Musings on Technology
The wonderful world of tech. When you spend over 25 years in this world you have seen a lot. From BBC Micro to Quantum Computing. From MS-DOS to ChromeOS. From Mainframes to Cloud Computing. Various Service Management frameworks and various operating models. From 9.6kbps modems to Gbps connections. From geostationary satellites to Low Earth Orbit. The list can go on. Here I write about all things technology – techie stuff and tech leadership.
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One of my first articles (Computers in the cloud…and it’s raining!), sparked a reader’s question: how green is the cloud? This got me thinking. A few weeks ago, I read about the impact of simply saying “Thank You” to Gen AI. Turns out, it wastes a huge amount of computational resources and consumes a lot
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If you haven’t explored Gen AI yet, this is for you! Do you want to accelerate your career or stall it? It is in your hands.
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A lot has been written recently about the global outage after a CrowdStrike update. What will it take businesses to avoid another CrowdStrike? Understanding the problem is where most of the solutions lie. It is back to the basics. – Systems, as a whole – The interdependencies – Points of failures – Blast radius -…
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AI has come a long way, from textbooks to dinner tables. The rise of Large Language Models, data explosion, and massive investments have spurred its growth. But beware of the “arrogance” of models like ChatGPT. As the impact of AI unfolds, CIOs and tech leaders must steer their businesses wisely. The journey has just begun.
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The term “cloud” in technology puzzled many, including a non-techie colleague mistaking it for meteorological clouds. Here’s what behind the word. And a bit of tech humour.
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This post first appeared on LinkedIn here Usually I do an end of year post on the books I have enjoyed throughout the year. This one deserves a special mention and a post of its own. This post is dedicated to all those who design, build and operate the technology infrastructure. Deb Chachra’s “How Infrastructure
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