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The Good Intentions for 2025
I’ve spent my entire career in the tech industry — 40 years and counting. I started with early telecommunication networks, repaired electromechanical machinery, and eventually transitioned to information technology about 30 years ago. The past few years, however, have been challenging. Technology hasn’t just advanced; it has leaped forward. Since the advent of cloud technologies, the game has changed completely.
Gone are the days of assembling small server farms with pliers and a screwdriver. Today, everything can be done from a terminal. Virtualization technology, while around for nearly two decades, has evolved to a point where we can deploy software components without even needing physical servers — they run directly in the cloud. For those in the industry, this makes perfect sense. For everyone else, trust me — it’s revolutionary.
This leads to my point: I feel like I’m falling behind. It’s not that I don’t understand technology; I do. But the technical depth I once had is no longer as sharp. Over the past 10 years, I’ve shifted from being hands-on with IT to working as a project manager. I’ve focused on orchestrating timelines, ensuring smooth workflows, and delegating technical tasks to engineers. While I still understand the broader picture, I’m not as well-versed in the finer details of emerging technologies.
