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Grumpy IT Guy avoided historic disasters and clueless people while working his way up the IT ranks, but he retained his keen sense of humor. He now leads an IT organization somewhere in America, as part of the FBI's Grump Protection Program. Need advice? Send questions to [email protected], or on Twitter: @IWGrumpyITGuy. You may not get the answer you want, but it's probably the answer you need.

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BYOD Means Bring Your Own Dollars

1/28/2015
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is saving your company a ton of money...by taking it out of your own wallet.
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The Trouble With Dashboards

1/17/2015
Gleaming executive dashboards are often based on no data whatsoever, and they tell us nothing useful.
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New Data, Same Old Dumb Bosses: 3 Lessons

12/29/2014
Corporate overlords finally take an interest in data. Too bad they don't understand it and will be tricked by crafty short-timers.
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Technology Training: Why We're In Hell

12/19/2014
Is the problem the death-by-PowerPoint training that everyone hates? Or that our enterprise apps look worse than Keith Richards with a hangover?
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Stop The Black Friday & Cyber Week Hating

12/5/2014
Of course you need tech toys. And... discounts. No politically correct hating required.
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Employee Engagement: Let The Fakery Begin

11/26/2014
It's a good thing HR isn't in charge of IT employee retention. Their new "employee engagement" campaign is really "employee enragement."
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Grumpy IT Guy Tries Out Gonzo Tech Journalism

11/21/2014
I want to quit IT, swig booze, do drugs while speeding across America to Las Vegas, and ruminate about the failure of '60s counterculture.
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Privacy: Zuck Is Not The Devil

11/14/2014
Facebook's new privacy rules? No reason to get grumpy. US Department of Justice's new "overly friendly skies"? Worthy of outrage.
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Dogs In The Data Center: Flexibility Gone Wild

11/7/2014
When the boss grants an inch, say on pets or telecommuting, don't take a mile. Flexibility trashers make co-workers grumpy.
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Google Inbox Won't Fix CYA

10/24/2014
Google Inbox: Because, if we use yet another tool, people won't BLANKET THE PLANET WITH CYA EMAIL.
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IT Is Slow? Not Our Fault

10/17/2014
Everyone's telling IT to hurry up. Bah! Compared to other parts of the organization, IT is greased lightning.
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Source Escrow, Meet Grumpy IT Guy

10/10/2014
Today's gripe: The source code escrow service shake-down.
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Grumpy IT Guy: Finance Wars

9/26/2014
Finance gets mad that we moved their printer and starts acting out. I may ask them to manage virtual machines if they don't start doing their own work.
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Tech Sales Reps Gone Wild

9/19/2014
Today, Grumpy IT Guy is grumpy about sales reps who don't know when to quit.
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The Test System That Wasn't

9/12/2014
Why is Grumpy IT Guy extra grumpy today? It's crazy vendor day!
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