An amazing day of fishing with Poppop. Day 3 of the 2022 summer vacation.
Category: Thoughts
How I think about things.
Is Technical Debt Real?
What the heck is technical debt? Technical debt creates overhead and friction on an organization and stifles innovation. This article provides some simple ways to identify, measure and reduce technical debt. What Is Technical Debt? Technical debt is not a direct cost in financial terms, but rather a concept. Simply, technical debt creates overhead as…
Digital Simplified
What does the term digital even mean? In today’s context, it is cliche and it’s used repeatedly as a way to describe a company’s culture and operating model. The term is also often used as a target and aspirational state for a transformation – a digital transformation. For starters, in order to successfully transform from…
State of the Digital Union
What is the current state of your digital union? Below, are some simple questions that can have very complex and profound answers for your digital business. In the journey to digital maturity, I’d recommend you start by making the investment to study and baseline your environment first by asking your organization these questions. A simple…
Eating The Digital Elephant … uh, I mean Dragon
An overview of some simple ways to get started on your company’s digital transformation journey and becoming a Digital Dragon. Establish Top-Down Support From Executive Operating Team Collaborative support from the top is rocket fuel for a company on the journey to becoming digital. Create a council or digital community of practice made up of…
Why Does The Cloud Cost So Much? Maybe It’s Your Fault.
Note: These are some of my personal views on how to get to the cloud (economically). It’s not intended to be an indictment of the cloud. In fact, the cloud is amazing. But with great power comes great responsibility. AWS, Azure and GCP have transformed the way in which technology services are consumed. I’d like…