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#9: Organizational Psychology with Nick Tasler - Part 1

#9: Organizational Psychology with Nick Tasler - Part 1

Chris Brandt
Leadership, Podcast, Tips and Tricks

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. Today we are going to talk about Organizational Psychology, and we have a New York Times Best selling author, Psychologist and Speaker here to help us out. Nick Tasler is CEO of Decision Pulse, a Global management consulting firm which helps companies manage their transformation with better decision making. He describes himself as a dad, a husband, and a total geek about the science of human nature. He is author of The Impulse Factor, Why Quitters Win, Domino and most recently Ricochet, What to do When Change Happens to You.

Welcome Nick.

Check out Nick at his website at nicktalser.com

#7: The Sales Machine with Phil Johanet - Part 2

#7: The Sales Machine with Phil Johanet - Part 2

Chris Brandt
Cloud, Data Center, Data Protection, Giving Back, Podcast, Sales, Work From Home, Tips and Tricks

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. This is part 2 of our Interview with Phil Johanet where we talk about the world of sales in technology.

I have known phil for some time, and if the topic of all-time greatest sales people in the business comes up, Phil’s name is always at the top. Phil brings a sensibility and intelligence to the game that you rarely see. He is the perfect balance of getting it done and fun. I’m super excited to talk with him, Welcome Phil.

Tips For Picking a Data Center Facility Part 4: Security, Add-ons, and Negotiating the Contract

Tips For Picking a Data Center Facility Part 4: Security, Add-ons, and Negotiating the Contract

Chris Brandt
Compliance, Data Center, Market Analysis, Security, Tips and Tricks

Welcome back, This is part 4 and the final episode of my series on picking a data center. If you haven’t seen part 1 through 3, please check them out.

Last time we talked about cooling delivery systems, Fire Suppression systems and network. So let’s jump in and start with Security then we’ll talk about add-ons and finally, negotiating a contract.

Tips for Choosing a Data Center Part 2: Facility, Location, and Power Systems

Tips for Choosing a Data Center Part 2: Facility, Location, and Power Systems

Chris Brandt
Cloud, Compliance, Data Center, Market Analysis, Tips and Tricks

Are you picking a data center? Unsure of what you should be looking for? Can’t figure out what makes one data center provider better than another? Well, you came to the right place.

In the last video I talked about building your own vs. leasing colo space (spoiler don’t build your own), and we talked about what the different tier levels mean and we talked about redundancy factors as well as some frequently used terms. So, if you didn’t see part 1 of this series, check it out here, I’ll wait.

Tips For Picking A Data Center Part 1: Lease vs Build, Tiers, and Redundancy

Tips For Picking A Data Center Part 1: Lease vs Build, Tiers, and Redundancy

Chris Brandt
Cloud, Compliance, Data Center, Market Analysis, Security, Tips and Tricks

As many of you may know, in my past life I was a CTO of a company that built high security mission critical data center facilities as well as owing and operating data center facilities.

I often talk with clients who are struggling with choosing data center space, so I wanted to give you a few tips when you are on the market looking. I have seen companies make a lot of mistakes over the years.

The Gear I Use 2019

The Gear I Use 2019

Chris Brandt
Video, Tips and Tricks, Gear

I haver been getting a lot of Questions about my setup lately, so I figured I would run over a quick list of things I use to produce these videos.

Quick Update: Sorry I have been absent, I had a series of cascading computer failures that ended up with me swapping out a motherboard and the drive. I am back now with a bunch of pent up content that will be coming shortly.