Every so often, the cloud industry throws us a curveball. Last month, it was Google’s turn: they announced that customers in the EU and UK will pay zero for certain multi-cloud data transfers under its new program, Data Transfer Essentials. On the surface, it’s just another pricing tweak. But...
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Raising families out of Water Poverty in Rwanda
I’ve just returned from a trip to Rwanda… and my heart is full. ❤️ After two previous trips to Mexico building homes for those in need, and two to The Gambia delivering clean water interventions, this past week I joined the Amor Europe team again, this time in Rwanda,...
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When A.I. Does All the Doing… What Happens to the Idea?
There’s a lot of noise right now about A.I. taking jobs. And yes, in some cases, unfortunately it will, just like every tech revolution before it. But for most people, especially in the near term, it’s not A.I. that will replace you. It’s someone using A.I. better than you....
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From Infra to Innovation: Why Unit Metrics Are the Next Step in DevOps Evolution
I’ve been fortunate to spend the last 16 years working with engineering teams in some capacity. Designing cloud infrastructure, building automation pipelines, helping clients optimise for performance, resiliency, and uptime. The focus was always fairly straightforward: move fast, ship often, keep it running, keep it compliant. But more and...
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Build vs Buy – Striking the right balance with I.T. projects
When it comes to technology projects, from the very start companies face a key decision: should we buy an off-the-shelf software solution or build a custom one from scratch? Of course, there are pros and cons to each approach, and the right choice depends on balancing two important factors:...
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Accelerating Enterprise App Delivery in the Cloud
Over the past 15 years working in the area of cloud computing, I’ve had a front row seat to its incredible evolution and the transformative impact it has had on how businesses operate and deliver value. It’s been amazing to watch enterprises of all sizes get more and more...
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Sustainable, Observable, Secure
Check out this recent webinar where Lucy Drinkwater at Storm Technologies and I discuss the importance of sustainability, observability and security in the space of multi-cloud computing, and how VMware Aria can help!
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A Clarion Call for Data Centre Sustainability
How VMware Aria helps organisations achieve their environmental goals With scorching temperatures and devastating wildfires, July 2023 has etched a grim milestone: the world’s hottest day on record. The urgency of the climate crisis has reached unparalleled heights, demanding immediate and resolute action. The outlook can seem bleak, but...
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A very lazy interview with ChatGPT
ChatGPT is becoming more interesting by the day, with novel use cases popping up all over the place. There’s the guy who tried to use ChatGPT as his lawyer in the courtroom (sadly, jail time was threatened if he did). In healthcare, the NHS are already exploring the impact...
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Meet DALL·E 2, OpenAI’s artificially intelligent artist.
As someone highly interested in both technology and art, I’m always interested in where those things intercept. Imagine how I excited I was today, when I finally made my way through the waitlist and got access to the DALL·E 2 system! As per the OpenAI website, “DALL·E 2 is...
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