Flywheel of tech debt
Explores how tech debt in infrastructure code creates a self-perpetuating 'flywheel' effect, making it extremely costly and difficult to fix.
Explores how tech debt in infrastructure code creates a self-perpetuating 'flywheel' effect, making it extremely costly and difficult to fix.
Argues that cloud strategy should be a business decision based on growth, not just an engineering cost optimization.
A technical guide on deploying Foundry Virtual Tabletop (VTT) to Microsoft Azure using the Azure Developer CLI and Bicep for cloud hosting.
Analyzes why data centers are unlikely to adopt demand response programs despite academic interest, focusing on power constraints and uptime requirements.
Analysis of updated US data center energy consumption trends and projections, highlighting the impact of AI growth and server efficiency.
A tech company details their negative experience with Heroku's changing pricing and contract terms, leading them to leave the platform.
Announcing a new monthly newsletter covering cloud native news, tools, tutorials, and events, with details on its technical infrastructure.
Analyzes how potential geopolitical conflicts in the Nordic/Baltic region could impact critical Azure cloud infrastructure and data centers.
Argues that effective security and sustainability require systemic changes, not user behavior modification, drawing parallels between tech and environmental efforts.
A guide exploring the reasons, benefits, and process of migrating from Terraform to the open-source fork, OpenTofu.
A comparison of serverless computing and containers, outlining their benefits and ideal use cases for application deployment.
A personal account of attending the EMF Camp, a tech and maker festival, including experiences with talks, installations, and volunteering on the event's phone infrastructure.
The article uses the visible routers at Centre Pompidou as a metaphor for how software systems evolve and adapt to new requirements over time.
A biography of Kris Nóva, a computer scientist and engineer known for her work on Linux, Kubernetes, and open-source software.
Learn how to train an XGBoost classifier using cloud GPUs without managing infrastructure via the Lightning AI framework.
A technical guide on using Vagrant to quickly deploy and manage virtual machines for security testing and development environments.
Two PowerShell scripts for migrating Azure VMs, VMSS, disks, and NICs between availability zones or from regional to zonal deployment.
A developer creates custom whiteboard magnets with Azure icons to improve technical diagramming and presentations.
A guide and script for converting existing Azure Virtual Network Gateways to zone-redundant or zonal configurations to leverage Availability Zones.
Explains how to use Azure resource locks to prevent accidental deletion or modification of production infrastructure.