In this week's episode of Engineers Unplugged, we take a break from talking about the technology and talk about the technologists! Where is your career headed, what are the trends? John Mark Troyer (@jtroyer) and Matthew Brender (@mjbrender) discuss the silos and the pros and cons of being a generalist vs a specialist.

Technology is quickly evolving from ACI to the storage space. Conclusion: always be learning. Especially if you're in a unicorn-drawdown.

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