Focus on Communication – Early On and Often
As someone who has had to learn the importance of communication later in life, I can honestly say this is the one thing I wish I could go back and…
Thriving in that first job
Once you get hired into an entry-level job in a technology field, the best thing you can do is to start observing your surroundings immediately. Take a look at all…
Change Management
Simply put, change management exists to ensure there is a managed framework around the implementation of changes in an environment. An I.T. department that implements change without a change management…
Asset Inventories
I.T organizations are responsible for many types of assets. This includes servers, both physical and virtual, network devices, storage infrastructure, or security devices such as firewalls or intrusion prevention. An…
Vulnerability Management 101
Software updates are just a part of normal life. When installing your next set of updates, it will contain multiple security patches, which are needed to help keep the system…
Security Department Internals
This article summarizes what a security department does inside an organization.
Getting that first job
When beginning a learning path you will most likely need to work as well. It is certainly possible to do both at the same time. Here are some suggested job titles/descriptions that tend to be great starter positions.
Goals
For many years, I have wanted to write a book on helping people with technical subjects. I still have handwritten pages across multiple notebooks containing the beginnings of would-be chapters.…
Resume
I am a very high-performing individual that is always learning, always influencing and embracing change, and enjoying working with people and technology to improve daily life. Every technical decision I…
Learning Platform Alt First Task
As mentioned in the previous article, one of the first things that will allow you to start learning quickly is to start by understanding how to install a commonly used…