Kubernetes Is Not the Silver Bullet
Does the following sound familiar to you? The industry latches on to a new technology and everyone falls under its spell, a spell that makes them think this latest technology will solve any and all of …
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Subscribe via RSS →The AWS PowerShell Docker Container
I cannot believe it is over 3 years since I created the openstack-git-env container. At the time I was really frustrated at how hard it was to get started with setting up an environment to start …
The Cloud Walkabout AWS
Some people say that once you write a book - you never stop at only one. I think I tend to agree. There is something about creating something from nothing, and even more so for me - I enjoy sharing …
Keeping Kosher at re:Invent 2017
I hardly mix my professional and personal life here on this blog. I will every now and again throw in some thoughts and feelings from my personal beliefs into my blog posts, when appropriate. The last …
Self Publishing my New Book AWS
If you have been following the hints that I have been dropping on Twitter - you may have noticed that I am about to go public with a new book. A sneak peak… #AWS #real #soon pic.twitter.com/2lwuf47q7A …
I’ve Got a Plan for re:Invent 2017. Do You?
I am no IT conference novice. I’ve attended several VMworld events over the years (last year, together with over 25,000 other IT professionals). But even though I’ve been in this business for quite a …
Pay Parity, Gender Diversity and All Things Equal
The past few weeks have been a bumpy ride for the folks at Google - and before hand Uber was the center of a pretty big scandal. The gender-diversity thing is really getting out of hand. People are …
Public Speaking - Like.. Y’know
<RANT /ON> I was rubbed the wrong way today - listening to a podcast. This is a podcast that I hold in high regard, the hosts are people I have had multiple conversations with over the years and …
Buying a Car or Understanding the aaS Concept
This past week - I have been working a lot with an account team to provide an RFP for a potential customer, and it is quite clear that sometimes the sales teams do not understand what an As-A-Service …
Cloud-Agnostic: Friend or Foe?
I have been working on a project for a while that includes the deployment of a large number of moving parts that are in a significant state of flux. Drops every two weeks, new features added all the …