Well, here we are in a new year. What will 2009 bring? Change is for sure, good or bad. While the speed of computer processors seems to have stopped doubling every 18 months, we are now being required to think outside of the box in how we can better utilize and secure our existing infrastructure. Building or remodeling green data centers. Balancing virtual servers with security and redundancy. Software as a Service, Open Source Alternatives for core business systems, the list goes on. Can we really turn those out-of-date firewalls into new email encryption appliances? Doing more with less, both in terms of budget and human resources. That will be the challenge for IT professionals in 2009.
Well, I installed a blog but never had any desire to update it so I'll just stick to updating this section once each month.
Politics. I must say that while I have kept up-to-date reading a few news sites, I really have settled down this election season. I know who my wife and I will be voting for in city, county, state and national races and like most years, they are not the ideal candidates but have at least one or two issues that we agree on. As Christians, we must lower our expectations of government and help others to realize that the government cannot solve any of our problems. The more we depend on them, the more they take from us.
On an positive note, we still have many freedoms so let's not take those for granted!