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Investing in productivity

We are in a productivity trap. There seems to be nothing but savings in the toolbox. But if we really want to increase productivity, we need to smartly invest more in tools and people. Save money and work harder Globally, the telco sector is a sad example of how companies are trying to sustain theirContinueContinue reading “Investing in productivity”

My Juniper Story

I got inspired by Jeff McLaughlin’s post of his thoughts on Juniper, and I wanted to tell my personal Juniper story from a distant small country Finland. This is also my professional growth story and I feel Juniper has had a significant impact on it. My first contact with Juniper was around 2008 when I startedContinueContinue reading “My Juniper Story”

Psychology in IT: Imposter syndrome and depression

There’s a lot of talk about mental health issues nowadays, and I had to throw my thoughts in the mix too. Very many proclaim that they have imposter syndrome, depression, or some other mental health issue. But we all can’t be suddenly that sick in medical terms. What’s going on? Imposter syndrome is not anContinueContinue reading “Psychology in IT: Imposter syndrome and depression”

Psychology in IT: Estimate, Promise, and Deliver

After being part of many customer or internal projects, It’s always amazing how badly people manage expectations. Setting the right expectations and delivering them should be easy by utilizing basic human psychology. That’s the mandatory part of customer and organizational success. A basic skill in IT is estimating how much work, calendar time, money,ContinueContinue reading “Psychology in IT: Estimate, Promise, and Deliver”

Goodbye infrastructure, welcome new infrastructure

My last five years in the networking industry have been struggling to find a role and job that motivates me enough. After I left behind my long career in designing and engineering fascinating Broadcasting network infrastructure and services, I’ve been drifting. Looking for a technically interesting, challenging, and ambitious job around traditional network infrastructure likeContinueContinue reading “Goodbye infrastructure, welcome new infrastructure”

[FI] Suomalainen IT-ongelma

Teknologian kehityksessä ja markkinassa USA ja Kiina hallitsevat. Eurooppa on jäänyt pahasti jälkeen. Bert Hubert kirjoittaa pitkän pohdinnan miksi Eurooppa ei pärjää teknologiassa. Helsingin Sanomat on ottanut aiheekseen Suomen yritysten tilan ja heikon tuottavuuden, joka uhkaa koko kansakunnan tulevaisuutta. HS Visio (maksumuuri) kysyy asiantuntijoilta mikä meni vikaan ja pääkirjoituksessa ilmaistaan huoli ja pettymys hallitusten poliittiseenContinueContinue reading “[FI] Suomalainen IT-ongelma”

Prince Philip, me, and the midlife crisis

Some time ago I watched Netflix series The Crown. In season 3 episode 7 “Moondust” Philips struggles with his midlife crisis after Apollo 11 space shuttle has landed on the moon. This scene hit me hard because there was something to strongly relate to on a personal level. In this episode, one Sunday Philips isContinueContinue reading “Prince Philip, me, and the midlife crisis”