Practical technology. Real-world leadership
Ideas and lessons on infrastructure, security, architecture, operations, and technology leadership
Where technology meets operations
Not theory for theory’s sake. The focus here is what technology decisions mean when someone has to operate, secure, support, recover, fund, and explain them.
Infrastructure
Virtualization, cloud, networking, identity, backup, DR, endpoint management, and the architecture decisions behind reliable systems.
Security
Practical security through visibility, resilience, operational discipline, and technology that works with the environment instead of against it.
IT Leadership
Leadership, vendor strategy, project execution, team development, and translating technical choices into business outcomes.
Latest thinking
Long-form perspectives on the technology decisions, operational realities, and leadership lessons that shape modern IT.
- Nutanix Named a Gartner Leader, and It’s Well DeservedNutanix was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms. Here is why the bigger story is not the quadrant itself, but what renewed competition means for infrastructure leaders.
- Am I Lazy for Using AI, or Am I Just Using the Tool Better?Using AI does not automatically make someone lazy. Here is how I use it to learn, think, communicate, and work faster while still owning the outcome.
- What 20 Years in IT Taught Me About Evaluating TechnologyAfter 20 years in IT, I have learned that evaluating technology is about far more than features. The right solution has to solve the real problem, fit the people who will operate it, come with tradeoffs you understand, and still make sense after the sales team leaves.
- 13 Years Later: What Betting on Nutanix Taught Me About Technology DecisionsThirteen years after taking an early bet on Nutanix, I look back at HCI, VMware, AHV, Broadcom, and the customer-side lessons that changed how I evaluate technology decisions.
From operations to architecture
I’ve spent my career working with enterprise technology where uptime, security, supportability, cost, and business impact all matter at the same time. This site is where I write about what I’ve learned, and what I’m still learning.
My focus is practical: stronger systems, better decisions, capable teams, and technology that produces a real business outcome.
That experience now shapes how I approach architecture: understand the real problem, weigh the tradeoffs, and design solutions that work not only at deployment, but through support, change, recovery, and growth.
Want the longer version of how I got here? Visit the About page.
