Joining Ansible Team at Red Hat

 Posted on 2018-06-25  (Last modified on 2020-02-02)  |  5 minutes  |  956 words  |  Chris Short

tl;dr “It is with great pleasure that I announce I am joining the Ansible team at Red Hat as Principal Product Marketing Manager.” In The Beginning… In 1998, I was working at a dial-up ISP in Hickory, NC. We were heavily invested in Windows and needed to reduce costs and increase speed. My CEO at the time had the foresight to know that Linux was the future. She hired two engineers to transform the business into a Red Hat Linux based ISP. [Read More]
red hat  ansible  linux  devops  usaf 

North Carolina Veterans Oral History Interview Part 3

 Posted on 2016-08-30  (Last modified on 2020-03-22)  |  48 minutes  |  10212 words  |  Chris Short

As part of a North Carolina State Archives initiative to obtain oral histories of veterans I volunteered to be interviewed for the North Carolina Veterans Oral History Collection. I was interviewed by Matthew Peek, Military Collection Archivist for the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (later referred to as MP). Subscribe to DevOps'ish! DevOps, Cloud Native, Open Source, industry news, and the ‘ish between assembled by open source professional, DevOps leader, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassador Chris Short. [Read More]
military  mission  war  north carolina  air force  us air force  north carolina veterans  interviews  veteran  usaf 

North Carolina Veterans Oral History Interview Part 2

 Posted on 2016-08-23  (Last modified on 2020-03-22)  |  53 minutes  |  11205 words  |  Chris Short

As part of a North Carolina State Archives initiative to obtain oral histories of veterans I volunteered to be interviewed for the North Carolina Veterans Oral History Collection. I was interviewed by Matthew Peek, Military Collection Archivist for the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (later referred to as MP). The interview was well worth the time it took to coordinate and conduct it. I would encourage all North Carolina veterans to contact Matthew and provide their unique story for preservation. [Read More]
war  communications  iraq  afghanistan  veterans  air force  north carolina  central command  interviews  veteran  usaf 

North Carolina Veterans Oral History Interview Part 1

 Posted on 2016-08-17  (Last modified on 2020-03-22)  |  41 minutes  |  8525 words  |  Chris Short

As part of a North Carolina State Archives initiative to obtain oral histories of veterans I volunteered to be interviewed for the North Carolina Veterans Oral History Collection. I was interviewed by Matthew Peek, Military Collection Archivist for the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (later referred to as MP). Subscribe to DevOps'ish! DevOps, Cloud Native, Open Source, industry news, and the ‘ish between assembled by open source professional, DevOps leader, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassador Chris Short. [Read More]
air force  us air force  internet  military  linux  google  interviews  veteran  usaf 

The Hall of Famer and I

 Posted on 2016-05-27  (Last modified on 2020-03-22)  |  3 minutes  |  600 words  |  Chris Short

I try to keep the content tech related around here but some times an event triggers a fond memory in your past and you feel the need to write about it. In January 2010, I was in the Air Force and had the opportunity to get up earlier in the morning than normal to get on a bus and drive over to Welcome, North Carolina. For those of you that are not familiar with NASCAR, Welcome, NC is the home of Richard Childress Racing. [Read More]
richard childress  richard childress racing  air force  nascar  rcr  hall of fame  usaf 

3C2X1: Communications - Computer Systems Controller

 Posted on 2005-08-05  (Last modified on 2020-03-22)  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  Chris Short

3C2X1 Specialty Summary Monitors and controls performance of networks and communications-computer systems (C-CS). Coordinates their configuration, operation, restoration, and service improvements. Analyzes their capabilities and performance, identifies problems, and takes corrective action. Directs and makes operational adjustments to C-CS equipment. A skill level replaces the “X” in 3C2X1. Skill levels should be viewed as one’s ability or aptitude to perform their job. Air Force wide skill levels are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. [Read More]
tech control  technical controller  us air force  usaf