Doug Mewmaw
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Performance Management: A Personal History, And Turning A New Page
April 10, 2023 Doug Mewmaw
The term “performance management” is broad, comprehensive, and uniquely personal depending upon the system, situation, and experience of the user defining it. I stumbled into the world of performance management early into my career, without even knowing it. As I reflect back on my career, it is also natural to reflect upon the history of performance management.
I thought this reflection might be interesting to not only the old pros out there but also the new guys just coming into the industry. I have been fortunate to be on an interesting journey, and one that is about to change not …
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No Room For Cloudy Thinking When Moving To The Cloud
October 15, 2018 Doug Mewmaw
With new IT innovation, comes new IT thinking. That’s the way it’s always been.
Right now, that new shiny IT toy that everyone must have is the cloud. In fact, the global market for managed services will grow from $107 billion in 2014 to $193 billion by 2019. As a result, Managed Services Providers (MSPs) are trying to convince CIOs to not only outsource their data center administration, but to trust them that they can manage their entire IT enterprise cheaper and more efficiently.
Unfortunately, they both may just have their head in the clouds. You see, I’ve been here …
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