EP19 - Barry Coombs - Engineer to CTO & Co-Owner
Channel: MrTechTalk
Date: 09/04/2021

Barry is a Director and co-owner of ComputerWorld Systems LTD and an avid Blogger following everything to do with the virtualisation, storage, workspace and cloud industries.

Barry is a technology thought leader, leading strategies for not only ComputerWorld but also their customers. Barry regularly speaks and hosts events surrounding infrastructure modernisation, workspace transformation and security. Barry blogs at DefineTomorrow.co.uk, is host of the Define Tomorrow podcast and regularly creates TechDoodles at industry events. 

Barry has co-authored three books focusing on VMware Horizon View and enjoys exploring technologies that enable users and increase productivity. He is currently spending most of his time looking at and advising customers on Microsoft 365 technologies, helping to drive adoption and customise these tools to meet specific business needs. 

Barry has been awarded VMware's vExpert award  for contributions to the VMware Community for every year since 2010  can be found on twitter (@VirtualisedReal).

Outside of work Barry is a proud father and husband who enjoys spending time with his family, photography and yet again more tech!

This video is one in a series covering different job roles "day in a life" as well as opinions. The videos are aimed at providing you with knowledge and diverse views across industry leaders, experts and people who just want to get involved.

#Career #Technology #Computerworld #CTO #Technologist #Techtalk #Honest #Open #Opinion #Interview #journey #presales #architecture #vmware #microsoft #reseller #CRN 

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/VirtualisedReal
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrycoombs
Personal Blog: https://www.barrycoombs.co.uk/
Tech Doodles: https://www.techdoodles.co.uk/
Define Tomorrow: https://www.definetomorrow.co.uk/
Computerworld: https://www.computerworld.co.uk/

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----- 🎬Video Chapters🎬 -----
0:00 Video intro 
0:15 Barry intro
0:43 where did Barry start out
4:16 Why starting out in support is great!
4:57 technology for technology sake
5:56 Computerworld journey
6:44 Day in a life of Barry
8:01 The CTO title! and Motivators
13:44 CARS VROOM VROOM
15:22 why work in tech
19:01 Most memorable moment
20:12 Mistakes
22:47 Diversification, Knowledge & GUIs
31:05 Top 3 tips
37:30 Biggest industry change
44:36 Pandemic impacts
48:18 Tech interest
52:09 Underinvested areas
54:43 Lightening round

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