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Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

From Mainframes to Virtualization: Tracing IT Evolution with Industry Veteran Gary Maynard

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

Technology

549 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Gary Maynard Gary Maynard is an IT industry veteran with over three decades of experience spanning roles from IT operator to director. His career has given him broad exposure to a wide range of platforms and technologies including mainframes, client-server architecture, virtualization, cloud computing and more. He currently serves as Director of Information Technology at Crowther Roofing and Sheet Metal. Gary enjoys staying on top of emerging tech trends and figuring out how they can be applied to improve business processes and add value. From Mainframes to Virtualization: Tracing IT Evolution with Industry Veteran Gary Maynard Join us for an insightful discussion with IT industry veteran Gary Maynard. With over 33 years of experience spanning mainframe computing, client-server architecture, virtualization, and cloud platforms, Gary shares invaluable perspectives. Learn how IT has evolved over the decades and get Gary’s take on where it’s heading. We cover telling war stories from the IT trenches, the pros and cons of different eras in tech, and thoughts on emerging trends like AI and IoT. Tune in for a thoughtful reflection on the past, present, and future of enterprise IT from someone who’s seen it all.

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0:00.0

Hi, Nerds.

0:09.2

I'm Michael Moore hosting this podcast for Dissecting Popular IT Nards.

0:12.8

I'm here with Gary Maynard, Director of Information Technology at Crowther Roofing and Cooling.

0:18.4

Is that correct, Gary?

0:20.6

How are you doing today? I'm good, Gary? How are you doing today?

0:21.7

I'm good, Michael.

0:22.5

How are you doing today?

0:23.4

Pretty good.

0:24.6

I did.

0:25.2

I pronounced it.

0:25.7

We spent a long time early on trying to get me to say it correctly for the folks that don't know.

0:31.6

And so I wanted to make sure I got it just right.

0:34.2

And I did it after what I think was the 20th time, right, Gary?

0:39.0

And you're not the only one that has trouble pronouncing that, by the way.

0:45.9

It's time for our icebreaker segment. It's called Random Access Memories. I ask a question,

0:51.5

and then you respond with the answer that comes to your head first.

0:54.6

And your first question, Gary, is what is the most useless piece of technology you have ever owned?

1:01.0

The most useless piece of technology I've ever owned.

1:04.3

Well, that's a good question.

1:05.7

I would say anything with Millennium Edition that Windows installed.

1:12.6

You weren't a fan of me?

1:15.2

No, not at all.

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