Yawe's Hard Talk

This episode is a slightly different one. This features a live discussion I had with a panel at the 7th annual Cloud & Security Summit. We looked at what the future looks like for cloud solutions.

Panelist

Amritpal Singh - Service Business Manager Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Bernard Kotonya - Formerly Manager Data Centre & Network, SBM Bank Kenya.

Phares Kariuki - Pure Infrastructure.

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Most times when systems are working just fine we sometimes do not have regular checkups or look into improving the systems. They say if it is not broken don't fix it.

Well, complacency comes with repercussions. The worst part is we realize that we are in trouble a late. In this 16th episode, Yawe goes back to when google destabilized him and how late he came to this realization.

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This episode is slightly different. It starts with a trip back to when I started my career in ICT. With 30 years of experience, I look at how we approach technology now in areas like the banking sector and reflect back to the initial days and see what progress has been made. Most importantly what more can be done?

The journey most definitely continues and in years to come, we will look back and assess what more was done to build on the structure that we have presently.

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Since we are just a few months away from a general election let us look at our political systems and the efforts made toward implementing technological processes in governance. Undoubtedly little has been done and deliberate or not the fact remains that we can do more. So is it a lack of willingness, lack of infrastructure, or both?

Well, listen to this 14th episode and find out why Yawe believes there is more that we can do, how we can do it, and why we need to do it.

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At times we find ourselves meddling with fully automated systems. Call it itchy fingers or we are just used to doing some things manually hence it is hard to accept that systems can work perfectly without our manual input. Automated comes from the Greek word automatos, meaning “acting of oneself.

So the next time you meddle with digital data ask your self are you allowing the system to act by itself as it is supposed to?

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There are a number of reasons for techies to ascend the corporate ladder. It might be time to step in into managerial positions while others take up the positions to help other employees or departments with tasks and projects.

This episode covers a situation where the organization does not seem to come up with any other way to reward the techies other than a pay grade through the ascension of an employee to higher ranks. Also, the common concern by individuals of how long is too long to stay in one position in a company is also a factor to consider.

Yes, employee promotion comes with an increase in salary, responsibilities, benefits, a better parking spot, you name it. This is good but the questions that this episode seeks to answer is:

• Can all these upgrades or benefits still be implemented without adulterating the core function of a techie?
• Also, is it time to restructure some departments as some functions are provisional?



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Re-Establishing the Glass Ceiling

Still Behind The Lectern