We Who Cut Mere Stones Must Always Be Envisioning Cathedrals

By Rashesh Jethi The well-known Quarry Worker’s Creed, called out in prefaces to books such as “ The Pragmatic Programmer ” and “ Ship While you Sleep ”, posits the notion of IT done right as more than simple engineering discipline – good software development, for example, should not “preclude individual craftsmanship”. Drawing parallels to the construction of large cathedrals built in Europe during the Middle Ages, the quarry worker’s creed points out that while generations of builders advanced the state of structural engineering from one decade to the next, […]

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We Who Cut Mere Stones Must Always Be Envisioning Cathedrals

By Rashesh Jethi The well-known Quarry Worker’s Creed, called out in prefaces to books such as “ The Pragmatic Programmer ” and “ Ship While you Sleep ”, posits the notion of IT done right as more than simple engineering discipline – good software development, for example, should not “preclude individual craftsmanship”. Drawing parallels to the construction of large cathedrals built in Europe during the Middle Ages, the quarry worker’s creed points out that while generations of builders advanced the state of structural engineering from one decade to the next, […]

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Getting to Know Tom Powledge, Vice President of Cisco Managed Security Services

By Tom Powledge After several months leading the managed security services portfolio at Cisco, I sat down with the social media team to discuss my path to Cisco, the evolution of the security market, and the future of security. [Note: This is an abridged version of the full interview .] Q: After nearly 20 years at Symantec, why did you decide to move to Cisco? TP: Cisco has all of the pieces necessary to solve the biggest security problems facing businesses today and into the […]

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Getting to Know Tom Powledge, Vice President of Cisco Managed Security Services

By Tom Powledge After several months leading the managed security services portfolio at Cisco, I sat down with the social media team to discuss my path to Cisco, the evolution of the security market, and the future of security. [Note: This is an abridged version of the full interview .] Q: After nearly 20 years at Symantec, why did you decide to move to Cisco? TP: Cisco has all of the pieces necessary to solve the biggest security problems facing businesses today and into the […]

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