Part 3 of The Cloud Professional’s Industry Playbook series Manufacturing represents one of the most exciting transformation stories in cloud computing today. With 69% of UK firms having adopted cloud-based computing systems and the UK showing remarkable 20% growth in…
Picture this: somewhere in your cloud infrastructure, virtual machines continue humming away long after their purpose has ended, storage volumes sit unattached accumulating charges, and databases serve absolutely no one whilst generating hundreds of pounds in monthly costs. These aren’t…
Your weekly dose of actionable cloud wisdom to start the week right The Problem Your Kubernetes bill has exploded from £500 to £5,000 per month, but your applications aren’t running any faster. Pods are requesting massive amounts of CPU and…
Part 2 of The Cloud Professional’s Industry Playbook series Financial services represents the most challenging yet rewarding sector for cloud professionals in the UK. With financial institutions being 300 times more likely to be targeted by cyber attacks than other…
When designing cloud database solutions on Azure, one of the most critical decisions you’ll face is selecting the right pricing model. Azure SQL Database offers two distinct approaches. Database Transaction Units (DTU) and virtual Cores (vCore), each with fundamental differences…
Your weekly dose of actionable cloud wisdom to start the week right The Problem Your Azure DevOps pipelines take 45 minutes to deploy a simple web app, developers are waiting hours for feedback on pull requests, and your monthly Azure…
Part 1 of The Cloud Professional’s Industry Playbook series Healthcare represents one of the most compelling yet complex sectors for cloud professionals. With patient data breaches exposing 275 million records and affecting 82% of the US population in 2024 alone,…
When organisations embark on their cloud journey, they’re often overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of transformation ahead. The Google Cloud Adoption Framework (GCAF) promises to simplify this process, but does it deliver? More importantly, what questions should you be asking…
Your weekly dose of actionable cloud wisdom to start the week right The Problem Your API is either completely unprotected (vulnerable to abuse and DDoS attacks) or so aggressively rate-limited that legitimate users get frustrated with constant 429 errors. You’re…
The ultimate expression of cloud expertise isn’t just technical mastery or business success—it’s the ability to lead organizations through digital transformation whilst building and inspiring high-performing teams. As cloud adoption becomes central to business strategy, technical leaders who can bridge…
