Agentic AI Is Not the Product. The automated Business Process Is.
Real performance gains will not come from adding another chatbot. They will come from safely connecting people, decisions, data, and operational processes.
The Cloud Advisor
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Agentic AI Security: The Door Was Open, Not Broken
An AI agent does not need to escape from a sandbox when someone has accidentally left the door open.
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Why I rebranded from Mr. Microsoft to The Cloud Advisor: trademark reasons, a more authentic identity, and a new 90s hip-hop-inspired look for my cloud and AI stories.
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Azure tags: your secret weapon against cloud chaos (and surprise bills) 🔖
Tagging in Azure is much more than cosmetic metadata. Done right, tags are the backbone of FinOps, cost transparency, and automation. In this article I walk through how to design a practical Azure tagging strategy, how to use tags in Cost Management and governance, and why “stay well-tagged” might be your new cloud motto.
Netflix runs on NES, a love letter to engineering culture. 💾🎮
In 2015, a few Netflix engineers squeezed a tiny streaming client into an old NES cartridge—and proved much more than just “because we can.” This playful hack shows how strong architecture, creativity under constraints, and a healthy engineering culture belong together. It’s a reminder that the best teams still love to experiment, just for the joy of building.
When volunteering feels like running a startup on zero budget
Volunteering is more critical than ever, but in many cities the same few people carry almost all the load. In this personal reflection, I look back at more then ten years of volunteering, and now stepping down from my last roles, and reflect about almost empty volunteering fair in Schwentinental.
Capgemini is GitHub EMEA Partner of the Year
Capgemini has been recognized as GitHub’s 2025 EMEA Services and Channel Partner of the Year – a strong signal that our strategy around GitHub, Microsoft Azure, and AI-powered development is paying off. In this post, I break down why this award matters for enterprise clients, what it means for developer experience, and where we go from here.
Play “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” in Your Browser
You can now play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past directly in your browser – and it’s more than pure nostalgia. It’s a perfect metaphor for application modernization: classic experiences running on completely new platforms. In this post, I explore what Zelda in the browser tells us about cloud, Azure, and the future of legacy apps.
Cloudflare Outage
On November 18, 2025, a bot-mitigation config change at Cloudflare triggered a bug that briefly broke huge parts of the internet. Even perfectly healthy backends suddenly locked “down”. I break down what happened, why it matters, and what you must rethink now.