One of the things that I’m most passionate about in life and also in my job are tools that make things easy and less complex.  It’s not that I mind working hard, but what I HATE, yes (HATE) is not working smart.  I could go on for days on a soap box about said topic

Here I sit in Paradise, no lie, writing this article, so I am proof in point that you can do it.  “Tell us Dan, what is it that you do????”  Thought you’d never ask though if you are reading this blog you should already know, well, at least a little bit (wink, wink).  I’m 1)

So I thought for this post, I’d dig into something that I am always amazed by.  The recession and how many people think it’s downright horrible out there. It’s kind of like sentiments about the Iraq war – it all depends on who you talk to.  Listen to the media and the world is falling

Now first let me tell you after reading this Mashable Business article titled “A World Without Email” the man featured in the piece is my hero. OK… yeah I have a lot of heroes, but this guy’s right up there (close to my teddy bear, but not quite) based on how much he has streamlined

As I sit here in Detroit waiting on my delayed flight due to “maintenance issues,” I am reminded of an all-too-familiar theme I often see in many data center consolidation/transformation projects (more on that later).  It always amazes me how many unscheduled maintenance delays there are on airline flights when one would think these would

Let’s talk Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).  I used to think VDI’s implementation scenarios would be very limited but some personal experiences over the last year have really broadened my view. Being a consultant, the topic of VDI has recently become near and dear to my heart as I travel quite a bit and am often