Cloud Computing

Revolt of the Simple - Jan 2024 - Alex Alejandre

tl;dr: Recklessly adopting tools because big tech uses them is the biggest problem in tech.

Architecting Observability - May 2023 - Alex Alejandre

tl;dr: 10 construction workers stand and watch one man dig a hole, that’s the cloud today!

Walmart's Hybdrid Cloud - Feb 2023 - Alex Alejandre

Walmart Cloud Native Platform (WCNP) is an interesting case study (though proliferating buzzwords garner the odd chuckle).

SaaS Propaganda - Jan 2023 - Alex Alejandre

I play devil’s advocate, steelmanning SaaS' business use.

Antikubernetes Propaganda - Oct 2022 - Alex Alejandre

Once upon a time in a simpler world, there were but system admins.

Anticloud Propaganda - Jul 2022 - Alex Alejandre

tl;dr: What’s your cost per request (cpr)? How much does more monitoring and logging cost for what gain in uptime/reliability/visibility and more importantly, customer satisfaction?

Docker the Company's Death - Jul 2022 - Alex Alejandre

How to commercialize open source?