Ascending Tangents

Well it's about time I got on this blog bandwagon, so here I am to bring my thoughts and experiences to the world at large. I'm something of a blog newbie, so feel free to slap me if this turns into a confessional, or I missed some point of etiquette I didn't know about!

A bit of background on me to start this off:

I head up a business systems department for a mid-size company in the UK. I'm responsible for all matters of IT, telecommunications, and a few odd bits of "other" technology around the company, plus the people management for a tech and development team of five. I also drive (or try to) the development of the company's technology strategy, which being what it is, is never finished and always changing.

The things I'll write about are probably the usual woes experienced by every IT manager, director, CIO, the world over. But I do promise to tell how I dealt with it, or how I think I should deal with it (and hope for some encouragement from you guys)! I might throw in the odd anecdote now and then to lighten the mood.

If I haven't lost you already, then all is well!

Damn, I wish this blog form didn't keep reloading the buttons with every keypress! Autocorrect would be handy too - I think future blogs will be pre-written in Word!

Oh, by the way, I do tend to digress on occasion - don't let it distract you!

Must get back to work. Nice to have met you. Later!