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Positioning. The AI era. The operator's playbook.
Essays are my own writing — positioning, the AI era, and the operator's playbook, published here. Publications is the work I do at Upsun and elsewhere on cloud platforms, AI, DevOps, and developer productivity.
My own writing.
Long-form essays on positioning, the AI era, and what the operator's playbook looks like next. Published here. RSS →
Is AI killing the planet? Maybe. But not how you've been told.
The water panic is mostly nonsense. The energy story is real but it's a grid problem, not an AI problem. A sober look at the numbers.
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AI isn't making people dumber. It's exposing who was already coasting.
The Dunning-Kruger effect, amplified by AI: shallow operators look polished while real expertise gets a force multiplier.
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As Director of Product Marketing & Content at Upsun (formerly Platform.sh), I write about cloud platforms, AI, DevOps, and developer productivity.
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POCs are cheap now - here's what changed
AI didn't make code cheap - it made proof of concepts cheap. Here's what that means for how product and engineering teams actually work together
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When vibe coding blurs the lines between roles
AI-augmented development is erasing the walls between product, marketing, and engineering. When idea-to-prototype takes an afternoon, titles stop holding
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Your preview environment is lying to you
Code-only preview environments hide critical bugs until production. Learn how byte-for-byte data cloning gives you previews you can actually trust.
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The hidden cost of free cloud credits
Free cloud credits seem great until your team spends all its time on DevOps. Learn how choosing a scalable platform early prevents future replatforming.
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Why platform architecture matters for AI agent safety
When an AI agent deleted a production database in nine seconds, it exposed a critical flaw in modern developer platforms. Learn why Upsun’s isolated backup architecture and environment cloning make recovery a "boring" non-event.
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Five questions your platform evaluation is missing
Avoid costly architectural mistakes. Discover five critical questions you need to ask during your next cloud application platform evaluation.
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Why infrastructure drives the ai revolution
Discover why the real ai revolution is in platforms and infrastructure, not just models.
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The hidden business risk of cloud lock-in
Don't let your app platform dictate your cloud provider. Discover how Upsun's multi-cloud deployment helps you win enterprise deals without replatforming.
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Vercel vs. Upsun: A structural comparison
Compare Vercel and Upsun to find the right platform for your web app. Explore differences in full-stack support, preview environments, and cloud choice.
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Stop the works on my machine loop
End the works on my machine loop. Use infrastructure as code and instant preview environments to streamline debugging and spend more time writing code.
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