As technology continues to evolve, we see new and exciting innovations every day. One of the latest disruptive technologies is Generative AI, which has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with machines and even our own creativity. However, with new technology comes new challenges, and it can be Read more…
Ever discovered painted horses masquerading as zebras in your tech landscape? My last post helped you spot these instances of cargo cults in tech – the adoption of innovations and trends without truly understanding the principles behind. This time, we’re focusing on the next crucial step: dismantling these misguided initiatives. In ‘Seeing Stripes? How to Tame the Cargo Cults in Your Tech Herd’, I share strategies to revert the influence of these ‘painted horses’ and foster an environment that breeds true zebras.
Cargo cult behavior is a perilous pitfall in the tech industry. It’s when an organization tries to copy the success of others without understanding the underlying concepts. This can lead to disillusionment, stagnation, and a loss of faith in leadership. It’s important to identify cargo cults in tech by evaluating whether a trend or tool has been implemented in letter or spirit. In my post I describe a framework that will help to spot this kind of dysfunctional behavior in your organization.
In the ever-changing landscape of technology and business, organizations face immense challenges to stay competitive and innovative. As businesses continue to expand and evolve, the need for effective team organization becomes a critical factor in determining success. Enter Team Topologies, a guiding map that helps organizations navigate through the complexities of modern team structures, communication styles, and organizational design.
In this blog post, we explore the double-edged sword of cloud repatriation, which involves moving workloads back to on-premises infrastructure. While repatriation can offer increased control and flexibility when done strategically, it can also lead to significant setbacks and damage to the business if executed for the wrong reasons or without proper planning. We delve into the various factors and potential pitfalls of cloud repatriation, helping organizations make informed decisions that best serve their long-term goals and avoid costly missteps.
In today’s digital age, cloud transformation has become a critical process for organizations looking to innovate, adapt and compete in the market. The cloud adoption journey involves three core stages that are interconnected and build upon one another: IT transformation, value delivery transformation, and business transformation. These stages are essential for unlocking unparalleled innovation, agility, and business success. By understanding the synergies that exist between the capabilities developed in these stages, organizations can effectively navigate their cloud adoption journey and leverage the benefits of public cloud technologies and agile practices to drive innovation and achieve long-term success.
In this post, we will embark on an in-depth exploration of the four transformational stages of cloud adoption. Each stage represents a crucial step in the journey, from IT infrastructure consolidation to business transformation, and is essential for harnessing the full potential of public cloud technologies.
This blog post explores the stages of public cloud transformation that encompass IT infrastructure transition, IT transformation, lean and agile practices adoption, and a full-fledged business transformation. With each layer, organizations can unlock new possibilities and move closer to digital maturity.
Oracle has a long track record as a provider of world-class relational database management systems (RDBMS). But it’s notoriously difficult for enterprises to move these databases to the cloud. I’ll take a look at the reasons for this and some recent developments that could be the solution in many cases.
In the past, I have written several posts about the interconnect between Oracle Cloud (OCI) and Microsoft Azure. Usually, this interconnect is used to host databases in OCI. However, Azure is used to run applications and other components. While it could be a good solution for some businesses, it had several drawbacks for companies who wanted to run Oracle databases in the cloud without having to manage multi-cloud environments. In a new PaaS-style approach to running databases in OCI and hiding much of the interconnect complexity from Azure users, Oracle has released Oracle Database Service for Azure (ODSA). In my post, I will take a brief look at this solution.
