Posts made by Bob Beatty

Is this happening this year, in person? I may be able to attend.

@scottalanmiller said in Hot Topics for MangoCon 2019:

Why not start making the list now? No reason, so let's start.

Naming conventions in Azure. How to properly build infrastructure in Azure. How to use load balancers in Azure to create an always on (and secure) environment.
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@eddiejennings said in Hot Topics for MangoCon 2019:

When does having SAN make sense?

When you can afford to buy two of them....

Guest speaker Bob Beatty will be there to talk about the do's and don'ts of doing business in Panama and how to keep up with SAM at a bar when it's midnight and you just want to go to bed. There will also be a lunch and learn on how to hire beautiful women in IT with co-speaker Scott Alan Miller.

Ok, I miss my family! I so wish I could have attended!!!!! Paul and Scott - we'll make up for this next year - miss you guys - hope to see you soon! (it won't be at Spiceworld though...)

@scottalanmiller lol! I moved to Leawood!

@scottalanmiller That may be perfect timing! We'll stay in touch - I'm not interested in doing what you are going to do, but I'd like to help while I'm there if you want - plus you know my family, they may be a resource as well if you need it.

@scottalanmiller When do you go to Panama? We are planning on going but it will during the summer when the kids are out of school. What's your plan?

@Minion-Queen Sorry I missed this - MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! Never debate saying this!

@scottalanmiller lol! You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! Scott - most of the time, it's not the truth that gets admins pissed at you, its how you tell the truth. You don't sugar coat and aren't afraid to hurt someone's feelings. Please don't change.

The last insurance company I worked for had hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in their accounting software that could only run, and was built to run in IE. Windows it is. Sometimes business dictates and overrules the "everything can run on Linux" theory....

@Minion-Queen damn it woman - you can't keep any secrets!

Fist event? Hells yea!

Moving SpiceWorld conference budget to MangoCon - boom!

wow - crazy post A.J. Glad to see you have an opportunity. Sounds like you get a 2nd chance to use an opportunity to create success for a company and for employees you work with. Or... you could walk in Staples and say "Told you bitches, I was right, the company can't run without me!" Is that what I'm hearing? lol

I had my last SpiceCorps of the year and brought MangoLassi up on the screen and gave a presentation about it and it's history - hopefully some of those 30 SpiceWorks users will check us out.

I've probably interviewed for more jobs in the past 2 years than everyone combined here. I can tell you what got me to a second interview, and I can tell you what got my resume thrown in the trash the minute I walked out the door.
Never tell an interviewer you read something negative on glassdoor.com from the previous IT Manager, while you are interviewing for that same job lol!
Never put personal information (religion, sucky life, etc..) anywhere near your resume or even talk about it in an interview. Never.
You only talk about positive things you have done that pertain to the job you are interviewing for. That interviewer does not give a rats ass about your issues, your bad days, your trying to get your life together, your religion - THEY DON'T CARE, NOR DO THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT! Only do this if you want to end the interview quickly.
It looks like you have two to three issues A.J.:

1. Time lapse
2. You would get a bad reference from a job that you have lots of experience from
3. You like to share too much information
   How to fix these issues. I can tell you how to fix the time lapse very easily on your resume, but not here, in public.
   Bad references. That’s easy – you tell the interviewer that they cannot contact your previous employers (that is usually on the job application). If discussed in the interview, you talk about your experiences, what you did, what you learned and how it has helped you develop. You give proof that you were an asset at that position. They won’t ask why they can’t contact your manager, they won’t ask if you were terminated, and you don’t have to tell them if they happen to do that. You state that you are no longer with that company. Period. They will either be impressed with your experience or they will give you a bad mark since they can’t contact your previous employer. I’d rather have a bad mark for something they don’t know than a bad mark for a crappy reference.
   Lastly, quit sharing. Just stop. When interviewing, it’s business. If you want to get personal in an interview, you talk about the volunteer work you do every year at Thanksgiving or Christmas, when you feed the homeless or you volunteer for some programs to help the needy. (if you do these things, if not, maybe you can consider it – it is life changing!)
   Good luck A.J.

Concerning the Linux class: For us beginners, it would be great to have a class where the flavors are presented and the differences are shown, and what purpose they each serve...??

I'll do a session on SSL Certificates (Demystifying SSL Certs) or an Active Directory or Exchange training session. or P2V - ESXi or Hyper-V!! pick me, pick me! Scott wanted to see something on monitoring, I know Solar Winds but haven't been in it for a couple of years...??

@scottalanmiller Awesome! It was so cool that you and Francis both came to Kansas City for a SpiceCorps meeting- Here's a little bit of info most people don't know - You (Scott) drove all day from Texas to come to the meeting! You rock!!!