Perspectives in Tech with Don Jones

Show Notes: Automation + DevOps Summit 2021 @GoateePFE Host Notes: After a little break, I’m back to recording podcasts! Aiming for a bi-weekly episode

Show notes Recommended podcasts: Coaching for Leaders The look and sound of leadership Blogs / Newsletters: Software Lead Weekly by Oren Ellenbogen Irrational Exuberance by… Continue reading → Thinking about tech leadership and management as a next step

Setting goals is great, but what happens when you’ve accomplished most of them? In this episode Don and I are joined by a guest discussing… Continue reading → Resetting Career Goals, Font-lines to Management

In this episode, Josh and I are joined by Carlton Whitmore to discuss balancing time between work, career, and personal life. As it turns out… Continue reading → How to Decide on Your Priorities

In this episode, Josh and I get a little introspective, and talk about our podcasting rigs. Whether you’re interested in starting a podcast, live streaming… Continue reading → Listen: Messing with Sound

Here’s a tough topic: we’re all aware of the ageism in tech, but what if you are an older person who needs to change jobs… Continue reading → LISTEN: Switching Careers as an Older Person

Let’s take a slight diversion for the holiday season and do a mashup of career and hobby! I’m joined by Thomas Henson (@henson_tm), and we’re… Continue reading → LISTEN: Making the Switch from tech Writing to Fiction

Josh (@joshduffney) and I are joined by Taylor Journey, who wonders what technology should be next on his “focus list” to help move his career… Continue reading → LISTEN: How Do i Decide What Tech to Focus on Next?

Changing tech stacks can be expensive, painful, and frustrating—especially when a re-architecture isn’t in the cards. So what do you do? How do you think… Continue reading → LISTEN: When it’s Time to Change Technology Stacks…

Is there really a difference between “coding,” “scripting,” and “programming?” My new co-host, @joshduffney, joins me to figure it out.

Christopher and I speak with @MrThomasRayner about career switches. Not a wholesale switch to lumber or something, but rather a tweak: maybe becoming a software… Continue reading → LISTEN: Contemplating a Career Switch? Here’s What to Consider

I’m joined by Michael Bender (@MichaelBender) as we take a question from the audience: Is it better to be an IT generalist or a specialist?… Continue reading → LISTEN: Which is Better, Being a Specialist or a Generalist? And How do you Point Your Career in One Direction or the Other?

This episode, I’m joined by Doug Finke (@dfinke) to discuss book publishing options. We get pretty deep into the finances, the logistics, and the pros… Continue reading → Listen: Ready to Publish Your Own Book? Do You Self-Publish or go the Traditional Route?

Join me and @joshduffney as Josh tells me how he used “Be the Master” to slide into the driver’s seat of life, point his career… Continue reading → LISTEN: How This Guy Applied “Be the Master” to His Life

I’m joined by SCCM instructor Greg Shields (@concentratdgreg) so I can eat a little crow and understand why and how SCCM is still a thing… Continue reading → Listen: Is SCCM Still a Thing? Why? How?

My crew and I are joined by Jon Junell (@jonhikes) as we talk about the characteristics of toxic workplaces and healthy workplaces. It’s more than… Continue reading → Listen: Toxic vs. Healthy Workplaces

Join Josh Duffney (@joshduffney) and my crew for a talk on… digital minimalism? This from the guy with every iDevice there is? Yeah – a… Continue reading → Listen: Digital Minimalism

I’m joined by Greg Shields (@concentratdgreg) to discuss Active Directory migrations – which are still a thing, even in 2020!

I’m joined by Ryan Yates (@ryanyates1990) to talk about mental health. It’s a discussion based on a recent Microsoft Ignite session he did on this… Continue reading → Listen: Your Mental Health

And now for something completely different: this time, I get interviewed. Michael Levan (@TheNJDevOpsGuy) joins me and @PSHDonsBoss to ask questions about the current state… Continue reading → Listen: This Time, I’m Being Asked the Career Questions

This turned out to be a kind of freewheeling discussion between myself, our question-asker Patrick, and three guests. It circles around the idea of leading… Continue reading → Listen: Leading & Learning

Are you wondering if “Infrastructure from Code” is a good approach for your company? Surprisingly – yes! The benefits go far beyond mere automation. With that… Continue reading → Listen: Is Infrastructure from Code Right for Me? Which Toolset is Best?

Have you hit some great milestones in your career? Are you basically happy with your job – but wonder how to answer everyone who keeps… Continue reading → Listen: What is "Success?" How do you decide "what's next" in your career?

If you’re a woman in technology – specifically, in this case, a database administrator – how do you steer your career? How do you overcome… Continue reading → Listen: Steering a Career as a Woman in Tech

So… we’ve all been dealing with a crazy stock market, with craziness coming from the global SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. But… how can a virus affect a… Continue reading → Listen: What's a Stock Market, and How can a Virus Impact it?

Tim Warner joins me in this discussion about where to focus your career, given the huge array of choices in front of you today. We… Continue reading → Listen: With so much tech to choose from, how do I decide where to focus?

Ever wonder what a modern “core curriculum” for sysadmins would look like? In this Round Table, we asked someone who knows, because she designs and… Continue reading → Listen: A “Core Curriculum” for SysAdmins

A bonus pilot episode for you this week! This is a potential new format for the podcast, where we take a relaxed, freewheeling approach to… Continue reading → Bonus Listen: A Round Table on OpEx, CapEx, and Business Finances

Would you coworkers describe you the same way you would? Is that description helping you as a person, and your career? “Emotional Intelligence” can seem… Continue reading → Listen: Emotional Intelligence, Showing Up as Who You Want to Be

What’s it take to get an MVP Award? What kind of contributions matter the most, and where do you start? And… is getting the Award… Continue reading → Listen: Community Contributions and Getting an MVP Award

This episode, I’m joined by Ryan Sutton of Robert Half, one of the biggest tech staffing firms out there. We talk about job prospects in… Continue reading → Listen: Career Outlook in IT

A fantastic chat with a job hunter who asks, “I believe I’ve got plenty of leadership skills – how do I communicate that to prospective… Continue reading → Listen: How Do You Demonstrate a Skill Like Leadership on a Job Hunt?

Our first episode looks at Enterprise Architecture: what is it? Who is it for? How do you get into it? (Acknowledging that the audio needs… Continue reading → Listen: Enterprise Architecture