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A brief encounter with an IT legend of the 1970s changed the course of my professional life. It marked my departure from the user community with a move to the vendor side and much more … Are we still enjoying working from home? Is our home office looking more like it’s permanent? Are we in any hurry to return to the normalcy we once knew? Do we truly miss social interactions around the water cooler or coffee pot? Have the changes we have experienced firsthand become our new normal? I have posted about this more than once over the course of the past year and a half. Or is that more like two years? It is strange to look back and recall the times when the pace of life was fast, almost thrilling for some, but now that the wheels have well and truly fallen off, do we want to return to that ride? Do we really look forward to changing our ways yet again? When it comes to technology, if you don’t like change then perhaps you should have chosen a different calling. IT is all about change. I...

Are you ready for this year’s NonStop Technical Boot Camp? Are you prepared for an All-Digital Experience? 1,700plus colleagues are already registered – how about you? Tandem-16 It’s been an amazing ride these past couple of weeks as we have kept an eye on the ever increasing attendance numbers for this year’s NonStop Technical Boot Camp. As it will be a virtual event, the NonStop community was heading into virtually unknown territory so when the numbers look like they have pushed past 1,700 registered attendees for the now virtual All-Digital Experience, what can we say other than, can we pass the 2,000 mark? For those of us who sat through the virtual HPE Discover event this year, we know what to expect. On the other hand, for those who will find this all-digital experience a completely new experience, don’t worry, it really does work. And it does keep you engaged. I guess the good news here is there will be ample opportunity to walk to your coffee pot wherever you may have it set up...