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"I'm not your rolling wheels, I'm the highway."
July 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"I'm not your rolling wheels, I'm the highway."
Thrilled to be part of #PlatformCon2025!
This year, I’m sharing a session titled “Strategic PlatformOps with Wardley Maps”. The talk explores the often-overlooked strategic layer of platform engineering. We’ll use Wardley Mapping to visualize the landscape of internal platforms.
This year, I’m sharing a session titled “Strategic PlatformOps with Wardley Maps”. The talk explores the often-overlooked strategic layer of platform engineering. We’ll use Wardley Mapping to visualize the landscape of internal platforms.
June 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Thrilled to be part of #PlatformCon2025!
This year, I’m sharing a session titled “Strategic PlatformOps with Wardley Maps”. The talk explores the often-overlooked strategic layer of platform engineering. We’ll use Wardley Mapping to visualize the landscape of internal platforms.
This year, I’m sharing a session titled “Strategic PlatformOps with Wardley Maps”. The talk explores the often-overlooked strategic layer of platform engineering. We’ll use Wardley Mapping to visualize the landscape of internal platforms.
It does not matter if you build an internal delivery platform for a small company or a big corporation, the principle that platform should be an enabler, not the blocker still stands.
June 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It does not matter if you build an internal delivery platform for a small company or a big corporation, the principle that platform should be an enabler, not the blocker still stands.
If a team can survive an emotional and behavioral calibration of its members over time, it will become unbeatable.
June 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If a team can survive an emotional and behavioral calibration of its members over time, it will become unbeatable.
First time presenting and helping host a developer event in Singapore - DeveloperXperience Summit 2025.
It was a great opportunity to connect with the local tech community and get a feel for the developer landscape here.
It was a great opportunity to connect with the local tech community and get a feel for the developer landscape here.
May 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
First time presenting and helping host a developer event in Singapore - DeveloperXperience Summit 2025.
It was a great opportunity to connect with the local tech community and get a feel for the developer landscape here.
It was a great opportunity to connect with the local tech community and get a feel for the developer landscape here.
The discussion of technical debt should be taken seriously by development teams. Every change has the potential to add to the debt.
Like financial debt, technical debt can grow over time due to the "interest" that accumulates when it's not addressed.
Like financial debt, technical debt can grow over time due to the "interest" that accumulates when it's not addressed.
May 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The discussion of technical debt should be taken seriously by development teams. Every change has the potential to add to the debt.
Like financial debt, technical debt can grow over time due to the "interest" that accumulates when it's not addressed.
Like financial debt, technical debt can grow over time due to the "interest" that accumulates when it's not addressed.
If there’s no trust in the socio-technical system, delivering value takes more time than in a trust-enabled one. That's it. That's the post.
May 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
If there’s no trust in the socio-technical system, delivering value takes more time than in a trust-enabled one. That's it. That's the post.
During my career, I’ve had the opportunity to examine several large codebases and observe how they evolve over time. One key conclusion I’ve drawn is that the number of deployable units doesn't matter that much.
May 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
During my career, I’ve had the opportunity to examine several large codebases and observe how they evolve over time. One key conclusion I’ve drawn is that the number of deployable units doesn't matter that much.
Have you heard of shadow IT? It refers to software used by employees for work-related activities without the approval or awareness of the IT or Security department.
Shadow AI is a natural extension of it.
Shadow AI is a natural extension of it.
May 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Have you heard of shadow IT? It refers to software used by employees for work-related activities without the approval or awareness of the IT or Security department.
Shadow AI is a natural extension of it.
Shadow AI is a natural extension of it.
After visiting KubeCon and DevOpsDays Denmark this year, I’m increasingly convinced that platform engineering has turned into a serious strategic discipline.
May 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
After visiting KubeCon and DevOpsDays Denmark this year, I’m increasingly convinced that platform engineering has turned into a serious strategic discipline.
The Adizes Corporate Lifecycle is a great way to reflect on where your company really is - not just on paper, but in behaviour, mindset, and decisions.
May 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The Adizes Corporate Lifecycle is a great way to reflect on where your company really is - not just on paper, but in behaviour, mindset, and decisions.
Gave the office a little glow-up for my Extreme Automation courses. What’s your go-to move when procrastination strikes?
May 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Gave the office a little glow-up for my Extreme Automation courses. What’s your go-to move when procrastination strikes?
Strategy isn’t just about setting goals. It’s about understanding your current position, your desired future state, and the terrain in between.
You need to know where you are, where you’re going, and how the environment around you might help or hinder that journey.
You need to know where you are, where you’re going, and how the environment around you might help or hinder that journey.
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Strategy isn’t just about setting goals. It’s about understanding your current position, your desired future state, and the terrain in between.
You need to know where you are, where you’re going, and how the environment around you might help or hinder that journey.
You need to know where you are, where you’re going, and how the environment around you might help or hinder that journey.
The Single Responsibility Principle (or high cohesion design) is something I have been reflecting on lately after delivering a course on coding practices to a group of young developers.
We often introduce SRP through the lens of small functions. Do one thing. Do it only. Do it well.
We often introduce SRP through the lens of small functions. Do one thing. Do it only. Do it well.
May 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The Single Responsibility Principle (or high cohesion design) is something I have been reflecting on lately after delivering a course on coding practices to a group of young developers.
We often introduce SRP through the lens of small functions. Do one thing. Do it only. Do it well.
We often introduce SRP through the lens of small functions. Do one thing. Do it only. Do it well.
There is no clear winner in any technological choice. Usually, you have a spectrum or a set of common trade-offs that you need to evaluate based on your context.
May 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
There is no clear winner in any technological choice. Usually, you have a spectrum or a set of common trade-offs that you need to evaluate based on your context.
Only code! Only hard-core! Automation FTW!
#friday #sticker #devops #noclicking #clickops #automation
#friday #sticker #devops #noclicking #clickops #automation
April 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Only code! Only hard-core! Automation FTW!
#friday #sticker #devops #noclicking #clickops #automation
#friday #sticker #devops #noclicking #clickops #automation
Still processing all the insights from the #kubecon last week. Met some old friends whom I haven't seen for ages. Met friends whom I only met online before. Made some new connections.
Next year in Amsterdam?
Next year in Amsterdam?
April 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Still processing all the insights from the #kubecon last week. Met some old friends whom I haven't seen for ages. Met friends whom I only met online before. Made some new connections.
Next year in Amsterdam?
Next year in Amsterdam?
Today is April 4th. 4/04.
The most iconic number on the internet - 404.
A universal sign that something once existed... and then lost.
#404Day #NotFound #BackupYourStuff #Friday #Sticker
The most iconic number on the internet - 404.
A universal sign that something once existed... and then lost.
#404Day #NotFound #BackupYourStuff #Friday #Sticker
April 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Today is April 4th. 4/04.
The most iconic number on the internet - 404.
A universal sign that something once existed... and then lost.
#404Day #NotFound #BackupYourStuff #Friday #Sticker
The most iconic number on the internet - 404.
A universal sign that something once existed... and then lost.
#404Day #NotFound #BackupYourStuff #Friday #Sticker
Kicking off a DevSecOps workshop next week (10-11th of April) on unified security. Also known as “How to stop developers, ops, and security from blaming each other just long enough to fix things” 🙂
Register here: extremeautomation.io/courses/devs...
Register here: extremeautomation.io/courses/devs...
April 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Kicking off a DevSecOps workshop next week (10-11th of April) on unified security. Also known as “How to stop developers, ops, and security from blaming each other just long enough to fix things” 🙂
Register here: extremeautomation.io/courses/devs...
Register here: extremeautomation.io/courses/devs...
On my way to #Kubecon. If we bump into each other on the conference, ask me for a #sticker 🙂.
What a week it's going to be! I counted that 15+ talks, demos, workshops will happen on the conference at any given moment!
#kubernetes
What a week it's going to be! I counted that 15+ talks, demos, workshops will happen on the conference at any given moment!
#kubernetes
March 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
On my way to #Kubecon. If we bump into each other on the conference, ask me for a #sticker 🙂.
What a week it's going to be! I counted that 15+ talks, demos, workshops will happen on the conference at any given moment!
#kubernetes
What a week it's going to be! I counted that 15+ talks, demos, workshops will happen on the conference at any given moment!
#kubernetes
Is Kubernetes the best technology for your workload management? Will Kafka solve all your messaging requirements? Can PostgreSQL beat Oracle on performance? Will switching to microservices really make your system more scalable?
Well, you know the answer.
#friday #sticker #itdepends
Well, you know the answer.
#friday #sticker #itdepends
March 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Is Kubernetes the best technology for your workload management? Will Kafka solve all your messaging requirements? Can PostgreSQL beat Oracle on performance? Will switching to microservices really make your system more scalable?
Well, you know the answer.
#friday #sticker #itdepends
Well, you know the answer.
#friday #sticker #itdepends
The Iron Triangle holds true. You can't have all three. You just can't. I've tried. Multiple times. If you're building something new, something that has never existed before, you simply can't get it done quickly, cheaply, and with high quality at the same time.
March 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The Iron Triangle holds true. You can't have all three. You just can't. I've tried. Multiple times. If you're building something new, something that has never existed before, you simply can't get it done quickly, cheaply, and with high quality at the same time.