Ask A Designer Anything
A few months ago, I started posting weekly AMAs (ask me anything) on LinkedIn. I’m honored that I get to connect with strangers on the internet and share…
Discovery: The Key to Building a Solid Data Governance Strategy
We talk about data governance a lot…what it is and why it’s important. But what does it look like in practice? Better yet, what needs to happen before…
A Look at AzOps for Azure Infrastructure Management
Our team has been working on developing automation for deploying a secure and scalable cloud foundation in Microsoft Azure. As we delved into Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework and…
Cloud Data Platform Showdown: Databricks
How do you choose the cloud data platform that best suits your needs? There’s a lot to sift through. In this series, I’m breaking down your different options,…
Why Innovation Is a Necessity, Not a Choice
I first met Gabrielle Benefield in 2009 in London, at our mutual friend Tom Gilb’s conference. I had written an article on measuring value with Agile that got…
Write code for people, not computers
“Clean code always looks like it was written by someone who cares.” – Robert Martin Most engineers learn the hard way. We suffer enough bad code that one…
Transforming Your Leadership Approach
I was lucky to facilitate a conversation around transformational leadership at ACG Richmond’s recent breakfast meeting. Transformational leadership is all about finding what motivates people and inspiring positive…
Reducing your AWS CloudTrail Spend
I found myself in a real head-scratcher when I noticed one of our clients was spending $8,000 every single month on AWS CloudTrail. What is AWS CloudTrail? If…
My Conversation with Local Tech Leaders
Part of the reason I joined the tech space and SingleStone was so that I could wear a baseball hat and t-shirt every day and learn cool things…