2026
- Your Personal Brand, in the Age of AI
TL;DR: โBuild your personal brandโ is the most common career advice and the least actionable. This is the method: a Personal Brand Canvas (nine blocks that force specificity), filled by an AI that โฆ
- The tl;dr is that ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก are two different things. - straight to the point. Growth is
The tl;dr is that ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก are two different things." - straight to the point. Growth is something which is owned by individuals - you own your own career (aka growth) and must be โฆ
2025
- ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ฏ
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ฏ I just dived deep into the book โSolutions Architect Interview: Winning strategies and effective tactics for interview successโ by Saurabh Shrivastava, โฆ
- Dennis Kieselhorst is #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested?
Dennis Kieselhorst is #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested? If you donโt know Dennis Kieselhorst, you should get to know him. If you do know him, you already know one reason why this job is โฆ
- I find this very insightful.
I find this very insightful. I remember my early days at my current company. Coming from roles with relative high degree of freedom but embedded in โask for approvalโ culture, it was hard for me to โฆ
- ๐ท ๐ข๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ == ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ?! ๐ข๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ?
๐ท ๐ข๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ == ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ?! ๐ข๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ? ๐ The sun is setting in Germany, and Iโm commuting home. Perfect time to dive into Werner Vogelsโ latest post โ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ โฆ
- ๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐๐ป๐? ๐๐ณ ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฝ?
๐ช ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐๐ป๐? ๐๐ณ ๐ป๐ผ๐, ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฝ? The phrase โsharpening the sawโ originates from a parable popularized by Stephen Covey in his 1989 book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, โฆ
- ๐ฅ CONTROVERSIAL TAKE: Data Scientists are becoming extinct. GenAI killed them.
๐ฅ CONTROVERSIAL TAKE: Data Scientists are becoming extinct. GenAI killed them. Just 3 years ago, data scientists were the unicorns of tech. Companies fought over them, projects crawled at snail pace, โฆ
- Being in the industry for many years in different roles, this resonates deeply with me. Expert versus Generalist.
Being in the industry for many years in different roles, this resonates deeply with me. Expert versus Generalist. Highly recommend to have a read of Constantinโs article and a deep dive on the blog โฆ
- Stefan, why are you still with AWS after already being there for so long - currently 8 years?
Stefan, why are you still with AWS after already being there for so long - currently 8 years? I get this question constantly, in countless variations. My honest answer is always the same: itโs the โฆ
- Yesterday I tookโafter a long break of 5 yearsโan AWS Certification: The AWS Certified AI Practitioner[4].
Yesterday I tookโafter a long break of 5 yearsโan AWS Certification: The AWS Certified AI Practitioner[4]. I wanted to take a moment to share my thoughts on the exam and help you determine if this โฆ
2024
- How do you create results being limited in your scope of influence.
How do you create results being limited in your scope of influence. ๐ก Great 2min time investment to start your week - or actually at any point in time, but soon ๐ : โฆ
2023
- Just in time for Santa, great book about about the role of an Solution Architect(SA) in the future.
Just in time for Santa, great book about about the role of an Solution Architect(SA) in the future. The bookโs premise: GenAI is evolving many roles - SA role is not an exception. Very interesting โฆ
2022
- Time is moving fast. Already 5 years though it feels like I just started. Still Day 1. At Amazon Web
Time is moving fast. Already 5 years though it feels like I just started. Still Day 1. At Amazon Web Services (AWS) I found an awesome place to work with my customers and develop myself. While โฆ
- Today is re:Purpose day, a great organisational initiative in Tanuja Randery's organization. Many different activities by different team members.
Today is re:Purpose day, a great organisational initiative inย Tanuja Randeryโs organization. Many different activities by different team members. Beside toeing the swimming pool for a first time since โฆ