Financial & Economic Blog

I was visited by a couple of friends this week from Maine.  John and Ben work for a technology company that provides full data center processing for financial institutions in the New England area.

The purpose of their visit was to talk shop, specifically to discuss best practices in regards to application development, project management lifecycles, IT security, and a project that my team implemented this year (in less than 90 days!) at one of the Springs finest Universities.

The result of their trip proved extremely valuable for both my guests and for my team.  The informational exchange and sharing of ideas was awesome!  I am fortunate to work an in industry that encourages and allows that sharing of ideas…this is not the case in most other like industries.

Observing others’ processes, hearing new ideas, and simply seeing how others apply practices to their workdays can spark new and fresh ideas.  I highly recommend networking with peers whenever the opportunity presents itself.