Product Managers, put the team first

2020-12-29

This week on Linkedin, I saw another thread about defining the role of product management. I'm come to the conclusion that trying to answer the ...

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5 Tips for Hosting a Collaborative Zoom Off-site

2020-09-13

I’ve facilitated many team off-sites over the years. The other week I facilitated my first all Zoom “off-site,” and I have to say, it was ...

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Emergence

2020-08-30

When studying complex systems, emergence arises when the system exhibits properties (emergent properties) that are not found in its component parts--oftentimes more sophisticated properties. This ...

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Apache Geode By Example - Partitioned & Replicated Regions

2018-07-09

For the third episode of Apache Geode By Example , I cover Apache Geode's two primary region types: partitioned and replicated. Think of regions like ...

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Apache Geode By Example - From Zero To .NET Examples in 15 Steps

2018-07-09

Apache Geode Native is an Apache Geode client that has both C++ and .NET interfaces. Geode Native is set to make its first release as ...

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Soaring + Handling Risk

2018-07-02

How dangerous is flying? Doing a quick Google search, you will find many statistics comparing flying to driving. Here are two YouTube videos that analyze ...

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Apache Geode By Example - Getting Started

2018-06-29

Last week, I started a series of videos called Apache Geode By Example . The first episode highlights Apache Geode's Continuous Query feature. This week, ...

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Introduction to Soaring

2018-06-23

This post is an update to Pilot Edge Experiment . Its been over six months since I started that experiment and I'm happy to say ...

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Apache Geode By Example - Continuous Queries

2018-06-23

I recently just started a series I'm calling Apache Geode by Example . Each week, I'm going to run through one of the examples found ...

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DataEngConf 2018

2018-06-22

I had the pleasure of speaking at DataEngConf this year in San Francisco. If you haven't heard of DataEngConf , I highly recommend attending. The ...

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Mining Experiment

2018-01-11

Back in July 2017, when I bought my latest desktop, I figured I had enough GPU power to possibly make some money mining cryptocurrencies. With ...

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Pilot Edge Experiment

2017-12-28

Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a pilot. The commercial pilot route would have never worked but general aviation has always ...

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An Approach for Finding Consensus in Complexity

2015-05-19

*Originally posted at Product Lab on Medium: link Have you ever been in a lengthy meeting that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere? Building consensus ...

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First GoPro Video (Grand Canyon 2013)

2013-12-24

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