Nick Smith·May 7, 2021Is Your Cloud Secure?Building defence-in-depth is vital in the brave new world — In the early years of IT, security was often an afterthought. Take email, for instance; since its inception, it has had layers of security patched on like an old but much-loved pair of jeans. …Cloud Computing5 min read
Nick Smith·Mar 29, 2021Diagram Driven InfrastructureIntroducing Cloud Maker — the visual cloud design platform — I previously imagined a world where designing, deploying and managing cloud technologies was as simple as drawing a diagram. A world where Diagram-Driven-Infrastructure (DDI) would enable IT Pros, as well as software engineers, to adopt the power of cloud technologies quickly and easily. Since launching Cloud Maker, from private beta…Cloud4 min read
Charis Kyriakou·Jul 2, 2019Azure Search: Implementing Partial Word SearchIn only 3 easy steps — One of our core missions at Cloud Maker is to simplify cloud design and deployment. But if users can’t even find the cloud components they need, then the design process is slowed significantly. We’re solving this problem a number of ways, firstly through our ML powered suggestion engine. Our system…Azure5 min read
Nick Smith·Mar 25, 2019Cloud Maker: Bridging the DivideTechnology has the potential to empower us with superhuman abilities — but only if it’s accessible. — The world is changing, and the rate of change is only increasing. At eight years old I remember playing my very first computer game, simple pixels that moved around the screen. I never could have believed that 28 years later I would be involved in building next generation cloud systems…Artificial Intelligence5 min read