Golf ball or bowling ball?

While they're both round, I will probably prepare differently to catch either one if thrown at me. Wouldn't you? I might stand differently. I might even ponder, "do I need one hand or two?" I'll definitely consider what could happen if I fail to catch the ball and how it might bounce or even break something where it lands. Mindless musings, you say? Maybe. But really? How is this any different from what most network teams deal with? Seriously. Pretend you're the app guy and I'm the network guy. You know what you're going to throw. You've spent countless...

Good advice

During an interesting conversation yesterday, Jim Metzler made a very clear and insightful comment. There are [or should be] two distinct roles in IT: application development and application delivery. Pure and simple. In challenging times (or any time, really...), this clarity could be a powerful rallying point as well as a basis for collaboration and focus on results. Good advice. His recently released 2008 Handbook of Application Delivery also offers some excellent advice. [Update: Kiwi Paul was kind enough to remind me that the handbook link above requires a free registration here. Thanks mate!] Technorati Tags: F5, Devcentral, Jeff Browning,...