I’m often asked how I manage to “keep up” with everything that’s happening in technology. Along those same lines, I’m almost constantly pressuring my peers and colleagues to do the same. I recently had a conversation with a fellow IT Ops guy, and the conversation got onto virtualization, when I mentioned containers. He said, “huh?” …
Not long ago, Uber tried to launch in Las Vegas. We (I live here, so I count myself in the “we”) marshaled a nearly unparalleled, near-military effort to stop them. I was, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, initially very anti-Uber. Who the heck were they, to sail in with their billions in the bank, acting like …
Mr. Nadella, Everyone in Microsoft’s ecosystem appreciates Microsoft’s efforts in building an amazing technical conference. Sadly, Ignite’s first volley failed on a number of counts – and we, in the community, hope you can fix it. Many of the problems seem to stem from the political infighting that resulted when TechEd, SPC, MEC, MMS, and …
I read this article about taxi drivers in Chicago over the weekend, and it really made me think. Here’s a guy (go, read the article first, or this won’t make sense) who’s done nothing his whole life but follow the rules – even though those rules don’t always make a lot of sense. He’s done …
With Ignite wrapping up today, I wanted to offer some suggestions to the many attendees who expressed disappointment in the content Microsoft offered.
Update: It looks like it’s back to Chicago in 2016: http://www.ladewig.com/archives/2015/05/07/44976-save_the_date_for_microsoft_ignite_2016.html I wrote about Day 1 at Ignite in less than glowing terms – there were a lot of problems. I thought it would be worth a follow-up. Let’s be clear: Ignite wasn’t a total wreck. There’s no need to call the insurers. But it is broken, …
Arrival into Chicago suggests that the city either didn’t know a conference was coming, or that it’s incapable of dealing with one. Hour-long waits to claim baggage were coupled with equally long lines at Microsoft’s understaffed in-airport badge pickup desks. Those combined with inexpertly marshaled cabs and jammed freeways to create a lovely first impression …
