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  			This is post 33 of 41 in the series “IT Origins” IT Origins is an interview series looking at how IT professionals got their start working in their field and how it’s changed since then.[pt_view id=”662a29cus2″]  Phil Gervasi – IT Origins Nicholas Russo – IT Origins James Green – IT Origins Russ White – IT Origins Chin-Fah Heoh – IT Origins Eyvonne Sharp – IT Origins Howard Marks – IT Origins Tom Hollingsworth – IT Origins Allison Sheridan – IT Origins Gina Minks – IT Origins Enrico Signoretti – IT Origins Rebecca Fitzhugh – IT Origins Matt Leib – IT Origins Jack Daniel – IT Origins Tom Lyon – IT Origins Nick Bowie – IT Origins Dong Ngo – IT Origins Jordan Martin – IT Origins Zachary Smith – IT Origins Chandra Ambadipudi – IT Origins Karen Lopez – IT Origins Sonia Cuff – IT Origins Trends – IT Origins Survey Dan Frith – IT Origins Thom Greene – IT Origins David Bermingham – IT Origins Patric Palm – IT Origins Jon Hildebrand – IT Origins Ted Dunning – IT Origins Theresa Miller – IT Origins Oksana Sokolovsky – IT Origins John Welsh – IT Origins Leon Adato – IT Origins Alastair Cooke – IT Origins Michelle Laverick – IT Origins Nick Janetakis – IT Origins Tomer Shiran – IT Origins Phoummala Schmitt – IT Origins Tom Hollingsworth – IT Origins Becky Elliott – IT Origins Stephane Charbonneau – IT Origins  This podcast is sponsored by SolarWinds. Be sure to check out their new Tech Publication, Orange Matter, to learn more about the other SolarWinds Head Geeks. Leon Adato is a Head Geek at SolarWinds. This week on the podcast, we have an interview with SolarWinds Head Geek Leon Adato, recorded on-premises from our lovely Hudson, Ohio offices. We discussed how Leon went from Theater major to working in tech education, what exactly a head geek does, and finishes with some great career advice.A full transcript of the interview is available here.Table of Contents0-0:40: Host intro 0:40 – 10:10: IT Origins Story 10:10 – 12:25: What is a Head Geek? 12:25 – 15:24: When Did Single Pane of Glass Enter the IT Lexicon 15:24 – 22:58: Biggest Change Since You Started Your Career 22:58 – 27:05: Current Worst Trend in IT 27:05 – 32:45: Current Best Trend in IT 32:45 – 38:57: Where is IT Going in the Next 3-5 years? 38:57 – 44:23: Book Recommendations: Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella 44:23 – 46:43: First Computer You Owned 46:43 – 48:06: What Do You Do When You’re Not Working in IT? 48:06 – 50:03: How Do You CXaffeine? 50:03 – 50:40: Who Do You Want to See on IT Origins? 50:40: Career Advice© Gestalt IT, LLC for Gestalt IT: Leon Adato – IT Origins

This is post 33 of 41 in the series “IT Origins” IT Origins is an interview series looking at how IT professionals got their start working in their field and how it’s changed since then.[pt_view id=”662a29cus2″] <ol> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/phil-gervasi-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phil Gervasi – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/featured/rich/nicholas-russo-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Russo – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/james-green-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Green – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/russ-white-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Russ White – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/chin-fah-heoh-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chin-Fah Heoh – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/43767/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eyvonne Sharp – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/howard-marks-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Howard Marks – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/tom-hollingsworth-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Hollingsworth – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/allison-sheridan-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allison Sheridan – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/gina-minks-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gina Minks – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/enrico-signoretti-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Enrico Signoretti – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/rebecca-fitzhugh-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca Fitzhugh – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/matt-leib-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Leib – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/jack-daniel-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jack Daniel – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/tom-lyon-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Lyon – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/nick-bowie-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Bowie – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/dong-ngo-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dong Ngo – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/jordan-martin-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jordan Martin – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/zachary-smith-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zachary Smith – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/chandra-ambadipudi-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chandra Ambadipudi – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/karen-lopez-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Lopez – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/sonia-cuff-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonia Cuff – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/trends-it-origins-survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trends – IT Origins Survey</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/dan-frith-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dan Frith – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/thom-greene-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thom Greene – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/david-bermingham-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bermingham – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/patric-palm-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patric Palm – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/jon-hildebrand-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Hildebrand – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/ted-dunning-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ted Dunning – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/theresa-miller-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theresa Miller – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/oksana-sokolovsky-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oksana Sokolovsky – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/john-welsh-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Welsh – IT Origins</a></li> <li>Leon Adato – IT Origins</li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/alastair-cooke-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alastair Cooke – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/grant/michelle-laverick-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle Laverick – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/nick-janetakis-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Janetakis – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/tomer-shiran-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomer Shiran – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/phoummala-schmitt-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phoummala Schmitt – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/tom-hollingsworth-it-origins-repost/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Hollingsworth – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/becky-elliott-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Becky Elliott – IT Origins</a></li> <li><a href="https://gestaltit.com/exclusive/rich/stephane-charbonneau-it-origins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephane Charbonneau – IT Origins</a></li> </ol><blockquote> <h6>This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.solarwinds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SolarWinds</a>. Be sure to check out their new Tech Publication, <a href="https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orange Matter</a>, to learn more about the other SolarWinds Head Geeks.</h6> </blockquote>Leon Adato is a Head Geek at SolarWinds. This week on the podcast, we have an interview with SolarWinds Head Geek Leon Adato, recorded on-premises from our lovely Hudson, Ohio offices. We discussed how Leon went from Theater major to working in tech education, what exactly a head geek does, and finishes with some great career advice.A full transcript of the interview is available <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQm-8exQ20q7qKSxC8NkUIXqISqO0fLrbiyfdZ50t0oIdnMNi90TycwCHFV8npXajGzqDJk6DCTD6dW/pub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.<h5>Table of Contents</h5>0-0:40: Host intro 0:40 – 10:10: IT Origins Story 10:10 – 12:25: What is a Head Geek? 12:25 – 15:24: When Did Single Pane of Glass Enter the IT Lexicon 15:24 – 22:58: Biggest Change Since You Started Your Career 22:58 – 27:05: Current Worst Trend in IT 27:05 – 32:45: Current Best Trend in IT 32:45 – 38:57: Where is IT Going in the Next 3-5 years? 38:57 – 44:23: Book Recommendations:<ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Empires-Silicon-Millions-Competition/dp/0887308554" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Accidental Empires</a> by Robert X. Cringely</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/1942788290/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business</a> by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Refresh-Rediscover-Microsofts-Everyone/dp/0062652508/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone</a> by Satya Nadella</li> </ul>44:23 – 46:43: First Computer You Owned 46:43 – 48:06: What Do You Do When You’re Not Working in IT? 48:06 – 50:03: How Do You CXaffeine? 50:03 – 50:40: Who Do You Want to See on IT Origins? 50:40: Career Advice© Gestalt IT, LLC for <a href="https://gestaltit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gestalt IT</a>: <a href="https://gestaltit.com/podcast/rich/leon-adato-it-origins-sponsored/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leon Adato – IT Origins</a>

Leon Adato – IT Origins