For quite some time, I’ve been told that I’m more of a traditional type of guy in both my personal and professional lives — and I believe that I am. I find it rewarding and relaxing knowing that I have traditional styles that are noticed and respected. Especially in my personal life, traditional works very well for me and I find no reason to change. But in my professional life, being or staying traditional may not cut it, because of how fast technology changes and how important it is to keep up with it so you won’t be left behind.

When this cloud “thing” came along, I was hesitant about using it because one of the primary things — if not THE primary thing — that I am used to as a traditional IT pro is control. Yeah, IT pros are generally control freaks, and that is not meant in a derogatory way whatsoever. We have to be, because at the end of the day if something happens to an application or data within an application, it is our job to make sure we are able to “fix” it.

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