Moving On…

Today was my last day at PineSolutions. I’ve had my exit interview, taken home Sackboy, and paid my outstanding coffee dues. I’m a free man, and am on the way to the pub to say good bye to everyone. I’m technically unemployed for the weekend, which I’m going to celebrate by sorting out the tardis cupboard under the stairs. Seems like a metaphorically appropriate thing to do.

I’ve had a great 3 years working at PS, and we’ve done some amazing things. I’ve been lucky to work with some really passionate and talented people, who I’ll miss. Mind you, I’m not leaving the country, so stay in touch!

On Monday, I start at Modality Systems. Modality specialise in communication and collaboration technologies. This probably means that you’ll see an increased number of posts related to unified communication technology here, as my attention and knowledge tends that way.

I’m really excited to have been given the chance to work at Modality. As Microsoft’s UK Lync Voice Partner 2011 they clearly know their stuff, and it’s really exciting to go to a company that’s actively pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

The other thing I noticed, whilst I’ve been trying to gather information about Lync and Unified Communications in general (so I can hit ground running), is that I keep coming across technical specialists in this area, only to find out that they work for Modality!  For me, that was a really encouraging sign, and I’m looking forward to working with such talented people.

If you’ve started a new job recently, you’ll know that the first month or two is 200% brain-drain and early nights whilst you try and get your head round how things are done. If that results in a drop-off in blog postings, I apologise, but it’ll result in new and exciting posts about UC, so it’ll be worth it.