
In this post, I share why I believe strong technology leadership should never lose touch with deep technical understanding, and how balancing both has shaped my journey as a leader, architect, and technologist.

In this post, I share why I believe strong technology leadership should never lose touch with deep technical understanding, and how balancing both has shaped my journey as a leader, architect, and technologist.

Containers offer unmatched efficiency, scalability, and portability, making them my preferred choice over VMs. Container-first strategy drives agility and innovation despite the learning curve. The future is containerised embrace it to stay competitive.

Managing virtual machines in a sprawling Hyper-V environment can be a challenge, especially without proper documentation. Lets learn how PowerShell was used to map VMs to their hosts, helping an IT team regain control after rapid business growth.

a critical yet often overlooked aspect of IT maintenance. Like a museum filled with artefacts from past employees, devices, and systems, AD can accumulate outdated entries over time.

In the evolving IT landscape, companies are increasingly seeking cost-effective, robust, and forward-thinking virtualisation solutions. With the upcoming release of Windows Server 2025, businesses have a golden opportunity to consider adopting Hyper-V as their primary virtualisation platform.

In our ongoing journey of migrating from VMware to Hyper-V, a critical decision we faced was whether to keep our SQL server on a virtual machine or move it to dedicated hardware. After careful consideration, we chose to migrate our SQL server from a VM environment to a physical server.

As the CIO of a forward-thinking organisation, I’ve always prided myself on staying ahead of the curve when it comes to technology and infrastructure. My journey with VMware has been a significant part of that story.

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, adopting new technologies is a necessity for staying competitive. However, the success of these technological investments largely depends on the preparedness of the team tasked with implementing and managing them.

Nine years ago, I fell in love with APIs. It wasn’t an instant romance but a gradual realisation of their transformative power. Today, this appreciation has blossomed into a core strategy: any software we purchase or develop in-house must include API support.
Continue reading
In today’s fast-paced business environment, the role of the Modern CIOs are strategic partners who must balance technology adoption with business objectives to ensure both areas thrive without compromising one another
Continue reading