New Job Starts on Next Thursday...

Started by deanwebb, August 09, 2017, 11:32:28 AM

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deanwebb

August 09, 2017, 11:32:28 AM
Some of you may know from back-channel conversations that I'll be going over to $VENDOR next Thursday, after almost 4 years at Global Megacorporation GmbH. I like to keep my employer information on my LinkedIn profile, so I don't have to post a disclaimer on every post that these are my ideas and comments, not those of my employer, etc.

Don't worry, I'll still provide hosting and interaction on the forums. You guys are the tops and deserve the best, so here I am.  :smug:

But seriously, I am very thankful for all the friendships and mentoring here, so my involvement will not change.

My area of specialization will be in NAC, and the vendor I will work for... let's just say it starts with an "F" and rhymes with "Shmorescout"... when I talk NAC here, I'll try to be vendor-neutral, but if I have things that are specific to ForeScout CounterACT, I'll share them. Of course, I'll have an NDA, so no supar sekrit stuff, but general help, I'll be happy to provide.

I'll be getting into an architect role, so I'm hoping that I don't become one of those bad architects that rubber-stamps vendor recommendations while sipping cognac all day. I've seen those guys...  I want to stay sharp and do the right thing by getting the right gear lined up to do the right job and to leave enough wiggle room for the engineers to make my ideas doable.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

icecream-guy

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August 09, 2017, 12:08:07 PM
congrats on the new position,  seems like there is a lot of that going around this place as of late.


hopefully this place remains unchanged, I'd have to bail if it turned into www.nacing-forums.com
:professorcat:

My Moral Fibers have been cut.

deanwebb

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August 09, 2017, 12:27:44 PM
Quote from: ristau5741 on August 09, 2017, 12:08:07 PM
congrats on the new position,  seems like there is a lot of that going around this place as of late.


hopefully this place remains unchanged, I'd have to bail if it turned into www.nacing-forums.com


Indeed... NAC has that love it or hate it kind of appeal. Trust me, this will always be www.networking-forums.com.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Nerm

#3
August 10, 2017, 12:40:44 PM
Congrats! It sounds like you are excited and ready for the new opportunity.

deanwebb

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August 10, 2017, 01:27:52 PM
Quote from: Nerm on August 10, 2017, 12:40:44 PM
Congrats! It sounds like you are excited and ready for the new opportunity.

Thanks, and yes. So much so, that I've decided to learn a little Hebrew and stream some Israeli television. I won't be living there, but I'll be working with lots of people from that part of the world and it always helps to grow in understanding, even if it's on a basic level.

So far, I've watched Mossad 101 on Netflix - GREAT series - and am now binge watching Prisoners of War.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Chev Chellios

#5
August 11, 2017, 02:32:59 AM
Congrats on the new gig and great to know you are sticking around here, it's a great site!

Dieselboy

#6
August 11, 2017, 06:27:46 AM
Congratulations! Nice work :)
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