2018 The Cloud Computing Year in Review

[For The Cloudcast podcast, we reviewed the
Wearing Jeans to a Job Interview

About 4 years,
Being a Technical Advocate / Evangelist

Back when I started working for technology vendors, the landscape was much different than it is today:
- Vendors tended...
Can Open Source and IPOs Fly Together?

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There was some buzz in the...
Why Developers and Operators are using Containers

This week, I was listening to an episode of the "
OpenStack was a pivotal time in IT

This past week, we did some reflection on
Will VCs stop funding Open Source companies?

For the last 7-8 years, we've seen a large increase in the number of infrastructure software companies that...
Multiple Ways to View AWS re:Invent 2016

For the last 20 years, the world of IT has been defined by fairly well-known swim lanes of technology, technology vendors, and technology...
10 Biggest Cloud Stories of 2015

When Customers become Vendors

Part of my world involves attending many, many technical events each year. Some of them are large vendor-sponsored shows, while others are small gatherings and meetups. For the most part, the lead speakers work for vendors and are highlighting...