This year is certainly one for the record books and especially so on the personal front. 2020 has been full of twists, turns, overuse of the word “unprecedented”, crisis management, and modern day urban survival.

What’s in store around the corner? Networking Field Day 23! I’m super excited this go around for #NFD23 and the opportunity to be fully engaged. It’s been easy to get lost this year with everything going on around us. I’m hoping to get my brain back into high gear and NFD23 is the super-fuel rocket boost out-of-this-world content explosion we all need. Well, I need anyway, your mileage will vary.

So what in the world does this have to do with getting lost? A short while ago I update the title of this blog to Foggy Bytes. It’s somewhat odd, but a play on a few things we deal with in the context switching world of networking, information technology, and our brain-fog aftermath. Human context switching is a productivity killer and generally speaking we’re having to do it on a hourly basis. We’re dealing with new projects, support issues, business changes, technology changes, and I overheard you shout “network automation” on the other side of this screen. So we’re left in this constant fog, if you will, of bytes-in and bytes-out through the fog of it all. I also relate to the blog title with a backdrop of imposter syndrome. We get the bytes moved, but not exactly sure of all the steps we took to get there or why we were chosen.

I’m also happy to say that my former “no media” policy has expired! Yay! I can have an opinion again! Not that I ever stopped having one, but now I can blog them again. If you’re changing jobs and you’re into any sort of content creation, even casually, be sure to understand any policies you may be subject to at your new position. I may even take some time to revisit NFD21 content and do some “where are they now” hot takes.

Networking Field Day 23 has an impressive line up and I’m looking forward to hear from everyone.

NFD23 is like a fresh Computer Shopper so be sure to follow along with us September 29–October 2, 2020 https://techfieldday.com

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