Creatures of Adaptation – Learning the Evolving Language of Kubernetes

Creatures of Adaptation Living and working in global societies means that in both our real locales and our virtual communities we exist in ever expanding multicultural societies. More than ever, we are aware of different languages being spoken around us, and that our own native tongue is not always understood by those we need to […] Read More

Managed AWS Backup with Veeam Service Provider Console v7

While at AWS re:Invent 2022 I had some great conversations with a mix of old and new Managed Service Providers who are focusing on delivering services for workloads on public cloud platforms. There are a number of new Managed Service companies that have been designated as “Born in the Cloud” and while I don’t play […] Read More

Celebrating Innovation once again with Veeam

Over my now twenty plus year career in IT, i’ve been very fortunate to be around technical innovation from all sides of the technology fence. Working in the service provider industry allowed me to help drive innovation for hosting and cloud platforms together with some very smart people. Now, at Veeam, I have the pleasure […] Read More

Veeam Vanguard Nominations for 2023 are Open!

I’ve said this more than a few times… but I wouldn’t be where I am today without the Veeam Vanguard program. As a former Veeam Vanguard, I know the value of having access to cutting-edge technology and resources to help you stay ahead of the game in the world of data protection and management. And […] Read More

Thoughts before AWS re:Invent 2022

 NOTE: The following content was transcribed and modified from the Thoughts on X podcast embedded above… Click Play if you would like to listen. AWS re:Invent turns ten this year and the mega tech conference in Las Vegas is definitely still a destination event. But with the landscape changing around public and private cloud […] Read More

The Dangers of AI… Written by AI

 [NOTE] – Written by ChatGPT at https://openai.com with Header Image also AI generated at https://www.craiyon.com The dangers of AI, or artificial intelligence, have been a popular topic in recent years. With the rapid advancement of technology, more and more people are beginning to question the potential risks associated with AI. One of the biggest […] Read More

Verge.io – A New Wave of Hyper-Converged Virtualization

 There is no doubt we are moving into a new era of infrastructure to host applications and workloads on. And as organisations start to move back to on-premises platforms from the public cloud it’s not necessarily vSphere that they are coming back to. RedHat is pushing hard with on-premises stacks such as OpenShift and […] Read More

Plan now to maximize the ROI in Kubernetes

Traditionally, I don’t like to talk about return on investment… it was something that I always felt was used to justify a purchasing decision by pushes vendor salespeople. My bullsh*t meter always came out when they started talking ROI… however as conversations mature at higher levels, it’s clear that IT Decision makers are always looking […] Read More

Talking Cloud, Object Storage, DRaaS, Kubernetes and Security

One of the best parts about travelling to tech conferences, expos and shows is the opportunity to talk on various panels and be interviewed by media outlets. At Tech Expo Asia in Singapore a couple weeks back, Michael Cade and myself got an opportunity to appear on Cyber Security World (CSA) Live at Cyber Security […] Read More

Multiple Cloud Theory in the Hybrid World

 NOTE: The following content was transcribed and modified from the Thoughts on X podcast embedded above… Click Play if you would like to listen. Last week, I was at an event in Singapore for Cloud Expo, and I was involved in a couple of panels. During the discussion, the narrative was around multi-cloud, hybrid […] Read More

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