As an AWS certified cloud solutions architect, one of the things I am regularly asked is “Can I mine Bitcoin on AWS hardware?” My response is always “Absolutely, but you’ll end up losing money!” For those who do not know, Bitcoin mining is the process where Bitcoin transactions are verified and added to the public … Read more
The world of Information Technology is usually buzzing with the latest and greatest trends of the moment. These days, we’re hearing a lot about Artificial Intelligence, augmented reality, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). However, despite the buzz, these new technologies can take time to become mainstream and sometimes will just bubble away beneath the surface … Read more
You don’t need to go to the movies to get pumped up about superheroes. Migrating from a traditional data center to the cloud completely changes the way you interact with your IT environment, turning you into a real-life superhero. The cloud computing gives you the ability to be more agile, more efficient and more scalable, … Read more
This past year has been an interesting one for Amazon Web Services (AWS). The cloud juggernaut continues to lead the pack in the competition to be the most dominant cloud provider. Yet as the number of competitors for the title diminishes, Amazon’s dominance has started to be tested. According to the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant … Read more
As 2019 approaches, it’s time to make predictions and “guess-timates” for the coming year. But first, I wanted to look back at my trends and predictions article for 2018 to see whether I could give Nostradamus a run for his money. Did my predictions for the future confidently announced one year ago come true? Read on to … Read more
There was an incident in the UK recently where an employee became very disgruntled after he was fired. He logged into the company AWS account with credentials stolen from a coworker and proceeded to completely trash the company AWS environment by terminating critical EC2 instances. After many months, the former employee was tracked down, charged … Read more
