Ken Iverson: Proof that True Leadership Works
A Tribute to Ken Iverson: “Mr. Iverson passed away in April 2002 at age 76, but he left behind a legacy of proof that a great workplace is great for business. While profits fell last year by 63%, pushed down by the downturn in the economy and a rise in cheap imports, the company still had net earnings of $113 million — a stellar performance in a tough year that saw most integrated companies...
August 26th, 2006 by ssh
Back to the Warehouse
So, I ran off to Tampa for a couple of days to attend a meeting that had been planned before we knew that we would be doing NY. I grabbed an early-morning flight back, and got back here about lunch time Sunday. There were more of the usual suspects here, of course, since most of the team arrived while I was away. It’s great to have chelliott back, and the core team reached critical mass. Of course,...
August 6th, 2006 by ssh
…they’re baaaaa-ack…
The warehouse suddenly filled up this afternoon. Well, filled-up is a misnomer, since there really aren’t very many folks here. But, compared to yesterday, it’s more full. Chris and Kevin showed up today, and we have most of the NAC environment re-created from Vegas. We have a bit of configuration to do on the switches to get the network routing, but we got new versions of Longhorn and...
August 3rd, 2006 by ssh
No Whining!
I am back in California this week spending time with the Interop gang getting the network up and running. It’s always stimulating to connect with this team, learn what they’re doing, and get re-ignited in a number of areas. Today, however, we talked about whiners… It’s amazing that so many people seem to delight in complaining. Finding something wrong and then picking at it,...
August 2nd, 2006 by ssh
Shake, rattle, and roll…
Well, we didn’t feel it here, but there was a little rumbler a bit northeast of here: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program ยป Event 40187964. The warehouse is eerie. Quiet. No one here but Chee and me. Minimal equipment. Our racks seem more full than any others. And, of course, I’ve stolen a number of servers from the OSS rack to populate ours for additional servers required this time around. It...
August 2nd, 2006 by ssh
Belmont, here I come…
I find myself wondering what this Hot Stage will be like. Only one InteropLab (NAC). There’s been quite a segregation between InteropNet (formerly eNet) and InteropLabs (formerly iLabs) since I was re-introduced to the team following the “great black listing of 1999,” So I am very interested in seeing how the smaller teams will allow us to connect better. I’ll arrive midday...
August 1st, 2006 by ssh
