InfoWorld recognized my team’s efforts this month with a Technology Leadership Award. This was largely based on the strides we have made since consolidating the application development team with my network operations team. You can view the piece here and on my press page.
I was not contacted for the piece and was rather surprised to see it come across in my news feeds. It is important to add a bit of context to the story, I think.
First, as with any overnight success, the story was years in the making. I met my firm’s Director back in 1998 when I was a project manager at a VAR. It was clear then that they were years ahead of the competition. That advantage never waivered. Under the Director’s guidance, the technology remained on the leading edge year after year. I joined the firm in 2005 and inherited a well-tuned infrastructure with excellent business and vendor relations. This award truly is the continuation of more than a decade of technological leadership.
Second, information systems is a team sport. I am fortunate to have a fantastic team with deep technical skills and broad business skills. The article talks about my role in leading the DevOps (“one team, one system”) and private cloud (“not a cloud in the sky”) initiatives. Both initiatives were developed with a great deal of input from the team. Both were executed successfully in large part due to the team’s prowess. Frankly, leadership is not that hard when you are surrounded by awesome people.
I appreciate InfoWorld recognizing our efforts over the past two years. The Technology Leadership award is reflective of the people I work with. The award reflects their skills, passions, and commitment to the team’s success. Here’s to teamwork!
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