A well-meaning, harmless drudge...
A well-meaning, harmless drudge...
… was how the Oxford Dictionary of Computing defined a systems administrator. Or at least it did in the second-hand copy of the first edition, which I owned
Jon Collins
Word weaver, song singer, pattern whisperer, baker and candlestick maker.
Bulletin 28 December 2018. What ho 2019: predictions of a bygone age
The more that things change…
Why are bricks the size they are? Frankly, I don’t know, but I bet it is down to a number of factors which had to be weighed
Bulletin 21 December 2018. The loneliness of the cybersecurity professional
Where the bad things are
I do feel sorry for anyone that works in cybersecurity. They’re like the people who thought bicycle helmets were a good idea before anyone else thought they
Bulletin 14 December 2018. Who keeps changing the terminology?
What’s in a name?
TLAs seem to appear out of nowhere, arriving fully formed into mainstream discussion: Value Stream Management is just the latest in a series. To understand the process behind
Bulletin 7 December. The enterprise as a platform
Since I quoted the Bréton proverb ‘Why do simple when you can do complicated’ last week, it’s been turning round and round in my head as it seems to pretty much set