Flood of Kobolds vs. Epic Boss Fight I had a group where I was running a dragon-themed adventure. Before you gasp and say mockingly, “In Dungeons & Dragons, there are…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Fourth)
Modern ITSM Practices: Introduction
New ITSM technology is changing our world. Leaders in ITSM processes are honing in on alternatives for the manual completion of simple tasks.
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Third)
Short-Circuiting your Adventure I’ve noted that preparation and planning are some of the hallmarks of both a good DM and IT professional, but sometimes planning gets short-circuited. In the past,…
Microsoft Workstation Logs – Focus on What’s Important
Can you have too much of a good thing? Maybe not, but you can certainly have too much of the wrong thing. In my first blog, I introduced the idea…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Second)
This is the second post in a post that started in Part the First. CRIT! Unplanned Good/Bad Randomness is a part of life. This has widespread areas of affect: from…
Business Services and their Challenges in Complex Environments
Business services and infrastructure services have divergent interests and requirements: business services are not focusing on IT. They may leverage IT, but their role is to be a core enabler…
How Artificial Intelligence Can Lower Service Desk Resolution Times
Though these pieces of functionality are common in consumer products, they can also drastically reduce resolution times from the service desk, creating a better customer experience.
It’s Inevitable. Your Database Will Fail
Databases fail. No one can promise 100% uptime, it’s impossible. Whether the database is large, small, on-premise or cloud-based, all have the potential to fail. This could be transactional errors,…
Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the First)
So, here’s the first confession: I’m an über nerd. I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) since I was about 16 years old. It was also about that time (possibly…
Finding and Predicting Hybrid IT Issues is like Finding a Needle in the Application Stack
Hybrid IT can create issues for IT operations. Here’s an article from my colleague, Mav Turner, that suggests ways to keep things running smoothly. Trying to find the root cause…