CLOUDY PORTLAND / FIELD NOTES
Thinking out loud.
Technology, building companies and the occasional detour.
Which FinOps quadrant are you in?
A simple two-axis framework to help you decide how much your company could benefit from a FinOps practice and what kind is best if you do.
The Cloud at Twenty: Old Habits Die Hard
It's time to let go of capex thinking.
It's the Supply Chain, Stupid
Why Cloud Cost Management Isn't Really About Cost.
Future Double Vision
Apple's Vision Pro has a much brighter and more interesting future than you might think.
I can see the future... literally
I always assumed we'd get there, I just didn't expect Meta Quest 3 to be it.
How Boring Can Be Exciting
Stuff works best when all the boring yet important problems are solved.
Three Rules for Better Decision Making
Golden rules for faster and better decision making.
How I Learnt to Love macOS Screenshots
Handy HOWTO on how to streamline sharing bits of your screen with others.
Fear and Loathing on Planet Earth
The pandemic will last longer and have a bigger impact than most of us are willing to think about.
On Failing Big
Winning can require learning first how to lose.
The CIO is Dead, Long Live the Chief Integration Officer
The rapidly changing life of a CIO in the cloud.
How to be an entrepreneur?
I may have some advice.
Smoked Wagyu Brisket for Thanksgiving
A great alternative to turkey.
Applying a Startup Mentality to Local Government
What life could be like with nimbler local government.
Portland: It's Awesome
An amazing video. Watch it now.
Using ssh with Amazon AWS EC2 Instances
Cisco & the Cloud
