IT Outsider

Just a quick comment on the name of the blog. I've been in Information Technology for quite a while now, and my wife will attest that I'm 100% geek; however, I've never really identified with the whole IT mindset, I'm more of a business guy and I often see things from a business point of view. I don't believe technology can fix every business problem, usually a good swift kick in the pants works better. I do believe that technology can often improve business processes, but you have to understand the business before you can improve the process; otherwise you're headed for failure.

I work in a mid-sized company, we are far from cutting-edge, but we do some things well and some things horribly. I'm far from perfect, but I consider myself ahead of the IT crowd because my business users tell me so; even after I drag them kicking and screaming into the 21st century. I see behaviors in both business and IT circles every day that most people recognize as stupid, but often won't take on; I'm not one for letting stupid decisions slide and anyone will tell you I'm not shy with my opinions. So I started this blog in the hopes of sharing some of what I learn day to day, and some of what I screw up so others can avoid it.