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Picture this: you board a drill ship, hundreds of kilometers offshore, in a foreign country, with one mission – deliver a fully functional IT environment, complete with: wired and wireless network coverage for nine decks and multiple drill floor cabins/offices, servers, storage, power, security appliances, and communications equipment, before sailing to the Philippines and drilling…
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When I started in IT, cybersecurity wasn’t the hot topic it is today. It was a small part of the job – patch a server here, check the firewall there. I never imagined it would become my career’s main battlefield. Everything changed one day when our network faced its first major incident. I can still…
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I often thought that IT leadership feels a lot like being part of a college fraternity. You have to herd people who don’t want to be herded, organize projects that look impossible, and somehow keep the lights on when chaos erupts. My years in Alpha Phi Omega (APO) gave me more preparation for IT and…
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Why Asset Management Is Important In IT, asset management is often misunderstood. Many people believe it’s simply about maintaining a list of laptops and servers. In reality, it is the backbone of IT operations and cybersecurity. Without it, IT leaders are flying blind. You cannot protect what you cannot see. You also cannot plan for…
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There’s nothing glamorous about a blinking cursor on a dead connection. For IT teams, downtime isn’t just a technical failure—it’s a career-defining moment. Whether you’re running a data center, a global enterprise, or a remote oil platform where connectivity keeps operations alive, high availability must be designed, not hoped for. Redundancy: The First Rule of…
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VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) are like invisible fences for your network. Done right, they keep the neighbor’s dog out of your garden and your kids out of the liquor cabinet. Done wrong, and suddenly payroll traffic is rubbing shoulders with guest Wi-Fi like it’s a karaoke night gone wild. I’ve had the joy (and…
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There’s a strange irony in professional life: the more you accomplish, the more you may feel like a fraud. That’s impostor syndrome: When you quietly suspect that your success is just luck, timing, or a misunderstanding, and that sooner or later someone will find out you’re not as competent as they think. I’ve seen it…
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Have you ever noticed how some parking driveways seem designed for Matchbox cars?You inch your way in, side mirrors trembling, praying you don’t graze the wall or clip the corner. And then you realize: someone actually approved this design. There’s a quiet absurdity in it. Architects and engineers can plan offshore platforms and skyscrapers with…
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You haven’t tested your nerves until you meet a jeepney with no headlights, at night, whether on a city or provincial road, while you’re holding your lane and your breath. You drive along, playlist steady, when a shape bursts out of the dark: chrome horses, bright stickers, no light at all. A ghost with registration…