Author Archives: GeekFluent

You Can Find Me in the Cloud with HubStor

Posted on 15 September 2020 by GeekFluent

It’s funny. The last thing I posted here was on January 1st. In it, I mentioned that 2019 had been a hard year. How foolish I was before 2020 came into its own… In the midst of whatever all of … Continue reading →

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Most-Read GeekFluent Posts in 2019

Posted on 1 January 2020 by GeekFluent

What a year 2019 was. But now it’s past and good riddance. Not all of 2019 was bad, but — for me at least — it was a hard year as can be evidenced by the frighteningly low number of … Continue reading →

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Time to Retire the #HireDaveNow Hashtag

Posted on 11 November 2019 by GeekFluent

You read that right. After what felt like a very long job search (to be fair it only felt that way because it was, in fact, very long), I no longer need to use the #HireDaveNow hashtag. This frees me … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to DisneyLand!

Posted on 3 October 2019 by GeekFluent

No, I haven’t won the World Series (although, if I had it would certainly be worth bragging about considering that I’m not a member of any professional baseball team). I’ll be attending the Nth Generation Symposium as a guest of … Continue reading →

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Mixed Message Monday: Kevin Hart and Kickstart

Posted on 15 October 2018 by GeekFluent

Mixed Message Mondays are my foray into marketing commentary, focused on marketing attempts that must have seemed like a good idea to someone, but have somehow managed to lose the intended message… I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it … Continue reading →

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Summary of the Announcements From CommvaultGO 2018

Posted on 10 October 2018 by GeekFluent

I’m at the CommvaultGO conference, and the new announcements are coming out at a rapid-fire pace. It’s hard enough to keep track of everything while I’m here and can ask questions in real time — I can only imagine how … Continue reading →

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Heading to Commvault GO 2018 with Tech Field Day

Posted on 5 October 2018 by GeekFluent

It’s been a while (too long, I know…) since I’ve posted anything, but this seemed the perfect excuse to jump back into things. Next week, I’m heading down to Nashville for the Commvault GO 2018 conference. I’ll be there as part … Continue reading →

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Unboxing the Tap Wearable Keyboard and Mouse

Posted on 2 March 2018 by GeekFluent

If you know me, you know my love for gadgets — especially ones the advance my cyborgification, and ones that can be added to my PAN (Personal Area Network). So, it should come as no surprise that no more than … Continue reading →

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Cisco Names Champions for 2018

Posted on 23 January 2018 by GeekFluent

At the end of last last week, Cisco sent out the official “Welcome” emails to the folks they’ve named as Cisco Champions for 2018. What are Cisco Champions exactly? you might ask. It’s a fair question, I’ll admit. Started in … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Enters Agreement to Purchase Avere Systems

Posted on 4 January 2018 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase Avere Systems, a maker of software and hardware appliances that can perform filesystem virtualization, file-to-object gateway services, and allow customers to easily connect their onsite storage to public … Continue reading →

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