Cloud Mentoring
The cloud can be fast paced at times with new information being released daily and it can be hard to keep up if you are just getting started. I am offering time to speak with…
$15 Microsoft Certifications
Has the COVID-19 pandemic left you unemployed or furloughed? If so Microsoft is here to help get you back into the workforce by offering discounted certifications and free training. People who have completed training for…
HOW TO TAKE AN AWS CERTIFICATION EXAM ONLINE
As we are currently in quarantine for the foreseeable future, you are most likely taking certification exams at home. In this blog post, I will give you a few tips and tricks on how to…
Agent Factory: Connecting agents, apps, and data with new open standards like MCP and A2A
This blog post is the fifth out of a six-part blog series called Agent Factory which will share best practices, design patterns, and tools to help guide you through adopting and building agentic AI. An agent that…
Announcing Amazon EC2 M4 and M4 Pro Mac instances
As someone who has been using macOS since 2001 and Amazon EC2 Mac instances since their launch 4 years ago, I’ve helped numerous customers scale their continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines on AWS. Today,…
Accelerate serverless testing with LocalStack integration in VS Code IDE
Today, we’re announcing LocalStack integration in the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code that makes it easier than ever for developers to test and debug serverless applications locally. This enhancement builds upon our recent improvements…
Ask Ralph: Where style meets AI—a new era of conversational commerce
Over the past few years, AI has seamlessly woven itself into the fabric of our daily routines, transforming the ways we access information and organize our lives. From intelligent search engines to virtual assistants that…
AWS Weekly Roundup: AWS Transform, Amazon Neptune, and more (September 8, 2025)
Summer has drawn to a close here in Utrecht, where I live in the Netherlands. In two weeks, I’ll be attending AWS Community Day 2025, hosted at the Kinepolis Jaarbeurs Utrecht on September 24. The…
Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025
As cyberattacks become increasingly frequent, sophisticated, and damaging, safeguarding your digital assets has never been more critical, and at Microsoft, your security is our top priority. Microsoft research shows that multifactor authentication (MFA) can block…