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Notes on AI infrastructure, platform engineering, and cloud architecture..
Migrating Data Centres to AWS, Part 3: Execution, Hidden Wins, and Leaving the Client Self-Sufficient
The final phase of a MAP programme: running migration waves, the benefits nobody put in the business case, and why the real success metric is what happens after the consultants leave.
Migrating Data Centres to AWS, Part 2: Landing Zones, the Seven Rs, and the Microsoft Problem
The Mobilize phase is where migrations are won: designing the foundation, choosing the right treatment for every workload, planning waves — and why Microsoft estates need their own strategy.
The Year We Stopped Asking AWS for EKS Extensions
How EOL management across 20+ AWS environments went from a recurring crisis to a boring calendar entry — the playbook for getting off the extended-support treadmill for good.
Migrating Data Centres to AWS, Part 1: What Discovery Actually Tells You
Lessons from running AWS MAP programmes as a consultant — why the Assess phase decides whether your migration succeeds, and what organisations discover about their own estates when the lights come on.