The announcement has been made! It is completely official! I can finally share the awesome great news I am so excited about. Security will be my absolute #1 focus now. Security has always fascinated me. My entire career. ….. It’s… Read More ›
Career
CCIE/CCDE Re-certification: An Opportunity to Learn and Grow
I did not pass my CCDE re-certification last week. Why write a blog about a “failure”? Honestly? Because I think we as an IT industry overly focus and give too many kudos to the passing only. Not to the hours… Read More ›
CCIE/CCDE Re-certification Time Again – Go for it? … or Emeritus?
It is “that” time again. Time to start studying for one of the CCxE (CCIE/CCDE) re-certifications. Got my 1st CCIE back in 1997. A couple years later my CCIE SNA/IP. Then back in 2009 I passed my “favorite E” –… Read More ›
Thinking Out Loud: My Career Planning
On average I usually think about my career at least 1 time every year and do an honest and deep “career inventory taking”. More often (sometimes 2-3 times a year) if my job or environment is changing a lot. Are… Read More ›
Pop Up Tech Talks: Denise Fishburne
Earlier today I saw a tweet that @PopUpTechTalks had uploaded their interview of me up to their YouTube Channel. I was super stoked! 🙂 Just had to share it with y’all! SolidFire’s Amy Lewis speaks with Cisco’s Denise Fishburne aka… Read More ›
Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
Look at that middle glass in the picture to the left. Do you view that middle glass as 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
Interviewing for the “Ideal Candidate”: Looking for “Nerdvana”
I was going through a stock photo website the other day and came across a “formula” that was supposed to equal the “perfect job candidate”. I chuckled a little out loud. The person sitting next to me looked over at… Read More ›