Blog for Eng, Architects & Leaders interested in Serverless to transform Business Models. We show you Modern Cloud alongside The Value Flywheel Effect book.theserverlessedge.com Belfast, Northern IrelandJoined July 2021
💡 “We were doing microservices before Sam Newman wrote the book… and modernisation before it was even a thing.”
That’s how our teamapproached transformation — breaking down monoliths, experimenting with cloud, and eventually embracing serverless-first.
It wasn’t just…
🚀 From Legacy to Serverless: Lessons from Liberty Mutual
How does a 100+ year-old Fortune 100 insurer modernise its technology stack and culture to compete in the digital age?
In this conversation, we revisit our time at Liberty Mutual where we:
✅ Broke down monoliths into…
🌍 AWS Cloud Day Dublin was a brilliant opportunity for @davidand393 to share how G-P is applying AWS Bedrock AgentCore in practice.
Alongside Joon du Randt (G-P) and Omar Elkharbotly & Aris Tsakpinis from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the team unpacked patterns for building…
⚡️AI won’t replace your people.
But a bad environment will.
Leaders: your biggest job in the age of AI isn’t picking tools…
It’s creating a culture where teams feel safe to experiment, adapt, and thrive.
👉 Want your AI strategy to work? Start with trust.
Read more:…
🌩️ CTOs on the modern cloud: it’s not just tech, it’s strategy.
From platform choices and continuous evolution to compliance and sustainability — the modern CTO balances innovation with discipline.
The key? Avoid the “build-your-own” trap. Focus on standards, guardrails, and…
🗺️ Still fighting with your tech stack?
Most teams are carrying custom-built baggage that slows them down.
The fix isn’t blame. The fix is Wardley Mapping your tech stack.
👉 It creates situational awareness.
👉 It reveals where cloud-native and serverless services can replace…
🔍 Are you building… or just firefighting?
In our latest Serverless Craic episode, we dive into Wardley Mapping your tech stack — a simple but powerful way to uncover bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and align teams.
👉 “What mapping is really about is situational awareness…
We explore how AI, DevOps, and serverless are reshaping modern engineering:
✅ Building a frictionless developer experience
✅ Sense checking & psychological safety in teams
✅ Why marginal gains compound into resilience
✅ The real role of platform engineering & DevOps
✅…
"Code is always a liability. AI can generate thousands of lines, but sometimes all you really need is three".
In our latest Serverless Craic episode, we dive into AI, DevOps & serverless — and what it really takes to build a frictionless developer experience.
🎥 Watch here 👉…
💡 Stop trying to map the world.
Your first Wardley Map doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to spark the right conversation.
We’ve spent nearly a decade learning (and stumbling) with mapping. The result? A practical way to clarify purpose, align teams, and see strategy…
🚨 AI Won’t Save You from Bad Software Engineering 🚨
Everyone’s talking about frictionless developer experience in 2025.
With Gen AI coding assistants, auto-tests, and agentic systems…
💡 Surely we’ve finally removed all the friction, right?
Wrong.
We’ve just moved it.
From…
🚀 Frictionless Developer Experience – Still Possible in the Age of AI?
In our latest episode, we revisit Chapter 14: The Frictionless Developer Experience from The Value Flywheel book and ask:
👉 Do our principles of engineering excellence still stand in a Gen AI-driven world?…
🚨 Still stuck on serverless myths in 2025?
Cold starts. Testing. Lock-in. Observability. Cost. We’ve all heard the complaints. But are they still valid?
We go deep on the most persistent myths still affecting modern cloud teams.
🧠 From outdated assumptions to leadership blind…
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27K Followers 2K FollowingDirector of Research @CloudZeroInc, AWS Serverless Hero, and hacker on @amptdev. I build, blog, speak, and publish https://t.co/kuCxnX9xdk.
41K Followers 2K FollowingHusband, papa of 3 | public speaker | AWS Serverless Hero | huge Java fan | 👨💻 @iplabsDE | Co-Org @JUGBonn.
On intersection of people, business & technology.
29K Followers 3K FollowingChief Evangelist (EMEA) @AWSCloud. AWS, Serverless, IoT, AI/ML. Few pics, some music. My opinions. Complexity is a science. He/him.
2K Followers 2K FollowingSoftware engineer living in Belfast. Author of The Value Flywheel Effect. Cyclist, runner, parent, cloudy, techie, talker. Thoughts - https://t.co/pJ9x1Itva2
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I like ducks, they're fowl but not through choice.
Born 321 ppm CO₂.
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