Welcome!

Firstly hello and welcome to my blog and my first ever post online. Let me introduce myself, I am John, and I work as an IT Solutions Architect based in the UK. My first point of clarification is that although very unoriginal and possibly boring, John is my real name and my parents obviously liked it back in the 70’s, and as such I shall finish each blog with “J” in an attempt to be personable and reach out to readers. The “J” is obviously a copout but I can live with it in an attempt to save my fingers. The IT Solutions architect bit is also true but I like to see myself more as a well rounded business minded person and less of a nerdy geek seeing only 0’s and 1’s instead of the bigger picture. Of course, the nerdy, geeky stereotype is a little annoying and is so often wrongfully assumed of those working in my profession. I guess writing a blog may not help my cause but I have a lot to say so I’ll take my chances in that respect. Of course those who fit the stereotype are welcome and should read on proud of their contribution to where we are today both scientifically and technologically. To conclude this oversized paragraph, I do not discriminate, in fact the more the merrier, geeks and others alike!.

So what will I be blogging about? Well I hope to keep the material as broad ranging as possible, appealing to a wide audience. The following is a taster of things to come:

Consumerisation and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

Recruitment - experience verses certifications

Cloud

Outsourcing

Supplier Management – Where can I find a trusted supplier

IT departments - disliked and undervalued or innovative and recognised?

WLAN – Challenging environments

System Security

Anyway, I have waffled on enough, I hope you enjoy, I know I will!.

J