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I'd like to share what I know about: ITIL, software engineering, Jazz music and history, Playing drums

I'd like to discover more about: History of early jazz musicians, Evolution of US music

My day job is in the technology sector as an IT consultant specializing in ITIL, and specifically, configuration, change and release management. I've traveled the world as a consultant before moving into my present position. If you truly want to know more do a google search of my last name.

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reviewed SKB 5 X 15 Square Snare Case with Pad.... March 03, 2010
SKB 5 X 15 Square Snare Case with Padded Interior
First, the product photo shown is not correct. I supplied a customer-provided photo of the correct case, which is square instead of the round case shown.    If you own a Ludwig Supersensitive …
reviewed V-Com Systemsuite 5.0. March 17, 2005
V-Com Systemsuite 5.0
I purchased this utility to 'rescue' a failed hard disk drive per the claims on the packaging. Not only does the utility not work, it refuses to accept any Alt commands cited in the manual when the supplied …
reviewed The Project Management Advisor: 18 Ma.... January 25, 2005
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The Project Management Advisor: 18 Major Project
Regardless of whether you're managing your first project, or have the battle scars from many, this excellent book will be an invaluable resource.    For the new PM the 18 "Screw-ups" …
reviewed Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables.... January 20, 2005
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Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs
As a consultant I need to gather and analyze data and transform it into information and findings. This book leads you through the transformation of data - especially if you use Excel or PowerPoint - by …
reviewed The Visible Ops Handbook: Starting IT.... January 19, 2005
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The Visible Ops Handbook: Starting ITIL in 4
This short book manages to capture the essentials of what it takes to initate ITIL in any organization. The authors do not drift off on tangents or lose sight of the scope of the book - they present a …
reviewed The Purdue Enterprise Reference Archi.... July 15, 2004
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The Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture
This is an intermediate work that describes PERA, which is a general enterprise reference architecture model that is suited for manufacturing enterprises. The book explains PERA as a layered architecture, …
reviewed Core Concepts of Information Technolo.... July 13, 2004
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Core Concepts of Information Technology Auditing
Although this is a college-level text, it can be effectively used by newly minted IT auditors to quickly learn the key knowledge and skill factors needed to function within their roles.I like and highly …
reviewed Internal Audit's Role in Corporate Go.... July 11, 2004
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Internal Audit's Role in Corporate Governance:
This book/CD ROM combination is a quick-start tool for internal auditors who need to drill down to the essentials and eliminate the time it takes to develop in-house aids for compliance.The book is a …
reviewed Oracle Privacy Security Auditing: Inc.... July 11, 2004
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Oracle Privacy Security Auditing: Includes Federal
This remarkable book covers how to use Oracle 9i security and auditing facilities to achieve compliance with three major laws. While the book emphasizes HIPAA, it also addresses, either directly or indirectly, …
reviewed The Privacy Papers: Managing Technolo.... July 11, 2004
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The Privacy Papers: Managing Technology, Consumer,
This book covers a lot of ground, with information that will be of interest to IT security, HR and privacy managers (in some large companies security and privacy are combined into a single function), …
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September 20, 2010
Hi Mike, welcome to Lunch! I’m a Brand Ambassador here, available to answer any of your questions (you can also ask @devora the Community Manager). Your reviews are fantastic! Also feel free to comment on others reviews and write a Quick Tip (for topics where you have only a couple of sentences to share). Based on your love of music I would also recommend checking out the Music Matters community as well. Have fun exploring!
 
November 13, 2008
Welcome mtarrani! A great place to get started is the Exhilarate section at the top. You can rate different items you like and dislike. You might also want to check out the Categories section and start looking for topics you are interested in. I look forward to reading some of your reviews soon!
 
November 12, 2008
Hi - Welcome to Lunch!
 
November 12, 2008
Hello Mike, welcome to Lunch!! Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about what we're working on here...we'd love your input on how to make things better!
 
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