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,...
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...
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...
Change is not transformation!
I always wonder; is ‘transformation’ even the right word? Most “transformations” are really evolutions of existing services, products or appli...
Where has the magic of cloud gone?
Has the magic really gone? Hell, no! The magic isn’t how you build and implement your cloud. The real magic is in optimising your use of cloud, maxi...
Azure and AWS Reserved instance options
You’ve been looking at your cloud and you don’t like the cost of pay as you go – sure it’s flexible but you really do pay for it. You’ve als...