Welcome to "Information Technology stuff that makes you go hmm"

Hi.

After more than 20 years in the IT industry (in fact it is almost 30 years), I thought it would be fun to start writing down those things that I find interesting, and those things that make me go hmm. I'm sure you have also had those moments.

I have been fortunate that I have had multiple phases to my IT career, each one being enjoyable and wholesome, but not without some painful bumps in the road. When I first started, I was a field engineer fixing cash registers, and my mother asked me how I could spend all those years going to university to come out and become a fix-it man. Hmm ...

Well, many moons later, I am now called a consultant, working with large corperations around the world, but in essence, I am still a fix-it man, just that the nature of the problems have changed. Looking back, I would never trade those years, and my message to anyone reading this is that we all have to start somewhere, but that does not dictate where you have to end.

Anyway, I am hoping that you will enjoy this blog as I share my thoughts and ideas. Sometimes they will be nuggets I have found along my travels, written by others and worthy of sharing. I'll also lay my cards on the table and say that I work for IBM, but I am hoping my biases do not invalidate the thoughts that I express.