How do I Determine the Size of the Web Server?
I hear this question weekly This past week I was on a call with a partner of ours and one of his clients. If you don't recall, I work as the VP of Products at Nexcess – a hosting company. ...
Are your emotions serving you?
Did you watch The Last Dance? Even if you didn't watch The Last Dance, you must have heard about it, right? But here's to hoping you watched it. Even if you don't like basketball or Michael Jordan. The 10-part series ...
Are you watching Elasticsearch and the licensing dynamics at play?
There's a ton that I don't know. Let's start with that. There's a software solution out there that isn't just about search. It's called Elasticsearch by a company called Elastic. And they recently announced a change to their licensing. It's ...
Endangering Ecosystem Flexibility
What made WordPress incredible (and helped it grow) If you were around in the old days, like 2005, there were a lot of different blogging platforms. You could find them using a variety of different programming languages (in case you ...
Creating Free Content & Dealing with Criticism
Creating Free Content Comes with Criticism You likely have had the experience where you overhear people talking and you feel like you just have to jump into the conversation? That happened to me today. Normally, if it was in person, ...
Share everything you know
For a period of three years I blogged daily. I missed a day here or there when I was sick or traveling, but it was more about the habit and pleasure I felt as I shared insights and reviews of ...
The Year in Review – 2020
As I was walking up the stairs to my home office, I fell. Not a little slip. A serious, everyone-in-the-house-freaked-out, fall. My arm, which I used to try and stabilize myself, felt pulled out of the socket and like I ...
The Second Half of the Year – 3 Trends to Watch
We're now in July. Way to go – we made it. But now that we're in the second half of the year, we may want to take a moment in time to reflect and consider some of the trends we're ...
6 Home Office Upgrades if you Work From Home
My Personal Home Office Upgrades If you have found yourself on constant video calls because you're now working from home, you've likely seen a lot of setups. Let's be honest – some are horrible. Others, on the other hand, look ...
Marriage, family, And work: Managing for Happiness
Do you know David Henzel? I met David several years ago, and he was already someone to pay attention to. We were in Las Vegas at a conference and was already a serial entrepreneur working on the latest business he'd ...