It's my last day at NetQoS.  I know this because my crystal started blinking.

You can’t sum up three years in a few words – which is why my friends here decided to do it in collage form.

I’m really going to miss this place.

When I came in, I was the weird guy with the crazy ideas. Now, I haven’t gotten any saner, but the other people around me have become more insane. I think that’s a good thing.

I’m also really proud of what we’ve accomplished at Network Performance Daily under my run, and even though it’s no longer my run, I’m looking forward to keeping up with it in New Zealand.

Steve Harriman, our VP of Marketing, wrote me something awesome recently. “People used to ask why we have a blog. Now they ask what we’re going to do without you.”

Luckily, CA|NetQoS has some good answers coming up in the next couple of weeks – as we transition over to a new editorial staff, we’ve got some product videos that we’ll be putting up, as well as some re-runs of our “greatest hits.”

I consider it a good omen that both I and Conan O’Brien are leaving our jobs on the same day. It sorta feels like when Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day.

I’d like to thank Scott, and Andrea, and Jordan, and Chandra and Jesse, and Brittany, and Cathryn, and Steve, and Patrick, and Michelle, and Sandy, and Mary Amanda, and Dave, and John and – okay, this is kinda turning into Romper Room. But there’s also the people who helped me out and along the three years, also moved on to other projects – Ben, who was in many ways my best partner in crime, and especially Pam, who I pretty much owe this job to.

And thank you, most of all, to all of the readers who have enjoyed our work over the years. (And if you’re interested in motion graphics look for me over at my new job at www.templatedigital.com!)

What? You thought I wasn’t going to plug the new project? Bloggin’ is in my blood!

-- Brian Boyko
-- Former Editor, Network Performance Daily