stuart test blog

It’s been a while since I last posted – the last two months have been pretty hectic but things are starting to settle down now. The first cause of this busy period was the fact that I accepted a job offer and thus handed in my resignation at DTSL. So I completed my notice period at DTSL and managed to squeeze in three months of projects into four weeks – along with trying to catch up on documentation and admin stuff. I also managed to fit in a trip up to Auckland to do a file/print/Exchange migration project.

The new job is at Datacom Systems Ltd as a Technical Consultant. I started on the 15th August and will be focusing mainly on the Citrix side of things initially. I have just completed my fourth week now and have been working on a nation-wide Citrix migration at the Ministry of Education. It’s been a good experience for me as I’m getting exposure to much larger and complex environments.

So although I’ve settled in nicely now and fitted into a good routine, the next couple of months look like they will be pretty busy as I try to get all of my certifications up to date. First goal is to finish off the two last exams required for MCSE, after which I’ll be looking to move up to the CCIA certification. There aren’t too many people in New Zealand with the CCIA qualification so it will definitely be good for me to get this before the end of the year. The good thing about all the studying I’ll be doing is that I’ll have a chance to save up some money for the Christmas season!!