IT Leader, Mentor, and Speaker

As a seasoned IT leader with a passion for technology, I'm excited to share my insights on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies. Join me as I explore the latest developments in cloud computing, devops, Agile methodologies, and more. My blog is a mix of technical and analog life observations. I do not have a regular posting cadence, but I do try to keep this feed fairly current.

FinOps Comic Panel

In today's cloud-first world, organizations are rapidly adopting cloud technologies to drive innovation and scale their opera...

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Many of my LinkedIn contacts, especially those in tech, are anxious about layoffs and our job market. One way to give your ca...

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You may have seen this link before tucked away in the footer of a website that you are visiting. If you are a privacy-conscio...

I hate to say this, but marketing surveys must be the new scam. I have recently started receiving multiple emails from differ...

If you have not heard, Ash Furrow delivered some sad news. He is shutting down the popular mastodon.technology site. He h...

You might be wondering what scrum methodology has to do with mustache wax. This article is a takeaway from a conversation tha...

Ask some of your coworkers to estimate the cost of a common item that you can find at the grocery store, and their estimates...

The occupations of my LinkedIn contacts are relatively diverse so I get varied array of content in my feed. Someone made a po...

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Everyone knows this famous quote or a variation of it. I have heard it a few times over the last week.

My wife brought me i...

I have been building, growing, and managing DevOps teams for several years now. In the beginning, DevOps teams were typically...

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In my role managing a DevOps team, I frequently have the need to interview candidates as our team grows. I prefer a conversat...