Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Networking Professional Study Guide
When I first stepped into the world of cloud networking, it wasn’t through Oracle, AWS, or Azure. It was about 13 years ago, working at a small cloud service provider that ran its own infrastructure stack. We didn’t use hyperscale magic, we built everything ourselves. Our cloud was stitched...
5 Strategic Paths from VMware to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
We all know that the future of existing VMware customers has become more complicated and less certain. Many enterprises are reevaluating their reliance on VMware as their core infrastructure stack. So, where to go next? For enterprises already invested in Oracle technology, or simply those looking...
Open-Source Can Help With Portability And Lock-In But It Is Not A Silver Bullet
We have spent years chasing cloud portability and warning against vendor lock-in. And yet, every enterprise I have worked with is more locked in today than ever. Not because they failed to use open-source software (OSS). Not because they made bad decisions, but because real-world architecture,...
Disaster Recovery With OCI Dedicated Region
While studying for the OCI 2025 Network Professional exam, I ran into something that is easy to miss at first: OCI Realms. They define boundaries between regions, and they matter a lot, especially when working with OCI Dedicated Regions. One of the most asked questions during technical workshops...
OCI Dedicated Region Is A Strategic Enabler Of Transformation
Many enterprises are reaching a tipping point. Rather than continuing to extend and maintain aging legacy systems, they are taking a bolder path: building new IT foundations from the ground up. This greenfield approach reflects a desire to move faster, innovate with fewer constraints, and finally...
The State of Application Modernization 2025
Every few weeks, I find myself in a conversation with customers or colleagues where the topic of application modernization comes up. Everyone agrees that modernization is more important than ever. The pressure to move faster, build more resilient systems, and increase operational efficiency is not...
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure – The Cloud That Actually Delivers
In 2024, I wrote an article about cloud repatriation (aka reverse cloud migrations) and the fact that businesses are adopting a more nuanced workload-centric strategy, instead of just bringing some of the workloads back to on-premises data centers. The article did not focus (primarily) on costs,...
Becoming an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certified DevOps Professional Part 2 – DevSecOps with OCI
DevSecOps is the backbone of modern software delivery. Whether you are a fast-moving digital startup or a large enterprise modernizing legacy systems, having an automated, secure CI/CD pipeline is what separates high-performing teams from those always stuck firefighting. Most teams stitch together...
The views and opinions expressed here are entirely my own, reflecting my journey and insights in the ever-evolving world of cloud computing.
