Platforming The Future

As a seasoned technology 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 platform engineering, cloud computing, devops, agile methodologies, artificial intelligence and more. I do not have a regular posting cadence, but I do try to keep this feed fairly current.

the importance of upskilling to stay competitive in the job market and how to achieve it through online courses, professional certifications, and internal company resources

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Do not sell my data.

Peter Woods in front of AWS re:Invent video wall

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

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I am joining Pearson as Senior Manager of Platform Engineering, leading a team supporting Credly and Faethm. A look at returning to the EdTech sector.

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...

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

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

Why I will not participate in those ad-hoc marketing surveys.

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

It's been quite a while since I've had to wear a tie for work. I haven't worn a tie regularly for work since my days at Vande...

Professional Scrum Master 1 certificate

I just picked up my Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) certification from scrum.org. It's a fair test. I encountered sev...