't discuss it or tell someone about the solution. Since I have been at this for decades, I too can attest that the lone wolf method does not work. In the days before the…

Great batch of articles. Looks like fun at vmworld!

Interesting delivery method but relevant material. If we can get on the right page, then these points are valid. Thanks for the post.

Thanks for posting. Makes you think about the being strategy.

Downloading it now. Going to give a run through to see what we get.

I waited until late in the day and I was able to get past the "Connecting to Demo Server" and was able to continue. 

Interesting thoughts. In the field that I work in, security and accessiblility to your down data is becoming paramount. It is only with due diligence can this come to fruition as both fully accessible and more importantly secured. Baby steps to the cloud and heavily embracing virtual workstations. This only works IF each…

Interesting. I would like the autonomous ships would be natural. Not too much in close proximity until docking and in the open waters GPS would surely be able to keep them on course. The router listing was interesting. Glad I finally upgraded Not sure what to make of the brick and mortar purchase by Amazon. But I live in…

I need to add our UCS environment into Solarwinds. This article was helpful.

Interesting article.

Looking forward to the next post.