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How I Got Promoted: Marques Stewart, VP of Technology at Achievement First

BetterCloud

So, 2006 or 2007. ” At that time, I said, “You know what, I think I really want to become a CIO or CTO.” When I decided I wanted to be a CIO or CTO , I was an associate director or what other companies might call a junior director. I’ve noticed this about software developers, but I also see it in many IT careers.

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11 proven, DevOps best-practices for continuous improvement

Audacix

DevOps best practices that will help you to run your software development projects smoothly. Here are mine: Maximize collaboration and communication between developers and system operators. It is focused on making collaboration between developers and operations engineers (ops) easier, faster, and safer.

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PODCAST 119: Show Gratitude & Build Relationships With Small Gestures with Brendan Kamm

Sales Hacker

He’s spent more than 17 years focused on sales, product, and client development. I was, I think, employee 19 at this company, so this is about 2006. Where’s the software development coming from? He’s an investor as well, and he’s just a tremendous human being and guide and mentor.