About this site

Every cloud architecture I've built has a story. Usually it starts with "this should be simple" and ends with "well, now I know why that's a bad idea." The good news? Complex technical concepts can usually be simplified.

I'm a VP of Engineering with 25 years' experience in the Technology sector who has collected a raft of certifications in software and cloud systems. While I've really enjoyed the focused learning needed to achieve those, what really drives me are the production systems I've built, the outages I've survived, and the brilliant engineers I've learned from along the way.

My true credential is making the complex understandable.

In this blog, I break down cloud and systems architecture, software development (mostly but not always web-dev), infrastructure as code, technology trends and fads, and more through real-world stories and clear explanations.

Whether you're a junior developer learning your first cloud service or a senior engineer evaluating architectural patterns, I write to simplify — with context, examples, and the "why" behind the "how."

No gatekeeping, no assumptions about what you should already know. If you learn best from real-world examples rather than sanitized tutorials, welcome. Let's learn this stuff together.

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