Can we be the “Biggest Little State”?

by | Jun 3, 2015 | Uncategorized

  As I write this, I am on a plane flying back from Oklahoma where I was visiting OneNet, the Oklahoma Regional Research and Education Network (REN).  I am always struck by the challenges the larger state RENs have in just reaching their member sites, not...

LOLA

by | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

In 1979, I was in the second row of a Kinks concert at the Providence Civic Center singing the words to “LOLA” at the top of my lungs.  I can proudly say that the event was recorded and I am now immortalized on the Kinks “One for the Road” live album…..along with...

“Tis the Season

by | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized

  I stopped in yesterday at Quidnessett Elementary School to listen to the holiday concert put on by the students.  My wife works there in the after school programs so I try and do what I can to show support for their activities but the truth is that I am a...

Agility

by | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized

We have been having interesting discussions recently about the top reasons for migrating to cloud services.  Traditional thinking, including my own, predicted that the top reason would be cost.  However, consensus from most industry surveys are concluding...

Energized by the Students of RI

by | Oct 28, 2014 | Uncategorized

Last week I had the privilege of being invited to speak in a couple classrooms to students who are working in technology disciplines.  I spent time at Coventry and Chariho’s Technical Centers talking about OSHEAN, the latest trends in IT and networking as well as...