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About scavali

Almost 30 years of Information Technology experience, including 15 with Microsoft Services and Sales to some of the largest and smallest companies in the world, give me some unique perspective on the technology industry as a whole. After spending some time as the Unified Communications Practice Manager for Janalent (2 time UC Worldwide Partner of the Year in 2009 and 2010) and a Solutions Principal with EMC, I am now the Director for VMware Professional Services EUC Pre-sales Architects. Combine that with my passion for photography, scuba diving, all things Key West, my time volunteering with the Madison, NJ Fire Department and my new home in the area of San Diego, CA, you will find an eccletic combination of thoughts and experiences conveyed on this blog. Please contribute, I value people's productive feedback.

S1 E5 Resumes and Storytelling

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hkmbh-17ed308 This podcast episode discusses resume writing and interviewing strategies. The hosts emphasize the importance of quantifiable results and metrics on resumes, arguing that simply listing responsibilities is insufficient in today’s competitive job market. They then focus on the power … Continue reading

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The Tech Currents Podcast S1E4 — “Ctrl+Alt+Office” the return to office mandates

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-eastr-17aea91 This Tech Currents podcast episode discusses the controversial topic of return-to-office mandates in the tech industry. The hosts interview a cybersecurity expert who offers nuanced perspectives on productivity, considering factors beyond simple output metrics. They explore various contributing elements, … Continue reading

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S1E3 Tech Talk and Reminiscing

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-aqyr5-177f745 This Episode, admittedly a very late thanksgiving episode,  features a conversation between two longtime friends (Sam and Ron) reminiscing about their shared experiences in the tech industry, spanning from the early days of personal computing and dial-up internet to … Continue reading

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S1E2 Bar Raising, Mentoring and the impact on mental health of job seeking

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zkfxg-1740ed2 In this episode, special guest Ron Melanson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldmelanson/ ) takes us through a discussion about what bar raising is at Amazon, providing us with his history of mentoring and talking about what drove him to become a more active … Continue reading

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Tech Currents Podcast, Premier Episode and Sam’s adventure in the land of the laid off

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-uhjnr-1737f1f In our premier episode, we introduce our host, Sam Cavaliere and discuss his adventures in being laid off.  We talk about navigating LinkedIn and what we found to be most helpful when navigating being laid off.

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New Adventures

We had the opportunity to visit Death Valley National Park in our Thor Motor Coach Sequence Class B RV. This write up is more about Death Valley and less about the van. More to come about our van, but check in to see what we visited on our trip. Continue reading

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Plantronics Voyager Focus–Could it be the only headset in your bag?

The Plantronics Voyager Focus takes the abilities of a quality stereo headset, the quality of their voyager headset line and merges them into a single headset that can satisfy the road warrior and desk worker alike. Continue reading

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Amazon Echo First Look

What is Amazon Echo? The latest to come out of Amazon is the Echo.   The Echo is a voice command device from Amazon.   It has a number of functions including fact finding, weather, traffic, music (from iHeart Radio, Tunein Radio, … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2003 End of Life — Update

As I predicted back in March, Windows Server 2003 has become THE topic of conversation in almost every customer that we speak to. We are now just under 8 months away from the end of life of Windows Server 2003. … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2003 on the March to Retirement

When we look back on 2014 in IT, there are going to be a couple of things that dominate our thinking and my guess is it won’t be BYOD or Big Data. In reality, a much more mundane yet critical … Continue reading

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