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I definitely don’t know this. A non-technical post today. As a disclaimer, this post is not aimed at anyone I know in particular. It is based on personal observations that I have made. Over the course of my career, I have worked with many folks. These people may have been subordinates, peers, or leaders. At times, I have noticed at all levels a similar reluctance to admit that something was not known. I’ll be the first to say that I have definitely been in this boat. It is still something that I try to be conscious of. Unfortunately, I still see it quite often in others (a likely in myself after enough self-reflection). ...

I received some very welcome news in my inbox yesterday as I returned from lunch. I was delighted and thrilled to learn that I had been accepted into the Veeam Vanguard program for 2016. So what is the Vanguard program? According to Google, Vanguard has three definitions: a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas; a position at the forefront of new developments or ideas; the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force. Going by the third point, it sounds pretty risky (hence the need for shelter). I don’t believe there were any casualties with the 2015 members. With that in mind, I’ll assume that Veeam is using the first two points as a reference. ...

As I mentioned in a post a little while back, I am super excited to get the Southwest Ontario Veeam User Group (SWOVUG ?) rolling. It has taken some time to coordinate schedules and locations, but we have our first meeting scheduled for Thursday March 3rd. Full details: Where - Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex / Room 200 Date - Thursday March 3rd, 2016 Time - 11 AM - 2:30 PM (lunch will be provided) ...

Me trying to get a glimpse of my future. With only a few days left in 2015, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my year and plan for 2016. In my mind, unless goals are written then they aren’t real, so I figured I might as well put these on the internet to hold myself accountable. First off, there were a couple of experiences in 2015 that really stood out to me: ...