Gave at the office.... now for some restorative "me" time

It has been 10 long years since my last sabattical from Intel and I need a break.  10 years is a long time in an Intel life, given all the stress, long hours, tense situations, and high-pressure decisions.  The cost is not only physical, but it weights on your soul. Yes,it is time for a break and rejuvenate by body, mind, and spirit.

Of course, the last 10 years has also had some exciting times for me and Intel for the area I work in, server systems.     It has been a fun and exciting ride as the standard high volume server ecosystem grew from its fledgling state to the current position as the back-end of the computing world and a significant contributor to Intel's revenue stream.

A few high lights...

• Supporting the development and launch of 3 generations of server products (Pentium 4 architecture, Core (Merom) architecture, and Nehalem architecture)
• Being on the core team responsible for developing n readying 64-bit extensions for IA and Intel Virtualization technology
• Working closely with IBM to support the development of 2 generations of the X-series chipset.
• Being on the bring up support team for significant, notable design wins for Intel: Sun (now Oracle), Cisco, and Cray.
• Personally working with many senior technical people (PEs, Fellows) at Intel, some of the brightest in the industry.
• Helping plan the next generations of Intel server products...  to be seen in the years to come.

So, it is time for a break, spend some time rejuvenating, enjoying some bonding time with the family, and let the stress drain from me.  Thanks to Intel for providing me this benefit.

And when I return to work, pick up on one of the greats challenges.... plot Intel's course to create the world fastest computers.

---  CsB