The I.T. XP

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Welcome to The Tech XP – the podcast that takes you inside the dynamic world of Information Technology. Whether you're coding the next big thing, managing enterprise systems, securing networks, or just the go-to "tech person" in your office, this show is for you. Technology is at the heart of every business, and IT professionals are the driving force behind it all. From cloud computing to on-prem solutions, software development to cybersecurity, we uncover the reality of working in IT—beyond the job titles and buzzwords. Ever feel like no one outside of IT understands what you do? Yeah, we get it. Your family might think you just "fix computers," but in reality, you're designing infrastructure, writing top-tier code, or keeping an entire organization's data secure. Whether you're a helpdesk analyst, software engineer, project manager, database admin, or wear multiple hats, this podcast pulls back the curtain on what it's really like to work in tech. Expect insights, stories, and real-world experiences that bridge the gap between enterprise IT and the ever-changing tech landscape. Join us as we break down the challenges, wins, and realities of life in IT—without the corporate jargon.

Episode Date
Instruction Quality Is the New Leadership Skill
May 07, 2026
The Leadership Gap Nobody Is Talking About
Apr 23, 2026
Season 12 Is Here: My AI Stack, China, and What's Next
Mar 18, 2026
Stop Being an AI Skeptic: Why IT Pros Can't Afford to Wait
Dec 31, 2025
Enterprise to Startup: The GitHub Recruitment Path
Dec 25, 2025
Why 94% of Gen Z Won't Become Your Boss
Dec 10, 2025
Microsoft Ignite 2025 Observations
Dec 01, 2025
AWS US-East-1 Goes Down — Why DNS Still Rules the Internet
Oct 30, 2025
Back to Basics
Oct 16, 2025
Season 11 Starts today!!!
Mar 20, 2025
Fail.con 2024
Jul 25, 2024
Mastering My WGU Management & Leadership Master's in 6 Months!
Apr 11, 2024
Multi-Cloud Learning: Paid Platforms
Feb 22, 2024
Your Multi-Cloud Learning Journey
Feb 15, 2024
Overemployed?? Hell, I was just let go! WTF?!
Feb 01, 2024
Been laid off? TWICE? Join the club (but let's not stay there!)
Jan 27, 2024
Get SMART, Get IT Done: Level Up Your Career in 2024 with Playful Purpose
Jan 04, 2024
Episode 9.3 - UEFN editing session PT. 3 - Assets
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 9.2 - UEFN editing session part 2 - Landscapes
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 9.1 - Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) Released!
Mar 23, 2023
Episode 9.0 - IT Trends To Watch In 2023
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 8.4 - The End of I.T. and the Rise of A.I.
Dec 08, 2022
Episode 8.3 - I'm BECOMING A GAMER?
Dec 01, 2022
Episode 8.2 - Career Goals
Sep 09, 2022
Episode 8.1 - WGU MBA IT MGMT
Aug 25, 2022
Episode 8.0 - We are on YouTube!
Feb 03, 2022
Episode 7.8 - WGU C214 Financial Mgmt
Sep 16, 2021
Episode 7.7 - WGU C213
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 7.6 - WGU MGT2 and C202
Jul 08, 2021
Episode 7.5 - WGU C200 Managing Orgs
Jun 10, 2021
Episode 7.4 - WGU MBA IT MGMT
Jun 03, 2021
Episode 7.3 - Job Search Update
May 27, 2021
Monday Morning Musings - 03-01-2021
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 7.2 - Interview with Dr. Eric Cole (Cybersec)
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 7.1 - Jobscan
Jan 31, 2021
Episode 7.0 - Get a Job
Jan 21, 2021
Episode 6.6 - Season 6 Finale
Dec 31, 2020
Episode 6.4 - Keep on Learning (Season 1Redux)
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 6.5 - Conversations with Bob and Mike
Oct 15, 2020
Episode 6.3 - Tech career paths revisited (Season 1 Redux)
Sep 10, 2020
Episode 6.2 - Soft Skills
Aug 22, 2020
Episode 6.1 - Nepotism and its impact
Jul 23, 2020
Episode 6.0 - Welcome Back
Jul 02, 2020
Monday Morning Musings - 01/06/2020
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 5.21 - My CISSP Journey Part 2
Dec 12, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 12/09/2019
Dec 09, 2019
Episode 5.20 - My CISSP Journey Part 1
Oct 05, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 09/16/2019
Sep 16, 2019
Episode 5.19 - When No One Declares a Disaster
Sep 12, 2019
Apple September 2019 Event Coverage
Sep 10, 2019
Season 4 Repeat - High Severity Incidents
Aug 30, 2019
Season 1 Repeat - Mentoring
Aug 22, 2019
Season 1 Repeat - Education and your career
Aug 15, 2019
Episode 5.15 - Managing a Project as a Tech Lead
Aug 08, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 08/05/2019
Aug 05, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 07/22/2019
Jul 22, 2019
Episode 5.14 - Mental Health in IT
Jul 19, 2019
Monday Morning Musing - 07/15/2019
Jul 15, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 07/08/2019
Jul 08, 2019
Episode 5.13 - REV2 Data Science Conference Day 2
Jul 04, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 06/03/2019
Jun 03, 2019
Episode 5.12 - REV2 Data Science Conference Day 1
May 31, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 05/20/2019
May 20, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 05/13/2019
May 14, 2019
Episode 5.11 - IT Professional Ramblings
May 10, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 04/29/2019
Apr 29, 2019
Episode 5.10 - Database Admin and Engineering
Apr 26, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 04/22/2019
Apr 22, 2019
Episode 5.9 - Cloud Ops and Engineering
Apr 18, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 04/15/2019
Apr 15, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 04/08/2019
Apr 08, 2019
Episode 5.8 - Network Engineering
Apr 04, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 04/01/2019
Apr 01, 2019
Monday Morning Musings- 03/25/2019
Mar 25, 2019
Episode 5.7 - SysAdmin
Mar 21, 2019
Monday Morning Musings- 3/18/2019
Mar 18, 2019
Episode 5.6 - Technical - Desktop Support
Mar 14, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 03/11/2019
Mar 11, 2019
Episode 5.5 - The Helpdesk
Mar 08, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 03/04/2019
Mar 04, 2019
Monday Morning Musings- 02/25/2019
Feb 25, 2019
Episode 5.4 - Organizational Change - The Aftermath
Feb 22, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 02/18/2019
Feb 18, 2019
Episode 5.3 - Organizational Change
Feb 14, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 02/11/2019
Feb 11, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 02/04/2019
Feb 04, 2019
Episode 5.2 - Reddit questions answered
Jan 31, 2019
Monday Morning Musings- 01/28/2019
Jan 28, 2019
Episode 5.1 - Conference call etiquette
Jan 24, 2019
Episode 5.0 - Season Premier
Jan 17, 2019
Monday Morning Musings - 01/14/2019
Jan 14, 2019
Episode 4.15 - The season 4 finale
Dec 31, 2018
Episode 4.14 - The Performance Review Process
Dec 26, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 12/17/2018
Dec 17, 2018
Episode 4.13 - Automate, Automate, Automate!
Dec 06, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 12/03/2018
Dec 04, 2018
Monday Morning Musings- 11/19/2018
Nov 19, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 11/12/2018
Nov 12, 2018
Episode 4.12 - So you want to work in IT?
Nov 09, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - An IT Guy calls Comcast Technical Support
Oct 29, 2018
Episode 4.11 - Statements of Work
Oct 26, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - Mega Millions Mania
Oct 22, 2018
Episode 4.10 - High Severity Incidents
Oct 17, 2018
Episode 4.9 - Getting Promoted
Sep 15, 2018
My 9/11/2001 Story
Sep 11, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 09/10/2018
Sep 10, 2018
Episode 4.8 - Effective Communication
Sep 06, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 05/21/2018
May 22, 2018
Episode 4.7 - Making Work Visible Book Review Pt. 2
May 14, 2018
Episode 4.6 - Making Work Visible Book Review Pt. 1
Apr 19, 2018
Episode 4.5 - Ready Player One Special Edition
Mar 30, 2018
Episode 4.4 - Work/Life balance or the lack thereof
Mar 10, 2018
Episode 4.3 - Manging your time
Feb 28, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 02/05/2018
Feb 05, 2018
Episode 4.2 - Failures DO HAPPEN and how to deal with them
Feb 03, 2018
Episode 4.1 - A tale of opportunity
Jan 20, 2018
Episode 4.0 - A reintroduction and hard work
Jan 12, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 01/08/2018
Jan 08, 2018
Monday Morning Musings - 01/01/2018
Jan 01, 2018
Episode 3.8 - Season 3 Finale
Dec 29, 2017
Monday Morning Musings - 12/11/2017
Dec 12, 2017
Episode 3.7 - Make use of your time
Dec 11, 2017
Monday Morning Musings - 12/04/2017
Dec 04, 2017
Monday Morning Musings - 11/27/2017
Nov 27, 2017
Monday Morning Musings
Nov 20, 2017
Episode 3.6 - Progressive Web Apps and Trolls at Work
Nov 18, 2017
Episode 3.5 - Take a Knee and the consequences that come with it
Sep 29, 2017
Episode 3.4 - Interview with Suman
Sep 06, 2017
Episode 3.3 - Summer is over, get back to achieving your yearly goals
Sep 02, 2017
Episode 3.2 - Summer is almost over, conferences and more
Aug 17, 2017
Episode 3.1 - Planning and staying the course
Aug 08, 2017
Episode 3.0.1 - The AWS Interview
Aug 08, 2017
Episode 3. 0 - Season 3.0 is finally here!
Aug 01, 2017
Episode 2.1 - The Job Seeking Process Part 1
Sep 12, 2016
Episode 2. 0 - A renewed sense of purpose (Your first day)
Aug 24, 2016
Episode 1.6 - Office Politics
Oct 05, 2015
Episode 1.5 - Mentoring
Sep 05, 2015
Episode 1.4 - Hacker or Haxor?
Jul 27, 2015
Episode 1.3 - The Faces of IT
Jun 26, 2015
Episode 1.2 - Being the Continuous Learning
May 25, 2015
Episode 1.1 - IT Professional Career Paths
May 12, 2015
Episode 1.0 - The Pilot Episode
Jan 23, 2015