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How to Include a Raspberry Pi in a Remote Demo – Part 2

A few posts back I had an article on How to Include a Raspberry Pi in a Remote Demo. We just did another virtual event leveraging Raspberry Pis with more than 3 dozen attendees. and I’ve discovered a few more tricks I’d like to share. A minor one was the…

Slackware, Still Very Much Alive

February 28, 2021 High Level Tech Intro No Comments

A recent article at tecmint.com says that there are over 600 Linux distros (distributions). Of those 500 are in active development. If you aren’t familiar, a “distro” is a way of packaging up the Linux kernel with a set of applications. Different ones have evolved with different priorities and methodologies.…

When a 2% Increase in Cache Hit Rate Can Save You 20% in Data Center Costs

February 19, 2021 Analytics CDNs High Level Tech Intro No Comments

One of the key differences with Fastly is the ability to Cache the Uncacheable. You can programmatically purging content so fast that we even have customers caching API read calls. The cache holds onto content longer rather than passing to origin on “uncacheable” content. When the data changes, your system…

How to Include a Raspberry Pi in a Remote Demo – Part 1

January 30, 2021 High Level Tech Intro Raspberry Pi No Comments

Raspberry Pi single board computers have been around for more than 8 years now. They are great for IoT (Internet of Things), learning about InfoSec (Information Security), as a portable/inexpensive development environment or working into events to teach programming or electronics. When the time comes to do a virtual course…

Reverse Engineering a Linux Install

January 23, 2021 High Level Tech Intro No Comments

The Linux world is full of different package managers. Yum, Apt and others can make it complex when a solution doesn’t support a distro (distribution) you are already standardized on. If the option of compiling yourself is not available, the next option is to convert the available packages or extract…

Sales Engineering – Is This the Next Place to Be?

December 31, 2020 Analytics Sales Engineers SE Skills No Comments

A study of 1.7 million job openings found that eight of these 10 skill areas were already requested in over 30% of occupations. Certainly there is more demand for technology in these areas. Accordingly, the question then becomes – will these be the next area of demand for Sales Engineers…

Inclusive Leadership – What Will I Do?

December 23, 2020 Attitude SE Skills No Comments

Even as an IC (Individual Contributor), a good understanding of inclusive leadership is of value. A solid grasp here helps you better follow and support your leaders. As such I am completing a course in Becoming a Successful Leader. This is one of three courses in the Inclusive Leadership professional…

VNC, A Quick Introduction

November 30, 2020 High Level Tech Intro Raspberry Pi No Comments

When I started in tech, the command line was everything. You’d telnet (gasp!) or ssh into different systems and do your updates, upgrades and configurations. More and more systems now have a UI now, and not everything can be done via web page. So how do you remotely (and securely!)…

Is That Partner Hurting You?

October 31, 2020 Attitude No Comments

Modern business is complex. Firms depend on other firms for a portion of the goods or services they sell. Over the years I’ve seen several very powerful examples of firms harming their brand/reputation with the firms partner with. Penny wise and pound foolish doesn’t begin to describe self inflicting damage. …

Why Now Is the Time for Toastmasters

October 23, 2020 Attitude No Comments

The work world is changing. Communication is even more important now as so many of us adapt to remote work, or remotely searching for employment. Imagine an hour a week where you could work on your communication and leadership skills. One where you were surrounded by other individuals looking to…