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Experts Brad Jordan Æleen Frisch HGA Cambridge Computer Opus One NPS Neal Whitten Group NetCraftsmen

Experts These are experts whom we bring on-site for consulting and education. They have rattled my thinking, helping me to make the box in which I live a little bigger. Brad Jordan of Advanced Technology Partners influences our Internet routing design. Æleen Frisch, the author of Essential System Administration, trains sys admins, employing both hands-on and seminar-based styles. Howard Goldstein of Howard Goldstein Associates style suits me -- entertaining, engaging, subtle -- and his ability to go both broad and deep in storage subjects earns his place on this list. Jacob Farmer of Cambridge Computer analyzes and explains storage projects and issues in ways which suit my need for rigor and breadth. Joel Snyder of Opus One places security in the larger context, offering the kind of broad view which I find useful when discussing this subject. Mike Pennachi and Chris Greer of Network Protocol Specialists teach trouble-shooting skills -- we bring them on-site every month or so as part of an on-going 'network analysis coaching' program, in which we focus on client/server interactions in a networked environment. And when we are stumped by a complex problem with a tight schedule for resolution, we hire them to identify the root cause. Nathan Clark of Northpoint Consulting specializes in network consulting. We employ him to support and educate us regarding our voice environment. Neal Whitten of the The Neal Whitten Group, specializing in project management, has helped me to develop professionally. Peter Welcher of Chesapeake NetCraftsmen works as a network architect and trouble-shooter; his ability to distill his expertise into principles has helped me to understand how to build reliable systems.