Cloud Costs – does it make sense?
zulfikar Others have tackled this issue better than me, but I have a different angle on this. Lots of you are replacing outdated systems, typically running on premise (i.e. within your…
mike drop for 2024
"When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray"- Rumi a selection of photos © Zulfikar Ali 2024 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf Elizabeth Line,…
end of an era
After (almost) 6 years my time at the EBRD finally comes to its natural conclusion. From a tiny cloud based calculator in 2019 to a fully blown enterprise application in…
Lisbon – food & travel
One of my favourite cities is Lisboa the capital of Portugal. Here you'll find a current list of known halal food places and also some non-halal food places worth visiting…
Price Action Trading
Module 1: Unit 1: Welcome and Course Overview The 3 Yous: You can make a living on focussing and using only 4 setups. You need to take that action to…
Creating the first Server 2019 Domain Controller
This blog post is Part 2 in the Active Directory on Windows Server 2019 Series of knowledge articles Zulfikar Ali, 2023 Time to create your first Domain Controller (DC) You…
Creating your first VM
This blog post is Part 1 in the Active Directory on Windows Server 2019 Series of knowledge articles Zulfikar Ali, 2023 It is time to create your first Virtual Machine…
Installing VMware Workstation 17.5
Uninstall any other Virtualisation Software Firstly make sure you do not already have any virtualisation software installed on your Windows device. IF you have previously installed Virtual Box or added…
Odeon Cinema Voucher Discounts rip-off
So, if you are lucky enough to work for an Organisation that lets you use a 3rd party employee discount Portal (e.g. Perks at Work etc) and want to take…
John Lewis & the Stolen Mobile Phone saga
Never. Ever. Order a mobile phone for direct delivery from John Lewis. Or any other small, high value electronic items. If you must buy from them, do it in store…
How many Laptops, is too many Laptops?
It's rather bizarre. Although I work in IT I do not consider myself a geek, I'm not overly obsessive about having hi-tech kit, the latest, greatest gadgedt or home automation…
Azure SQL PaaS version confusion
So, it seems that simply obtaining the version information for your SQL PaaS database server isn't as straightforward as it seems, the official advice from Microsoft is that: Azure SQL…