IT Leader / DevOps Mentor / Agile Advocate

As a seasoned IT executive 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.

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My migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL is complete. I managed to finish staging my data last night, and I had planned on makin...

Glass of White Wine

I saw this challenge the other day on Reddit. Using the GenAI tool of your choice, create an image of a glass of wine that...

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I migrated my main personal website from WordPress to Grav over two years ago. I found that I did not need the overhead of W...

Chatting with an AI bot in the data center

I have been diving deep into the world of generative AI and have found it to be a game-changer for my productivity. I am usin...

I usually update my resume two or three times a year just so that I can keep it current with my latest role or my new skills....

I just finished up another AWS reInvent conference. This is one of my favorite conferences. For those that have never been to...

I have been spending a fair amount of time recently in the world of distributed SQL so that I am well versed for a future pro...

An SBOM or Software Bill of Materials is a list of the software components used in an application. It includes information su...

HashiCorp has recently announced that they are adopting the Business Source License (aka the BSL or BuSL). HashiCorp pre...

I have heard the term CDKTF twice in the last two weeks. For those that are not familiar with it, CDKTF is the Cloud Develop...

When memory utilization starts maxing out in Linux systems, performance degrades, and systems become unstable. This is especi...

My development efforts for my digital twin project have always been on and off as my schedule allows. Unfortunately, I have...