If you’re anything like me, you were shocked to discover the default configuration of backing services in Azure is public.
When you create resources like Cosmos DB, Redis and Storage, the most intimate and sensitive parts of your infrastructure, these resources come into the world nakedly exposed to the internet…
Here’s something I found myself saying — it’s stuck with me and that’s prompted me to look into it:
“Technology isn’t a thing you do, it’s a metaphor for exploring a philosophy of being”
There’s a moment in every discipline, art, craft and practice when you find yourself reaching beyond…
Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth. There is no spoon. Then you’ll see that it is not the spoon that bends. It is only yourself — The Matrix
I had the pleasure of being a part of Serverless Days Cardiff…
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
I like this sentiment for hackathons. The stories of Dr Seuss have stuck with me, peeping out from time to time from…
Containers are complex, but they needn’t be mysterious. Here’s my de-jargoned guide to what they are and why they matter.
I had the pleasure of speaking at SwanseaCon this year for the second time and wanted to spread some love and understanding about containers. I find it’s great to be…
I have an idea about the trajectory of Kubernetes. Instinct tells me it will both win and, simultaneously, become irrelevant to software delivery organisations.
I’ve been listening to conversations about Kubernetes (k8s) and trying to identify the recurring themes that polarise debate on whether it’s a “good” or “bad” idea…
Ever since working with a great team at the BBC, I’ve been noticing the momentum behind Google Cloud. I’ve been looking to do a certification for a while, so decided to go with Google’s Professional Cloud Architect.
If you do some research on the certification, you’ll find words like “vast”…
I think a lot about technology design, whether that’s architecture, build and deployment pipelines or the structure and clarity of code. The value of technology is in what you do with it.
The UK Government has an open Service Standard setting out the perspective and principles on which services (often…
Enterprise has become one of those over-used words that mean anything and nothing to everyone. What does it actually mean and what does that mean for our organisations?
Back in the noughties I worked for a mid-sized technology consultancy called Detica. It was made up of around 500 people when…
I design and build systems. Sometimes those systems are made of technology and sometimes they’re made of people. I’ve learned, and keep learning, that doing less is invariably greater than doing more.
The phrase keeps coming to me: “it’s an engineering solution to a design problem”. I’m giving a name…
Hands-on culture and techology. Work hard be kind. CTO at Policy in Practice (https://policyinpractice.co.uk)
