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FAATMAN Stocks Keeps Getting Fatter

FAATMAN Keeps Getting FatterThanks largely to the COVID-19 pandemic that pushed even more activity online the FAATMAN companies have a collective market cap of $8.3 trillion. During that time the billionaire CEO’s of these companies became ever wealthier The FAATMAN companies are tech titans Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Tesla (TSLA), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Netflix (NFLX). The FAATMAN companies generate ridiculous amounts of revenue rate per minute.

CompanyRevenue Per Minute
Amazon$ 955,517
Apple$ 848,090
Alphabet (Google)$ 433,014
Microsoft$ 327,823
Facebook$ 213,628
Tesla$ 81,766
Netflix$ 50,566
FAATMAN Revenue Per Minute hat tip to www.visualcapitalist.com

FAATMAN companies

Facebook‘s most recent quarter was a company best, generating almost $214,000 per minute or $27 billion in revenue. It hosted an average of 2.8 billion monthly-active-users on it’s platform. Over 1 of every 3 humans on Earth can be manipulated by Facebook.

Google logoAlphabet, the parent company of Google has the third largest market cap, made over $433,000 per minute. That means that Google can a  Rolls Royce Phantom is less that 2 minutes. They finished 2020 with $182 billion in revenues. Furthermore, almost 4 billion Google searches occur every single day, making it the most popular website in the world. With the revenue of  $433,000 per minute Google can purchase a Rolls Royce Phantom is less that 2 minutes.

Amazon most revenue per minute

Amazon made nearly 1 million dollars per minute. Most of this was made in the U.S. They also do very well around the world. For example, in 2020 they generated $29 billion in Germany, and $20 billion in revenues in Japan.

At this income rate Amazon can pay to send 2 people per minute on a suborbital space trip on Jeff BezosBlue Origin New Shepard rocket ship. Seats to the edge of space typically cost $500,000.

Tesla logoTesla‘s almost $82,000 of revenue per minute is being driven by the growing Electric Vehicle (EV) market. The home of Tesla and SpaceX joined the S&P 500, and along the way has made Elon Musk the richest person in the world. This kind of revenue per minute means Tesla can buy nearly two Tesla Model 3’s per minute. How we know where all their sales are coming from.

Microsoft made $327,823 per minute, making it the second largest tech titan with a market cap of $1.75 trillion. Microsoft earned over $168 billion in 2021. Office products and cloud services accounted for close to $40 billion U.S. dollars. Server products and cloud services accounted for the largest share of this revenue, with around $52.6 billion. 

In one minute Microsoft makes enough to buy a typical U.S. home. Zillow says the typical home value in the United States is $325,677 and Microsoft makes $327,823 a minute.

Apple has the largest market cap

Apple logoApple is currently the most valuable company in the world with a market cap of around $2.6 trillion. In the first quarter of financial year 2022, Apple’s revenue reached $123.95 billion. Apple takes in over S848,000 per minute. Apple is no longer just the iPhone company. in Q1 2022 iPhone brought in $71.6 billion. They have diversified their income. In Q1 of 2021, Apple’s services segment of the business made $19.5 billion in revenue.Apple Wearable, Home and Accessories made $14.7 billion in revenue. Hardware (Mac and iPad) collectively made over 18.2 billion in 2022 Q1.

Netflix has benefited from the pandemic   The streaming giant made S50,566 per minute. They wrapped up 2020 203 million subscribers. Netflix is the worst performing FAATMAN member and still made $50,566 per minute,  while the average American family income  for FY 2021 is $79,900. Netflix brings in the average American household income in less than 2 minutes.

FAATMAN Outlook

To put these numbers into perspective, the FAATMAN companies make more than the GDP of the U.K., India and France combined.

These insane incomes fueled the billionaire space race. Where billionaires spent billions to be the first into space

While the current value may appear bloated, no one can quite rule out FAATMAN getting fatter.

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Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedInFacebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.

Six Ways to Update Your Resume in 2021

Six Ways to Update Your Resume in 20212020 changed everything. The job search process is no exception. Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic means you need to update your resume. These six simple resume updates can improve your chances of getting an interview. Do not submit your 2020 resume in 2021.

Some reasons the job hunt has changed in 2021 include:

  • 7.3 million workers are looking for jobs  due to COVID-197.3 million workers are looking for jobs due to COVID-19 layoffs, leading to a mass influx of job searchers in the employment market.
  • 33% of job seekers are willing to accept a lower salary than their most recent salary do to COVID.
  • 99% of Fortune 500 Companies use Applicant Tracking Systems to screen resumes.
  • Up to 75% of qualified applicants have been rejected by an ATS because the software could not read their resumes.
  • Recruiters spend about 7.4 seconds glancing at resumes before deciding if the applicant is a potential fit.
  • On average, a corporate job attracts 250 applicants, of which only 5 will be invited to interview.
  • During the pandemic, 63% of companies conducted remote interviews and onboarding, compared to just 12% before the pandemic.

With job search odds stacked against you should make some COVID-19 changes to your resume to increase your odds of getting an interview for your next job.

Update your resume with work from home

Update your resume with work from homeMore and more employers are embracing remote work. Therefore, you should include any work-from-home skills on your resume. Look closely at the job description to see if the company mentions any remote work collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, Trello, Google DocsSlackZoom, etc. Include these keywords on your resume where applicable.

Now is the time to widen your search. Look beyond the suburbs around your home. Instead, consider remote work with organizations where you can offer value.

Add resiliency to your resume 

Next, make sure to highlight how you worked through COVID-19. The fact you got through the pandemic shows you are resilient. Highlight your achievements during the lockdown. How did you continue building on your experience? Or how did you help your business stay afloat? What new skills and tools did you learn?

Appear younger on your resume

Age discrimination is a serious issue that impacts job seekers over 45 more often than they realize. Unless the job you are applying for specifically wants 15+ years of experience with a particular skill delete it. Listing dates on your resume prior to 2005 is only going to age you. Remove outdated software versions or skills too.

Update your resume to be smart enough

If you are applying for a job requiring a bachelor’s degree but you are listing your advanced degrees (e.g., master’s or doctorate), you may be disqualified as overqualified or too expensive. Adjust your Education section to target the job posting.

  • Remove your high school & graduation date.
  • If you graduated from college more than five years ago, remove college graduation dates.

Be reachable on your resume

You need to use current communications channels during your job search. It makes the search easier and you can appear younger on your resume.

  • Sanitize your address – a city and state are good enough – especially if you 3rd parties are involved – your safety is important.
  • Dump that aol.com or yahoo.com email address. Use a Gmail or Outlook account. Careerbuilder says that 35% of hiring managers view an unprofessional email address as a deal-breaker.
  • Put a LinkedIn link on your resume. A report by Jobvite says that 87% of recruiters regularly use LinkedIn.

Update your resume keywords

Update your resume keywords34% of hiring managers told Careerbuilder that missing quantifiable results on a resume is a deal-breaker. You should include keywords in your results bullets. To identify which keywords should be used in your resume, check out a free word and phrase frequency tool like Online-Utility.org’s Text Analyzer. All you need to do is copy and paste the job description and Text Analyzer will return the terms that are regularly used throughout the JD. If you possess these skills or qualifications, incorporate these terms into your resume.

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You need to update your resume with these new best practices forced on use by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. These resume changes will tilt the job search odds in your favor. 

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Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedInFacebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.

6 Things to Know about Pulling the Plug on Flash

6 Things to Know about Pulling the Plug on FlashAdobe is finally pulling the plug on Flash. Adobe Flash player has been considered a performance-hampering security risk. Flash was originally released by Adobe (ADBE) in January 1996 and was used by 30% of the web. Flash led the way to a more graphical inter-tubes while Microsoft and Netscape duked it out – in the Browser Wars. Thankfully HTML5 is here and we can say see ya! Flash.

Adobe logoThe final release of Flash was made on December 8, 2021. On January 12, 2021, Adobe will officially pull the plug on Flash.Adobe will block Flash content from running in Flash Player. Adobe pre-announced the end of Flash as early as July 2017 and phased out support for it on December 31.

You may see an Adobe flash “you need to uninstall me” notification on your computer.  In fact, your browser has been notifying that it will is blocking Flash. The (new) Edge Chrome and Firefox, by default block Flash.

So, what is the home user to do about Flash

Do nothing – If you are using a modern web browser – Adobe Flash is already blocked – what you did not notice?

Do nothing (Again) – Microsoft will be pushing out KB4577586 during an upcoming patch Tuesday. The update will remove “Adobe Flash Player that was installed by your version of Windows.” If you installed Adobe Flash Player manually from an:other source, it will not be removed.

Do it yourself (Adobe) – To completely remove Adobe Flash Player from your computer click “Uninstall” when prompted by Adobe in Flash Player.

Do it yourself (Microsoft) – Manually download KB4577586 from the catalog site by matching up the version you have.

Use the Adobe Flash uninstaller – If ever downloaded and installed Adobe Flash Player in IE, Firefox or other browser yourself. Download the Adobe Flash Uninstaller for Window from Adobe Follow the instructions there.

Be sure you manually delete any remaining files in the four folders listed in STEP # 3 of the Adobe instructions, including files in the hidden %appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player and %appdata%\Macromedia\Flash Player folders. 

Verify Flash is gone – To see if Flash is gone – open the OLD IE and go to Adobe here. The Adobe testing site will let you know if flash is still installed.

So, what about enterprise users?

Enterprise users have options. If you have an internal business need for Flash support and commercial licensing, reach out to HARMAN for licensing, according to an Adobe announcement.

Microsoft also said that customers will still be able to run the  software. Enterprise environments must use dedicated Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer plug-ins. Microsoft said.

To aid such customers, Microsoft Edge will allow Adobe Flash Player to load as a plug-in via the IE mode feature, … Once you make the switch from Microsoft provided Adobe Flash Player, it will be treated as any other third-party plug-in and will not receive Customer Support from Microsoft.

 

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Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him at LinkedInFacebook and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.

10 Ways to Make Teams Easier

10 Ways to Make Teams EasierThanks to the continuing COVID-19 lockdowns and the resulting growth in work from home, Microsoft (MSFT) Teams has been steadily growing its user numbers. The collaboration platform has expanded from 20 million users in November 2019 to 115 million daily active users (DAU). This growth has put Teams among the most popular collaboration platform during these uncertain times. 

keyboard shortcuts in TeamsIf you are part of the growing number of project managers working from home using the collaboration software Teams to keep in touch with your project teams – are you an efficient Teams user? It has been estimated that you might be spending 64 hours every year on unnecessary keyboard-to-mouse coordination in Teams and other GUI’s. Here are 10 keyboard shortcuts to increase your Microsoft Teams productivity in 2021.

Teams Keyboard Shortcuts

1 – Zoom In – (Ctrl+Equals sign) – This keyboard shortcut helps find things visually, especially after a long day, when your eyes are tired out from all the blue light fatigue. You can zoom in anywhere across the Windows app to improve its accessibility. .

Toggle audio and video2 – Toggle mute – (Ctrl+Shift+M) – Use this keyboard shortcut to cut out noise during calls, quickly chime in without adding to ambient noise, and have more focused conversations.
Bonus tip#1 – Toggle video (Ctrl+Shift+O) but this is available only on the desktop version.

3 – Start an audio call – (Ctrl+Shift+C) – Use this keyboard shortcut from within a chat to start an audio call with chat participants. Bonus tip#2 – Use Ctrl+Shift+U to starting a video call.

4. Go to sharing toolbar – (Ctrl+Shift+Space) – It is called collaboration software for a reason – This keyboard shortcut brings up the toolbar so you can share your screen, give someone else control and start the whiteboard.

5. Blur background – (Ctrl+Shift+P) – If you are WFH with a messy bookshelf or a refrigerator with kid’s drawings right behind you -this keyboard shortcut lets you quickly blur the background and present a professional setting for your video feed.

quickly attach a document6. Attach files – (Ctrl+O) – This keyboard shortcut allows you to quickly attach a document or a file when communicating with someone via chat. It will open a pop-up menu where you can choose to add files either from Microsoft OneDrive or from your local storage.

7. Start a new line – (Shift+Enter) – This keyboard combo is useful for when you want to create paragraphs or bulleted lists inside a chat message. It will bring the cursor to a new line, within the message, instead of sending it right away as would happen if you were to press only Enter.

8. Edit a chat message – (Page Up arrow key) – If you have missed out on any information or made a typo, the Page Up button on your keyboard lets you edit your last sent message without having to press the More button.

9. Enter an emoji – (emotion keyword) – Instead of scrolling thru the lists of emojis – type in the keyword within the parentheses. Examples include

  • emoji(cry),
  • (CWL),
  • (Hi),
  • (ROFL),
  • (smile),
  • (sad),
  • (wink),
  • (Yes) .

10. Find additional emojis – (:word) – Microsoft Teams works with several third-party players to populate its emoji library, so there may be more emojis to express your feelings. Type in “:” followed by the word, and an autocomplete menu will start suggesting emojis – From Avocado to Zombie

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While MSFT Teams is not designed for project management – there is no built-in way to track tasks, risks, manage resources, or do other PM things. It should be a tool in your toolbox. A report by Forrester on Teams found that:

  • Teams reduces the number and duration of meetings and business travel.
  • With easy access to information in one place and less time wasted switching between apps, Teams save workers up to four hours per week.
  • Teams enables remote working which accelerates decision-making and increases productivity.

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Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedInFacebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.

Under Water Data Center Resurfaces

Under Water Data Center Resurfaces– Updated – 07/07/2024 – Microsoft has discontinued its efforts to build a data center on  the sea floor. “I’m not building subsea data centers anywhere in the world,” Noelle Walsh, the head of Microsoft’s Cloud Operations and Innovation division, told DatacenterDynamics.

Two years ago, Microsoft sank a data center half a mile off Scotland’s Orkney Islands under 117 feet of North Sea water. Earlier this week, they dredged the shipping container-size data center of 864 servers and 27.6 petabytes of storage back to the surface. Now that it has resurfacedMicrosoft (MSFT) researchers are studying how it survived its trip into Davy Jone’s locker and the trip can tell us about land-loving data centers.

Lower failure rate

Microsoft logoTheir first conclusion is that the cylinder with servers packed in like sardines had a lower failure rate than a conventional data center. Only eight out of the 855 servers on board had failed. Ben Cutler, a project manager in Microsoft’s Special Projects research group who leads Project Natick, said in a presser,

Our failure rate in the water is one-eighth of what we see on land.

The MSFT team is speculating that the greater reliability may be connected to the fact that there were no humans on board.  Microsoft’s John Roach explained:

people bump and jostle components,The team hypothesizes that the atmosphere of nitrogen, which is less corrosive than oxygen, and the absence of people to bump and jostle components, are the primary reasons for the difference. If the analysis proves this correct, the team may be able to translate the findings to land data centers.”They believe that land-loving data centers often run into issues like corrosion from oxygen, humidity and temperature fluctuations. and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.

Microsoft "Northern Isles"

Alternate power sources for data centers

Project Natick is also about addressing the huge energy demands of data centers as more and more of our data is stored in the cloud. All of Orkney’s electricity comes from alternate power sources, wind and solar power, which was not a problem for the underwater data center “Northern Isles.” Spencer Fowers, Microsoft’s Special Projects research group principal member of technical staff,

We have been able to run really well on what most land-based data centers consider an unreliable grid.

Not only can data centers run on alternative power, but they may not need the huge investment in dedicated buildings, rooms of batteries, and racks of UPS’s. Microsoft’s Fowers speculates;

We are hopeful that we can look at our findings and say maybe we don’t need to have quite as much infrastructure focused on power and reliability.

Underwater data center availability

Microsoft has clammed up about the availability of an underwater data center SKU, but MSFT’s Cutler is confident that it has proved the idea has value;

We think that we’re past the point where this is a science experiment … Now it’s simply a question of what do we want to engineer – would it be a little one, or would it be a large one?

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The drive to autonomous vehicles is just one case that explains MSFT’s idea of micro-self-contained data centers vs. mega-data centers. Even with 5G –  computing power will have to move closer to the user, to the edge of the network. How much latency do you want as your autonomous Tesla, traveling 70 MPH tries to figure out where it is?

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Ralph Bach has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his Bach Seat about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedInFacebook, and Twitter. Email the Bach Seat here.