I make things run faster. Consultant, Performance Specialist, Author and Advisor.
Often I get asked questions like: What motivated you to start writing blog posts? How do you keep writing so many blog posts? Do you do podcast instead of writing blog posts? This blog post discusses five reasons why I continue to blog and why I...
Disclaimer: The information I am sharing is based on my personal experience and may differ from the experiences of others. In many of my past roles, whether as a new team member or as a consultant, I wasn't actively involved in the negotiating proces...
Disclaimer: While this article simplifies DR strategies, it's important to remember that DR is a complex topic with many nuances. In recent years, I've come to realise that concepts many of us in information technology take for granted aren't always ...
In my line of work, I often run into people who aren't familiar with AWS. It's understandable; cloud computing is an immense and constantly evolving realm. This adds a challenging yet fascinating aspect to my job, pushing me to think creatively and f...
"...His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready..." - Eminem (from Lose Yourself song) I ha...
Recently, I collaborated with a few co-workers to develop various resilience scenarios that our organization must be prepared for should those events arise, encompassing both secure and non-secure aspects. We had to consider regulatory compliance whi...
Organizations of all sizes rely on cloud computing for its agility, scalability, and innovation, but effective cost management is crucial for all organizations. FinOps is a practice that can help organizations optimize their cloud spending while stil...
I had the opportunity to attend the AWS Cloud Day event in Melbourne recently, and it was quite an experience. It's great to see AWS hosting an event like this in Melbourne, as we can't keep losing to Sydney for such events. No pun intended :). In th...
Thanks to Brendan Gregg's work in visualizing stack traces, flame graphs have become a popular tool for analysing performance. They provide a simple and intuitive way to understand complex data by showing the relationship between function calls and r...
