Telling a customer something they may not want to hear is always a difficult thing to do, but no matter how difficult it may be, we mustn’t shy ...
How does Azure (or AWS) compare to a Lamborghini?
Imagine you have just bought a Lamborghini. But you’re used to driving a Ford Fiesta. You cannot expect to jump in the driving seat and race...
Controlling the cost of Azure (or AWS) workloads
A lot of people wrongly assume that the cloud is simply cheaper than on-premise or ISP-based services. Move workloads to Azure or AWS and, hey presto,...
State-of-the-art analysis and reporting of security vulnerabilities and risks for a global energy provider
Expert Thinking delivers a modern Azure data solution to a global energy provider. Working collaboratively with Riversafe (https://riversafe.co.uk/)...
Unlocking the power of Azure DevOps for Europe’s largest tyre retailer
Expert Thinking identifies significant opportunities for improvement across application development at one of Europe’s largest tyre retailers. Our...
DevOps – making it work!
In the last post, DevOps – how not to do it!, we considered the different anti-patterns for DevOps; the short cuts that result in a swamp of poo...
DevOps – how not to do it!
DevOps – a term bandied about by all, understood by few, and delivered by almost no-one. Why? Partly because there are many different flavours of De...
What makes Expert Thinking different?
Someone asked me today “what makes Expert Thinking different?” It’s a good question! And, it’s a question I ask myself every day. Why should ...
Are you are failing at cloud?
Are you just repeating the same mistakes on cloud? Common indicators you’re failing include: You’ve more than one persistent environment ̵...
How much are you overspending on cloud?
So, you have a significant cloud presence and you’re thinking that the costs are looking rather high. No surprise there! It’s a problem that faces...