I've sat on all three
sides of the table.
I write about enterprise infrastructure and AI — for people who have to live with the decisions.
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Deep dives into enterprise infrastructure, AI, and the technology decisions that matter.
vSphere 9.1 Performance Best Practices: What Changed, What Matters, and What to Do First
VMware just released the updated Performance Best Practices guide for vSphere 9.1 — 94 pages of tuning guidance covering CPU, memory, storage, and networking. This article breaks down the most impactful changes from 9.0 to 9.1, curates the recommendations that matter most, and tells you where to start.
The Hidden Risks of Downloading and Running Open-Source LLMs Locally: Model Formats, Supply-Chain Attacks, and EDR Blind Spots
A technical deep-dive into why downloading open-source LLMs is riskier than most enterprises realize — covering pickle deserialization exploits, PickleScan zero-day bypasses, inference engine CVEs, supply-chain attack vectors on Hugging Face, and why EDR tools are blind to model-layer threats.
Cohere vs Mistral vs Writer vs Aleph Alpha: The Enterprise Buyer's Guide to On-Prem LLMs
Not every enterprise can send data to OpenAI or Google. For organizations that need weights on their own infrastructure — with a vendor of record, IP indemnity, and a no-train guarantee — four vendors define the commercially-licensed LLM market. Here is how they compare and which one fits your use case.
About Me
Head of Solutions Engineering with 17+ years across Infrastructure, Cloud, Security and AI.
LinkedIn ProfileI started in the server room. Racking hardware, configuring hypervisors, debugging storage at 2 AM. Over the years, the scope grew — from managing infrastructure to designing it, from running operations to shaping strategy.
Today I work at the intersection of enterprise infrastructure and AI adoption. I help organizations figure out what to build, what to buy, and what to skip — with a bias toward decisions that hold up five years from now, not just five months.
This site is where I share what I learn. Every article comes from real experience — not theory, not marketing, not recycled slides. If it's here, I've either built it, broken it, or watched someone else do both.
Focus Areas
Matters only when it creates business value.
Matters only when it enables others to grow.
Matters only when it can scale.