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What a Fractional CTO Actually Does on Day One
Most people expect day one to look like this: arrive with a plan, assess what’s broken, start fixing things. It doesn’t. Day one of a fractional CTO engagement is quieter than that. And — if you’re doing it right —… Continue reading
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The Cloud Operator’s Licence: Cloud Governance Through Certification
Linking cloud certifications to access levels can transform governance from a bureaucratic bottleneck into a genuine enabler. Here’s how to make it work. Continue reading
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Cloud Sustainability in the Age of AI: What the Green Claims Don’t Tell You
Every major cloud provider will tell you they are on track for net zero. Microsoft’s own 2025 sustainability report quietly acknowledged that its carbon emissions have risen 23.4% since 2020. That’s not a contradiction I’m manufacturing. It’s in their own… Continue reading
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Situational Leadership in Engineering Teams
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard a well-meaning engineering manager say “I treat all my team members the same way — that’s what fairness looks like.” And every time, I think: that’s not fairness. That’s abdication.… Continue reading
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AI Is Driving a New Wave of Cloud Adoption. But Have We Forgotten the Fundamentals?
The cloud infrastructure world is buzzing right now. AWS, Azure, and GCP are pouring unprecedented capital into AI infrastructure — combined hyperscaler capex is forecast to approach $700 billion in 2026, nearly doubling 2025 levels (Futurum Group, Feb 2026). AWS… Continue reading
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Is your organisation meeting your ethical responsibility to be sustainable in the cloud?
As organisations undertake digital transformations and migrate to the cloud, cloud costs can easily spiral out of control without proper governance and oversight. This lack of visibility into cloud spend poses financial risks and can undermine the sought-after agility benefits… Continue reading
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AWS welcomes new Graviton3-based C7g and M7g instance types to London region
AWS recently announced the general availability of two new Amazon EC2 instance families featuring Graviton3 – C7g and M7g in the eu-west-2 (London) region. For organisations looking to accelerate cloud adoption and harness innovation, Graviton3 offers groundbreaking performance, cost savings,… Continue reading
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Leveraging Cloud Financial Management Policy Guardrails: The Secret Weapon for your Cloud Transformation Journey
As enterprise cloud footprints expand exponentially, IT leaders are grappling with runaway cloud costs which risk de-railing migration initiatives. Cloud FinOps has emerged as a framework for managing cloud spend through improved visibility, optimisation and governance. But implementing organisation-wide policies… Continue reading
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New player has entered the room: Welcome Amazon Q
Amazon recently announced the preview launch of Amazon Q, a new fully managed conversational AI service that makes it easy for organisations to leverage the power of natural language processing. With Amazon Q, teams and developers can now add sophisticated… Continue reading
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My Reading Recommendations
Looking for some inspirations for what to read or listen to next? I’ve come to realise after many years of not picking up a book, that emersing yourself in a good read can be a great way to slow the… Continue reading
