So I finally was able to go to a test centre to sit my (ISC)2 CISSP exam, I was initially planning on doing this in April but the lockdown stopped me. I have spent the past month watching a number of Pluralsight courses, reading the study guide, and spent two weeks going through practice tests.… Continue reading Sitting the CISSP exam
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Spice world virtual 2020
It has been a busy month, where I spent most of my time studying for my CISSP exam, as such I failed to post this about the first ever virtual spice world conference from September. This is the annual conference for all Spiceworks fans, and was a great example of how a virtual conference should… Continue reading Spice world virtual 2020
Managing time with an old school pre-digital tool
Whilst trying to organise my day, I have to manage my diary in a couple of places, my work calendar and my clients work calendar, both are Microsoft Exchange Online based, but there is no federation in place so I have to update both manually to ensure they match. I also must keep both my… Continue reading Managing time with an old school pre-digital tool
I’ve written off April
April has just disappeared, I have been used to working from home for periods of time; but this is different. I have found it very hard to work remotely with clients I have not had any face to face contact with, and the daily grind has been very hard going. To top it off, when… Continue reading I’ve written off April
iPads and a meditation streak
Recently I have found myself using my iPad Pro much more as a companion to my laptop, both for watching training videos and reading technical books as well as for reviewing documents and making notes with the amazing apple pencil. I bought mine a few years ago and as such it is a little long… Continue reading iPads and a meditation streak
Clearing up junk, destructive bunnies & the Disney+ channel
Ok so I have decided to give the new Disney+ channel a try, if only to see what The Mandalorian is actually like, I signed up for an initial 7 day trial and I have to say I like it. On the plus side there are all of the Star Wars & Marvel movies along… Continue reading Clearing up junk, destructive bunnies & the Disney+ channel
Staying up to date
One of my favourite questions to ask when interviewing potential staff is, what do you do to keep up to date and continue to learn? I like this because there is no right or wrong answer, but it does show that the candidate is engaged with the work and has a method to drive continuous… Continue reading Staying up to date