Essays

Should I Worry About TikTok?

Is a social network focused on dancing, lip syncing, and fun a threat to national security just because of who owns it? Is TikTok a threat to national security? Do you need to worry about it you or your family using it?

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Dumpster Fire

🗑🔥 doesn't quite cut it anymore. Following a random thought, I dive into the process to create a new official emoji and why isn't "dumpster fire" in the official list?

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Applying the Well-Architected Framework, Small Edition

The Well-Architected Framework is a set of principles that can help you find the ideal build for the problem at hand...regardless of the size of that problem. This post walks you through the application of the framework to a small problem but delivers big returns.

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The New Office: Home?

Is working from home the new normal in tech? Is working from home as simple as ensuring a strong internet connection and access to the right tools? This is an issue with a ton of impacts outside of just the relationships on your team. This post highlights various conversations and points of view on

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The Unicorn Project through a security lens

The Unicorn Project is the latest book from Gene Kim, one of the leaders of the DevOps movement. The book focuses on developer enablement and culture. What does this have to do with cloud security? Everything.

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Stop Drowning Online During Isolation

We're all stuck inside and it can quickly feel like you're drowning in possibilities for technology that will help you work, learn, and stay in touch with your community. How do you make any of it work? How do you move forward? In this hour long call-in show, Rita Celli and I try to thr

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Let's Talk Cloud - Season 2

The second series of my live streaming series for Trend Micro. In it, I speak to various cloud leaders about what's happening in cloud.

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#LetsTalkCloud: The Unicorn Project Principles

S02E06 - Host, Mark Nunnikhoven, interviews Trend Micro Developer, Madeline Van Der Paelt. Together they dive into the core principles enumerated in Gene Kim's book, The Unicorn Project.

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