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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 →
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AI token costs are following the exact same curve cloud spending did a decade ago: adopt first, optimize later. Here's what the last shift taught me about this one.
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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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Ship a POC in an afternoon with Claude Code
Learn how to use Claude Code and Upsun to go from idea to deployed POC in an afternoon - no DevOps experience needed
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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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