Into an Era

Being that this is the first time I've entered into the apocalypse that is blogging, I find myself not only reflecting on the beginning of an era in information technology, but on the broader scale of where this tool will truly connect us to.

In the grand scheme of things, I believe time hasn't elapsed to the degree in which the inconceivable has been brought to the forefront in ones' lifetime (just ask Michael J. Fox a.k.a. Marty McFly) However, we are getting much closer than we used to be. Now we aren't hoovering through intersections or floating into the office (unless you count downing a Grande Double-shot Raspberry White Mocha Frappacino, then yes you are), but much like our server speeds, IT seems to be growing exponentially in the last decade or so.

Where does this leave me? Feeling perplexed, even concerned at the notion that my generation, our generation won't be able to ride the next wave as easily as the last. Children are teaching their Account Executive and CFO parents how to download and defrag, students are acing classes without ever showing up in the classroom or meeting the teacher, and the Y-gen is hacking into corporate servers with more ease than Angelina Jolie did with short hair. Where will my generation eduacte? Yes, some of us will paddle hard to stay on the apex, but for most the ruts will be dug and the system is already in place, for us that is, until the a new IT commication spurs the next revolution in business survival. Adaptation is regergitated down the line, but the early adopters are well ahead and have already crossed the Chasm, leaving everyone else breathing heavy.

And there inlies the essence of my blogging endeavor; putting myself in a postion to catch the next wave....while we ride this one out.