Thinking out loud.

Writing on AI automation, data engineering, software architecture, and the things we have learned building systems that have to work in the real world.

Articles

AI automation

The automation audit: five processes every SME should have automated by now

Most small businesses are spending 15-20% of their team's time on work that software could handle. Here is how to find it.

Data engineering

You do not need a data warehouse yet. Here is when you will.

Data infrastructure is one of the most over-engineered and most under-invested areas in growing companies. Here is how to think about it.

FinOps

Reading your AWS bill like an engineer, not an accountant

Most cloud waste is architectural, not contractual. Here is where to look first.