Category Archives: Computer and Internet

Masking Ignorance

Posted on May 11, 2020 by

I didn’t really know what to call this posts, but it is about the resistance to using masks in public to fight Covid-19. Whenever this comes up there is a tremendous amount of name calling on both sides of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet | 6 Comments

Covid-19 Impact on AWS

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

The tl;dr version is that Covid-19 is putting at best mildly upward pressure on AWS growth rate, with dramatic acceleration in some areas and significant drop-offs in others. But to think that any PaaS/IaaS vendor can see dramatic growth while … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Computer and Internet, Microsoft

The CDC and Seniors, a disconnect

Posted on March 11, 2020 by

Because of Covid-19 the CDC is recommending that those over 60 (and anyone with chronic medical conditions) stock up and prepare to stay at home for the foreseeable future. Some articles have gone so far as to equate foreseeable future … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet

Endings and Beginnings (Part 2 – Gaia Platform)

Posted on February 27, 2020 by

Shortly after I retired from Amazon my wife and I decided we would need to temporarily relocate to New York to help out with family. Just after we arrived in NY my semi-retirement plan would take a u-turn. Literally. Back … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomous Machines, Computer and Internet, Database, Programming | 2 Comments

ARM in the Cloud

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

I know I’m long overdue on a “Part 2”, but wanted to slip this in first. I’ve long been a skeptic on ARM becoming a mainstream processor choice for servers. But today’s announcement by Amazon Web Services of the ARM … Continue reading →

Posted in AWS, Cloud, Computer and Internet | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Endings and Beginnings (Part 1 – AWS)

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Last week’s announcement of Amazon Aurora Multi-Master being generally available marked a kind of ending for me. It also served as a reminder that I haven’t written anything about my new venture, Gaia Platform. So nearly two years after I … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Aurora, AWS, Cloud, Computer and Internet, Database, Microsoft, RDS, SQL Server | 4 Comments

Ad-blocker Wars

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

About a year ago I wrote my Adblockers are the new AntiVirus piece. In the intervening period the war between ad blocking and web sites that depend on advertising has gone exponential. Many sites put up a warning asking you … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Privacy, Security, Windows | Tagged , | 1 Comment