The digital divide, rural businesses, and cloud computing
i53gfYet another study tells us what most of us already know: Access to cloud services is a business necessity now. However, for cloud resources, you need high-speed internet access, and…
3 meta career paths for cloud computing
I do a lot of informal mentoring with people looking to get into cloud computing or who are already in and are looking to improve their income, education, or professional…
The shortcomings of serverless computing
A recent report published by Datadog, a monitoring and observability cloud service provider, found that serverless computing is more popular than ever. An analysis of serverless computing use across Datadog customers found…
What happens when finops finds bad cloud architecture?
Cloud finops, a practice that combines financial management and cloud operations, is instrumental in optimizing cloud costs and ensuring efficient resource utilization. It is one of the most important emerging…
Generative AI may displace traditional cloud development
Cloud computing conference season is here, and the theme is clear. Conferences are not focusing on general cloud computing services, such as storage, compute, security, and databases. Instead, they have…
Adding generative AI systems may change your cloud architecture
So, you’re building a cloud architecture and also designing generative AI-powered systems. What do you need to do differently? What do you need to do the same? What are the…
A comeback for private clouds
I’ve been keeping up with private clouds. I’m not doing too much private cloud work, but I am writing and designing courses on the topic. As you may recall, not…
3 things to do right now to enhance your cloud computing career
One of the most common questions I get is not, “Which cloud is best?” It’s, “How do I improve my cloud computing career growth?” First, let’s focus on what not…
The risks of low-code and no-code development in cloud architecture
Low-code and no-code development platforms have gained significant traction recently, and more so with the rise of artificial intelligence in 2023. This technology promises to democratize application development and empower…