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Discussing Legacy Policies and Practices for IT with Matt Cramer Mar 02, 2021

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Over the course of his career, Matt Cramer has worked a multitude of jobs. He got into tech and learned to do it all like an IT Generalist. He moved into DevOps and has been there since. Ryan and Matt discuss that to implement policies and new IT tech, you also have to get buy in from the team. Everything is a collaborative mission and vision and it is always important to include the whole team. They also discuss reassessing processes and how to get over the hurdle of implementing anything new.
Listen to this episode of Where's the Any Key? to hear what techniques and tactics Matt Cramer uses in his organization to provide the best experience for his end users, while also keeping his team moving and communicating effectively.

Using Outside Past Experience to Become a Better IT Professional with Chavarous Kennebrew Feb 16, 2021

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Chavarous Kennebrew loves everything IT. He is a father, a husband, and at his core, he is a computer.

Listen to this episode of Where’s the Any Key? to hear about how Chavarous used his past experiences outside of IT to become a better IT professional.

Using IT Security Tools in a Remote Work World with Brian Coleman Feb 02, 2021

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From learning the basics of technology from his computer science doctorate mother at an early age to starting up his own IT consulting business, Brian Coleman has dedicated nearly his entire life to the IT field. As such, he has a very unique perspective about how much the industry has changed over the past year as many organizations switched to a fully remote work model, and how their tech stack had to evolve to accommodate.

Listen to this episode of Where’s the Any Key? to hear his takes on modern IT security processes, as well as the dos and don'ts of using several of today’s top IT security tools in your stack.

Changing the Perspective on IT with Stephen Malone Jan 12, 2021

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Stephen Malone is the head of IT Operations at Built, a construction finance software firm based out of Tennessee. Over the course of his career, Malone noticed that IT professionals like himself receive a bad rap, associated with the problems they are tasked to fix. Since IT is so critical to modern organizations, Malone wanted to turn this perception on its head, establishing IT as a trusted source of knowledge for all things technology in an organization.
Listen to this episode of Where's the Any Key? to hear what techniques and tactics Malone uses in his organization to provide the best experience for his end users, while also keeping his team moving and communicating effectively.

Creating a Business as an IT Professional with Yiddy Lemmer Dec 01, 2020

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Born to a family of entrepreneurs, Yiddy Lemmer wanted to make his mark on the business world and decided to do so as a managed service provider (MSP). In this episode of Where's the Any Key?, Yiddy shares the secrets he learned along the way that helped make him and his company, CompuConnect, successful in the world of IT services.
Tune in to hear Yiddy's tips about keeping up with clients, prioritizing safe interactions in the times of COVID-19, and developing insurance best practices to keep you and your customers best interests in mind in case of the worst.

Building Trust in Your Organization With Tom Bridge Nov 17, 2020

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As an IT administrator, you have an innate responsibility to support the end users in your environment while also ensuring everything is secure. A major part of both of these tasks is trust.
Building trust is crucial to building a strong working relationship with end users and other stakeholders. In a zero trust security environment, trust also establishes an underlying state of recognition and confidence that a person is who they say they are, and can subsequently be allowed to access critical data.
Join us as we chat with Tom Bridge, partner at Technolutionary and producer of the MacAdmins podcast, and discuss what is required of IT admins as they foster relationships with their end users, and ultimately, build trust, both in a relational and security sense.

Onboarding with Courtney Ebersole Oct 20, 2020

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When a new employee joins an organization, both IT and HR teams need to work together to ensure that they're able to be up and running on their first day. In this episode of Where's the Any Key?, host Ryan Bacon talks with Courtney Ebersole, Manager of Learning and Development at JumpCloud, about the overlap of HR and IT during the onboarding process, and what IT admins do to streamline the process.

IT in Education During a Pandemic with Bradley Chambers Sep 29, 2020

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How can IT admins thrive (or at least survive!) during “the new normal” brought by the COVID-19 pandemic? We asked Bradley Chambers, an IT Director in EDU and a writer for 9to5Mac to share his strategies, tools, and tips. Hear what he has to say in this new episode of Where's the Any Key?

Starting Your IT Career with Noah Rosen Sep 15, 2020

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What do you need to consider when starting an IT career? Should you go to school, get certifications, just jump right in, or some combination of them all?
We welcome Noah Rosen, IT support technician at JumpCloud, back on to Where's the Any Key? for a second time to share his experience of entering the IT field, and what learnings he's taking away from it.

IT Specialization vs. Entrepreneurial Thinking with Van Romine Sep 01, 2020

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As an IT professional, should you focus on a specific area of your craft or expand your business acumen? We tackle this age-old question in a “mock debate” between our host Ryan Bacon and the IT manager of Inland Valleys Association of Realtors, Van Romine. Hear which path will best suit your career by checking out the Where’s the Any Key? podcast.

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