From the Team

Beyond Digital Feudalism: Architecting for Data Sovereignty

From manorial banalités to cloud egress fees: why vendor SQL dialects create a contingent migration liability the CFO never sees, and how a 'Chartered City' architecture built on data sovereignty restores your negotiating position at renewal time.

Databricks and Snowflake: Where Things Stand Today

Snowflake and Databricks have both evolved significantly - the old "SQL vs Spark" framing doesn't tell the full story anymore. This post cuts through the noise with an honest, practical take on where each platform excels today: from deployment workflows and multi-developer setups to AI features and business-facing tooling. If you're deciding which platform to invest in, or making the most of the one you're already on, here's what actually matters.

Best Practices for Modern Bash Scripting in 2026

From safety flags and quoting rules, to cleanup traps and knowing when to switch to Python, this article covers the modern Bash scripting best practices for 2026.

Making Iceberg Work on AWS: Architecture, Automation, and Analytics

Apache Iceberg brings structure, versioning, and analytics-ready features to data lakes on AWS. By combining serverless ingestion, automated infrastructure, and flexible table formats, teams can build robust pipelines that support evolving business needs. This blog covers practical architecture choices, automation strategies, and best practices for deploying Iceberg natively on AWS.

Malware-Protected File Upload with S3 and GuardDuty: a Full-Stack Example

User file uploads are one of those tricky features that can quickly blow out our project’s deadlines if we’re not careful. Cloud services like Amazon S3 make the file storage part easy, but the upload process itself can still make things complicated! In this demo, we will build an end-to-end, malware-secured, scaleable S3 upload solution by leveraging GuardDuty Malware Protection for S3.

Responsible AI in the Enterprise: Advice is easy but accountability needs to be hard

Why enterprise AI governance keeps failing, and how DevOps principles can build the accountability and transparency your organisation actually needs.

How to Network Without a Network

Learn why networking is a must-have skill for students and early-career tech professionals, and how real-world connections can set you apart in a competitive job market.

AI: The Boom and Prosperity for All, or the Beginning of a Dystopian World?

5 ways to get your hands dirty with AWS Cloud Cost Optimisation

Discover five practical ways to optimise your cloud architecture and reduce spend in Amazon Web Services (AWS), from smarter scheduling and right-sizing to Graviton adoption, storage upgrades, governance guardrails and cost visibility.