Stop Writing About VMware vs. Nutanix
Over the last months I have noticed something "interesting". My LinkedIn feed and Google searches are full of posts and blogs that try to compare VMware and Nutanix. Most of them follow the same pattern. They take the obvious features, line them up in two columns, and declare a "winner". Some even...
Finally, People Start Realizing Sovereignty Is a Spectrum
For months and years, the discussion about cloud and digital sovereignty has been dominated by absolutes. It was framed as a black-and-white choice. Either you are sovereign, or you are not. Either you trust hyperscalers, or you don't. Either you build everything yourself, or you hand it all over....
How to Install Nutanix Community Edition (NCE) on a Single-Node Server
For quite some time, my small home lab has been the place where I like to test and learn new things. It started with three nodes, but today I just run a single ESXi server. On that host, I experimented with PiHole and Kubernetes, but recently I decided it was time to try something new since I have...
Moving into Any Cloud Is Easy. Leaving Is the Hard Part
For more than a decade, the industry has been focused on one direction. Yes, into the cloud. Migration projects, cloud-first strategies, and transformation initiatives all pointed the way toward a future where workloads would move out of data centers and into public platforms. Success was measured...
What Is Sovereign Enough for You?
Digital sovereignty has become one of the defining topics for governments, regulators, and organizations that operate with sensitive data. Everyone wants to know how much control they truly have over their cloud environment. But the question that should be asked first is: what is sovereign enough...
The Future of Hybrid Multi-Cloud
Most organizations today operate a mix of on-premises systems, private cloud platforms, and multiple public clouds. This is not always the result of an overall strategy, but often the consequence of acquisitions, project-specific decisions, or the practicalities of compliance and regulation. The...
Swiss Government Cloud – Possible Paths, Components and Vendors Compared
Disclaimer: This article reflects my personal opinion and not that of my employer. The discussion around a Swiss Government Cloud (SGC) has gained significant momentum in recent months. Digital sovereignty has become a political and technological necessity with immediate relevance. Government,...
Why Exadata Cloud@Customer and Compute Cloud@Customer Together Are a Game-Changer
When enterprises first adopted Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC), the message was clear: you can bring the power of the world's most advanced database platform into your own data center, fully managed by Oracle, but still under your control. It gave organizations the engineered system they...
I focus on sovereign cloud, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and data privacy in regulated industries.
The views and opinions expressed here are entirely my own, reflecting my journey and insights.
