First post for 2009

Wow, it been nearly a year since I updated this blog, so time for some more ramblings about nothing

Work has been extremely busy and IronPort has further integrated into Cisco. This for me personally is a good thing as the career opportunities within Cisco are limitless if you are willing to put your nose to the grind stone. Also Cisco are one of the IT pillars that will be around for a very long time in one fashion or another.

A career highlight for me last year was doing a presentation at Cisco Networkers, which went exceptionally well and I scored one of the highest scores for a none keynote presentation. This is the premier Cisco event in Australia for Cisco and therefore they are extremely keen to ensure an excellent show is put on for all. To the point that all new speakers do a two day public speaking course. Anyone that knows me knows I am not shy about speaking :-)) and therefore public speaking is not an issue for me. The course was excellent and some very valid tips were taken on board to polish my presentation skills.

I keep hearing the economy is slowing down and therefore things are going to get tight. Well so far I have found that if you want the work and are prepared to get off your arse and look for it, then things are just as busy as they were a year ago. However if you need an excuse to sit back and take it easy, then the economy as an excuse will have you covered. Personally I find this situation great, because it removes some of the noise from the market while those willing to work are the only ones left standing. So when people tell me its a shame how the economy is slowing, I nod my head, smile and keep on working flat out.

So that to me looks like an update, I have some things in the pipeline that I would like to talk about, however at this moment I can’t, so hopefully my next post wont be another 10 months in the making