What is vendor lock-in? Vendor lock-in refers to a situation where an organization becomes overly dependent on a specific vendor's products or services, making switching to alternatives costly, time-consuming, or technically difficult. Over the years, many companies have experienced frustration when trying to move away from large vendors like IBM, Microsoft, or Oracle due to contractual constraint... [read more]

Have you ever joined a project without test coverage and wanted to add a new feature or fix a bug? Then, you spent some time, committed the fix, and deployed. Amazing! Five minutes later, bam, ten more bugs! If you've experienced that, you're not alone! In this session, I will explain various types of testing, both for your application layer and infrastructure, and how they can help your tech staf... [read more]

When deciding between investing time in design and planning versus jumping straight into coding, it's essential to strike a balance. While both of these statements are true: Weeks of planning* can save you hours of programming.Weeks of programming can save you hours of planning. ... and while it is true that: Programming is made up of 2 activities: 95% decision-making5% typing the code ... this ps... [read more]

To build a building, you first need to know at least what kind of construction it will be. (skyscraper? datacenter? or someone's summer house?) Then, with the architecture and construction calculations, you begin with the foundation and structure. You can't start the project from the penthouse! And you can't add "Burj Khalifa's feature" on top of someone's summerhouse! 😉 Surprise surprise: The sa... [read more]