Silicon Hoard
My blog on technology leadership, vendor dynamics, and infrastructure decisions for organizations outside the enterprise world.
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Technology leadership, writing, and counsel.
I lead infrastructure teams by day and write about the decisions that matter by night. Thirteen years from the data center floor to the leadership table taught me that the hardest technology problems usually aren't technical at all.
IT Infrastructure Manager, Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan
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Technology strategy, vendor negotiations, and infrastructure counsel for small and mid-sized organizations through Hoard Technology Advisors LLC.
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Thirteen years from Data Center Operator to infrastructure leadership—and the story of how I got here.
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Built from the ground up
I started as a Data Center Operator because I wanted to understand how things actually worked. Today I lead teams across Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Database Administration, Unified Communications, and M365—and I still believe the best technology leaders understand the work at every level.