On 6 Feb 2012, a conversation started over on the NT SysAdmin mailing list about hiring practices in IT. Approximately 115 posts later, the conversation had gone all the way through to how to raise your profile when self-employed. Guys like Carl Webster, Michael B Smith and Brian Desmond (amongst other thought leaders on that list) all agreed that writing articles and books was the best way to do so, and midway through the discussion I declared I might start blogging a little bit about AppSense software because I thought it was a little under-represented.
Well, one year later, I've put out 111 posts, had over 92,000 page views and managed to find myself a recipient of AppSense's ACA award. It certainly goes to prove what the guys on the SysAdmin list said was true! I've gotten involved in a lot of diverse work for clients in lots of different places and generally learned a huge amount more about AppSense and the technologies that support it in the user virtualization world. I also took to Twitter and have found that, to my surprise, to be quite a handy resource for quickly discussing technical issues and finding out about interesting new articles and publications. I don't think I'm any better off because of this - but my children have a wider selection of toys, so it must be helping financially at least a little bit :-)
I guess I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who takes the time to read my articles, and hope that you continue to do so, and that I can also continue to provide content that is both relevant and interesting. For the second year, I'm hoping to concentrate a lot more on the newer AppSense kit, as well as diversifying a bit into surrounding technologies like App-V and some of Citrix's newer acquisitions. If there's anything you'd like to see me cover, please leave a comment or email me using the details on the About Me tab.
Thanks again!