Friday's Last Word: Integral Networks CEO Bryan Badger
Integral Networks is a cloud services company that provides hosted desktops, exchange email and virtual servers, but what does the company's CEO do in his spare time?
Integral Networks is a cloud services company that provides hosted desktops, exchange email and virtual servers. So what does CEO Bryan Badger do when he isn’t building Integral Networks? Scroll through our slideshow for the answers, along with other timely insights in this Talkin’ Cloud exclusive.
BADGER: Journey & Night Ranger, definitely a flash back.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: To those individuals with dreams of becoming a CEO in the channel: “Don’t stop believing.”
BADGER: GI Joe 2 Retaliation with my 12 year old son. Did not like it! First one was way better.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: I didn’t see either of them, but I did hear positive things about the first one.
BADGER: I have to go back the beginning on this one, while Integral Networks is definitely a big break when I branched out to follow my passion in IT, Providing Hosted(Cloud) based solutions, my biggest break came back in 1997 when I applied for my first computer job with a local retail shop called Haldane Computers in Grass Valley, Calif. It all started there!
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: We all start somewhere, but sometimes it has nothing to do with what we’re doing now. It’s funny how life throws us curveballs, isn’t it?
BADGER: Stargate SG-1. I’ve always been a fan of Richard Dean Anderson back in the MacGyver days as a kid, but come on MacGyver in a sci-fi space show with cool technology and worlds. These days you’ll find me watching Big Bang Theory, Revolution and Falling Skies!
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: Science fiction doesn’t do it for me, but I’m part of the minority here at Talkin’ Cloud.
Insert Nine Lives Media Editorial Director Joe Panettieri’s science fiction commentary here:
BADGER: While not an original idea, we decided to pursue and integrate a Dropbox like solution with our hosted desktops to better cater to our more mobile clients with Internet connectivity issues. We call it iNet CloudShare and it integrates seamlessly with our hosted desktops. While working in our hosted desktops, all your documents can be synced down to your laptop in real time for offline access or on any mobile device.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: I’m old enough to remember what life was like without cloud computing, but I don’t like to think about it. Where will the cloud take us in the next few years?
BADGER: Synology 412+ SAN for my house. 4TB was just not enough anymore and needed more room and features for all my home media.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: This question is lethal to my bank account. I’m an impulsive buyer at times, and there are just too many shiny gadgets suggested here to pass up.
BADGER: Well everything was recently re-installed on my iPad as my 4-year-old boy dropped it and cracked and shattered the screen! But the last App I purchased was a game for my son called Nick Jr Draw & Play HD.
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: Whatever happened to coloring books and crayons?
BADGER: iNet Hosted Desktops of course while I’ve been typing up this email!
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: This slide always makes me want to jolt my arms into the air like this guy.
BADGER: iNet Hosted Desktops of course while I’ve been typing up this email!
TALKIN CLOUD’s SPIN: This slide always makes me want to jolt my arms into the air like this guy.
Note: Friday's Last Word is open to cloud-centric CEOs who want to pull back the curtains a bit on their lives. Click on each photo and check out the caption further above-right. To raise your hand and potentially be featured in Friday's Last Word, send email to Talkin' Cloud Associate Editor CJ Arlotta, [email protected].
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