Articles on cloud, AI, infrastructure, and technology leadership. New posts coming soon.
Cloud StrategyComing soon
Why Most Cloud Migrations Fail (and How to Avoid It)
After leading 5 enterprise migrations totalling 1,300+ workloads, the same three patterns keep killing projects: underestimating data gravity, ignoring organisational change, and treating compliance as a checkbox exercise. Here is what actually works.
LeadershipComing soon
The Fractional CTO Model: When It Works and When It Does Not
Not every company needs a full-time CTO. If you are between $2M and $20M in revenue, growing fast, and your technical decisions are outpacing your team, a fractional CTO might be the right call. Here is how to decide and what to expect.
AI StrategyComing soon
Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Cutting Through the Noise
Most AI strategies start with the technology. The ones that work start with the process. After deploying agentic AI across 12 enterprise workflows, here is the practical framework I use to identify where AI moves the needle vs. where it is just expensive noise.
DevSecOpsComing soon
Building a DevSecOps Team From Scratch: A 6-Month Playbook
You cannot buy DevSecOps. You build it. This is the playbook I have used three times to take organisations from monthly manual deploys to daily automated releases with security baked in. Roles, tools, milestones, and the mistakes to avoid.
IoT & Smart CitiesComing soon
Smart Cities Need Smart Infrastructure: Lessons From ParkMate
What building an IoT parking platform taught me about the gap between smart city vision and ground-level reality. Sensor reliability, council procurement, and why the last 10% of any IoT project takes 50% of the effort.
FinOpsComing soon
FinOps Is Not Just Cost Cutting: A Cloud Economics Primer for Boards
Most board members hear "cloud costs are up 40%" and immediately think waste. The reality is more nuanced. Here is how to frame cloud economics in business terms that non-technical leadership can act on.