IT value theory
What if the value of IT isn’t cost, savings, or efficiency, but belief? This essay proposes a way to read IT value through three layers: precision, interpretation, and …
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When the defaults no longer fit
FinOps often feels simple on paper, then stubbornly complex in practice. When the defaults stop fitting, the friction isn’t failure. It’s experience. This field note is …
AWS feels different. Here’s how that changes my approach.
Something has changed in how AWS absorbs mistakes. Benevolence hasn’t disappeared, but it’s no longer where many practitioners expect it. This essay examines what happens …
A quiet update on the ProsperOps acquisition
A quiet follow-up on the ProsperOps acquisition by Flexera. No announcements, no roadmaps, just observable changes: branding updates, partner participation shifts, and …
“The Real Superpower of AI Isn't Technical - It's Contextual
This is a new talk delivered in December in front of Data and AI leaders in Financial services.
FinOps tools are consolidating: Flexera–ProsperOps, DoiT’s buying spree, and the platform endgame
FinOps tooling is consolidating into CloudOps platforms. Flexera buys ProsperOps (vertical execution) and Chaos Genius (horizontal data scope). DoiT is buying across …
The FinOps market just blinked. And then consolidated.
Flexera just bought ProsperOps and Chaos Genius in one move. FinOps tools are consolidating fast: fewer dashboards, more execution, broader scope (AI, data). Tool sprawl …
The monster under the bed was always in the contract
Many cloud strategies were built on assumptions that were never written down. Prices would not rise. Services would not disappear. Performance would hold. None of that …
When the human is the UI
The human is the UI is a useful mental model is this: the vendor’s humans are the user interface.
AWS sells to the tribe, not the board
Cloud marketing is, on purpose, deeply technical. It is written for people who like systems, clean abstractions, and the feeling of being competent.