Welcome to my technology blog. My name is Steve Buchanan and I’ve been in Information Technology since 1999. My interests in computers started in my senior year of high school when I landed a position building computers/servers for a small computer company. Today I am an IT Manager for a SharePoint consulting/training firm. I also am co-owner of a technology consulting firm specializing in open-source & Microsoft solutions for small business. I consider myself a technology generalist who enjoys architecting solutions that solve business problems.

I have an Associate in Applied Science degree as a Network Support Specialist and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. I also hold the following certifications: A +, Linux +, Backup Academy Certified (VMware & Hyper-V backup), MCP, MCSA, MCITP: Server Administrator, and MCTS: (Hyper-V, SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010, Exchange 2007, Vista).

Some of my future goals are to earn the following certifications:

MCTIP: SharePoint, MCTIP: Lync, Storage +, and CCNA.

On this blog site you will find my thoughts, ideas, and tip’s about technology. As an IT Manager I work mainly with Microsoft products. The Microsoft technolgies I work with the most are Microsoft DPM & other System Center products, Microsoft TMG firewall, Hyper-V, SharePoint, Lync, and Exchange. When consulting for small business and for my own projects I work more with Open-Source products. On my blog you will find a mix of posts around Open-Source and Microsoft technolgies.

If you have questions about this website or are interested in having me write for your publication feel free to contact me.

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NOTE: The views and opinions on this blog site are my own and are not that of my employer.