Hardware Heros
The techs that build the servers here at SoftLayer are known as Server Build Engineers or SBE’s. These guys are on the front line of Operations. They are responsible for building out customer server...
View ArticleDroid Award Update: Romeo Rodriguez
SLayers! Droid Award Update: Romeo Rodriguez All hail Romeo Rodriguez for he has received the Destroyer Droid Award! Romeo has stepped up in the face of the opposition – and destroyed them! He...
View ArticleOutstanding Tech Recognition: Destroyer Droid
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… our hero Romeo R., SoftLayer CSA was battling an endless sea of support tickets… Ok so maybe it’s not that dramatic, but I was recently rewarded the Destroyer...
View ArticleThe Secret Mind of a SoftLayer Tech
I sit right in the middle of the NOC (Network Operations Center) here at SoftLayer. I hear all the tech calls, project discussion, and random banter from the techs on a daily basis. Most techs are also...
View ArticleFuel!
Fuel! Ask anyone here on our staff, and they’ll tell you a few things about their position: It’s never boring It can be quite demanding We’re never technically “off duty” That being said, we all need...
View ArticleFollow 750 Servers from Truck to DC Rack
What do you call the day after you finish building a new data center server room and cabling the server racks in it? If you’re an employee at SoftLayer, you call it Truck Day. Last week, a few of the...
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