About the Author
My name is Derek Schauland. I blog for fun and to get information about interesting products and services out there for others to read about.
Sure there are others who blog more often than I do, and that is ok. I started this blog to look at technologies that I use which maybe the average consumer has not yet heard of and maybe open their eyes to new things. I realize that not everyone for whom this blog was started will read everything here or understand it, but it is a starting point.
I am currently working as a network administrator, managing a 50 (or so) user environment with 13 servers. I also freelance for an Information Technology site published by CNet Networks – Techrepublic.com. I have been publishing content at Techrepublic since 2002 and love every minute of it.
In July of 2008 I was awarded the Microsoft MVP award for File System Storage. This award is given to technology professionals who provide outstanding support and content in the technical community.
When Microsoft launched the IT Manager hub at TechNet, they asked if I would participate and blog for the site. The items posted here are also syndicated here. The Published Articles page on this site refers to content purchased by other organizations for publication. Content on the published articles pages is the property of the site which has published it but was produced by me.
Hopefully the opportunity to create content that is interesting to my readers will continue. As always, comments are welcomed and appreciated. It is a great feeling to receive feedback about something that you have written and even better if it can help you improve and grow.
