What is Observability?
Observability has been around for a long time, but I first heard about it around 3 years ago when Cloud-Native software development was becoming mainstream and I was examining the … Continue reading What is Observability?
Recent Posts
Cloud-Native: Containers Portability
Containers have become an increasingly popular way to package and deploy applications, but one of the key benefits of containers is their portability. This means that containers can be run … Continue reading Cloud-Native: Containers Portability
Cloud-Native App Development: Containers vs Serverless
Containers and serverless are two different approaches to application deployment and management, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Containers are a way of packaging and deploying applications that allow … Continue reading Cloud-Native App Development: Containers vs Serverless
Microservices and Containers
Heard of microservices and wondered why there is so much hype surrounding them and containers? Then this is the article for you! It Began with Servers Servers are the base … Continue reading Microservices and Containers
What is Cloud and Why is that Question Important?
Photo by NASA on Unsplash Introduction 10 years ago cloud was simple, you had private cloud and public cloud. Now there are a number of different cloud terms, often used … Continue reading What is Cloud and Why is that Question Important?
Metaverse – Digital Utopia, Immersive Social Media, Virtual Office, or Something Else?
Photo by Lucrezia Carnelos on Unsplash The Facebook holding group rebranded this week to Meta and announced they are to start building a metaverse, similar in context to the metaverse … Continue reading Metaverse – Digital Utopia, Immersive Social Media, Virtual Office, or Something Else?
Troubleshooting Ikea TRADFRI Gateway Connectivity
Today I spent an hour faffing with what should have been a very simple 30 second activity, setting up an Ikea TRADFRI smart device gateway. I figured it out in … Continue reading Troubleshooting Ikea TRADFRI Gateway Connectivity
Microservice Architecture
I recently wrote about the differences between Cloud Native and cloud native. In that post I explained that Cloud Native is an approach to developing applications that use microservice architecture. … Continue reading Microservice Architecture
The Difference Between cloud native and Cloud Native
Cloud native… What does it mean to you? Chances are it means something different to the person next to you. Depending on the context it can mean very different things. … Continue reading The Difference Between cloud native and Cloud Native
Multi-Cloud: Why?
Note: Updated November 2021. The concept of multi-cloud has been kicking around for a while but has become much more of a hot topic through 2020 and into 2021. The … Continue reading Multi-Cloud: Why?
How to Scale Teams Without Losing Cohesion – Part 1 – Why Should I Care?
Introduction This is the first in a two part series that looks at how organisations can effect tighter integration across teams without restructuring the organisation. It also discusses how through … Continue reading How to Scale Teams Without Losing Cohesion – Part 1 – Why Should I Care?
Managing Remote Workers – Part 4, Recruitment and Onboarding
I set out to jot down my experiences of remote management. It quickly began to sprawl so I’ve broken it out into multiple parts. Part 4 recaps the scene for … Continue reading Managing Remote Workers – Part 4, Recruitment and Onboarding
VMware on Google
Google Cloud has joined the VMware on public cloud fray. With Microsoft joining in too that means the big three have all lent VMware a new lease of life. Interestingly … Continue reading VMware on Google
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