Category: Work

Finally!

Well... it took me 26 years, 7 months, and 5 days, from the beginning of my career, to do it, but I finally did it. Yesterday, I was offered the role of Manager of Business and Cyber Resilience at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Needless to say, I accepted. I had bee...

Andy Barber

Cautiously Optimistic

Yesterday, I signed paperwork, making me the Interim Business Resiliency Manager at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. My first thought is, "FINALLY!"... followed promptly by "Uh oh, what have I done?"

In 1996, I started my IT career at a relatively small, ...

Andy Barber

All Good Things Come to an End

Today, my boss of a little over seven years, told our team that he had turned in his resignation.

In all my years of being an IT professional, I cannot think of a boss, from whom, I have learned more about my chosen vocation. When Dave came in, he added str...

Andy Barber

God Has a Plan

Today, I hurt for my sweet sister. She, her husband and her children are all alive and well, but she lost her job. If there is anyone alive more reliable, fair, just, sweet, solid, tireless, caring and good... besides my wife :)... I challenge you to show them to me. My...

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A Resounding Success

A week ago Saturday, our disaster recovery exercise concluded a day and a half early. This time, it was a complete and utter success. Thank goodness. There was fervent prayer, effective planning, solid engineering and flawless execution. I am wrapping up my week-off aft...

Andy Barber

High hopes

So, this coming Monday, we begin our Fall 2016 disaster recovery exercise. We're doing quite a few new and different things like VMware SRM and the like. The exercise will also be 160 hours straight, instead of 120. If everything goes as planned, we'll be able to finish...

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Utter Failure

So yesterday, we finished up our Spring 2016 disaster recovery exercise. The absolute best words that would be used to describe the exercise is utter failure.

I have been involved with many of these exercises over the years and there have been some doozies....

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RIP Papa Grubb

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RIP Papa Grubb

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Merry Christmas 2023!

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My Websites

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New Website

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Happy 17th Anniversary!

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