Starting a career in cloud computing can feel overwhelming. Where do you begin? What should you learn first? If you’re asking these questions, the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification is your perfect entry point into the cloud world. I remember…
The artificial intelligence industry has reached a pivotal moment with the emergence of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that promises to solve one of the most persistent challenges in AI development: connecting intelligent systems to external data…
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…
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,…
Moving to the cloud promises significant cost savings, operational efficiency, and enhanced scalability. Yet many businesses discover that their cloud bills tell rather a different story than their initial projections suggested. Whilst the headline figures for compute and storage often…
Picture this: You’re staring at Azure’s VM pricing calculator, scrolling through dozens of different VM series with cryptic names like Dv5, Fsv2, and Esv5. Each one promises different performance characteristics, and the pricing varies wildly. Sound familiar? If you’ve ever…
Starting a technology venture today without cloud infrastructure is like trying to build a house without foundations. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers over 200 services, which can feel overwhelming when you’re bootstrapping your first product. Yet, mastering just five core…
Your weekly dose of actionable cloud wisdom to start the week right The Problem Your entire business runs on AWS, and then eu-west-1 goes down for 6 hours. Or Azure has a global authentication outage. Or Google Cloud has a…
