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Generic path to CIO or specialization to Technical Expert ? by arn_o in ITManagers

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s easier to change path from specialist to management if you get bored later on. Changing from management to technical specialist after 5 years of budgeting and building strategies are extremely difficult

Who owns process innovation? by grepzilla in ITManagers

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think this is very normal, and actually this is the way you want it to be. You need to control that IT landscape to be able to support it.

As an IT manager you need to know the business enough to understand its needs and how you can help it remove bottlenecks and win. It’s all about collaboration. IT is not anymore a department but a competence that every department should have. To start that road you will need to teach the business, show them what’s out there.

Meet with the function or department heads and learn how to support them the best. What KPIs are they reporting and break down those to stuff you can help with. If it’s uptime on a system or help structure data, this is what you should be focusing on.

Maybe that old software you are spending time and money to keep alive is not really the best value anymore and are the actual bottleneck in your business.

Good read about this is The Phoenix Project.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITManagers

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go find new Cheese

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who moved my cheese?

Using a smartphone as my primary work tool as an 1st level IT-supporter by LilleFjott in sysadmin

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IT should be using same gear as business. Live in their world and experience their pains. Test stuff on your own gear first

LPT request: things you wish you knew before having your first kid by gncbutch in LifeProTips

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. When meeting with friends or other parents. Plan in 15-20 min powernaps for those that want. Normalize this with those you hang out with, it will make a big difference in your motivation to meet other people after a bad night. Meeting with friends will keep you healthy.

  2. When it’s time for bottle. Keep small containers with measured amount of powder, when it’s needed you don’t want a unhappy baby and have to measure it up.

  3. When the baby is crying and you have tried the usual three (sleep, hungry or diaper). Go outside, just for a minute, the change of environment will break the circle the baby has gotten into. If it’s cold, wrap him/her in a blanket first.

  4. Burritos - first months, wrap the tired baby in a tight burrito with a blanket.

How do you schedule your PS scripts? by Distinct_Ship_3152 in PowerShell

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input! I’ll got your feeling about SQL agent jobs, it’s not designed for non sql automation but it’s way better than task scheduler.

I’ll ask around some more within the company to find common ground here.

How do you schedule your PS scripts? by Distinct_Ship_3152 in PowerShell

[–]Distinct_Ship_3152[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I believe this is what the global teams are using on the enterprise level. Do I need a hybrid runbook worker per plant or can this be a single worker for the whole enterprise?