AI Coding with Spec‑Driven Development and Context Engineering

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Intro I recently spoke at GitHub Connect Israel about Context Engineering and Spec-driven Development. This post is a complementary write-up. Watch the short recap on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7373958947743043584/ TLDR: Prompt engineering alone is not enough. Context engineering is the basis for spec‑driven development. Together they deliver reliable AI coding: context feeds the model only what matters … Read more

The Perfect Prompt Formula

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Unlock the Full Potential of Microsoft Copilot with Prompt Engineering Techniques Introduction: This blog post accompanies the talk I delivered at the M365 GenAI conference on Sunday, the 31st of March 2024. The discussion aimed to demystify the art of crafting effective prompts, a topic that’s becoming increasingly relevant as AI technologies like Microsoft Copilot … Read more

Doing the work: The Uphill Battle of Bringing VMware Cloud on AWS Blueprint

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Introduction While listening to the Joe Rogan podcast, I first heard about Steven Pressfield’s book ‘Do the Work.’ This book is a powerhouse that metaphorically grabs you by the collar and says, ‘Hey, if you want to accomplish something, you need to battle through the obstacles holding you back.’ Pressfield focuses on identifying what he … Read more

Journey from Solution Architect to Product Manager: Lessons Learned and the Pitfalls to Avoid for Aspiring Professionals

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Introduction What motivated me to document my professional journey and share it with others? I’ve navigated through a significant life crisis and struggled with the process of transitioning into product management. The subsequent move ‘backwards’ away from it caused considerable emotional stress and peer pressure. If I can assist anyone who finds themselves in a … Read more

vCenter converter error caused by vTGW asymmetric routing

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Always blaming the network team first is tried and true common knowledge in the cloud industry. As an alumni CCIE, I would like to avoid this tendency, but reality raises its ugly head more often than not. I have encountered a frustrating problem with a customer using a vCenter converter to migrate(P2V) old physical servers … Read more

Improving vCenter experience with roles and permissions in VMC on AWS

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Why would you like to improve vCenter administrator expirience with roles and permissions in VMC on AWS? You would like to invest in Improving the vCenter experience with roles and permissions in VMC on AWS, as the administration experience can be slightly confusing. The confusion is caused by the default roles and permissions model of … Read more

Monitor vSAN events in Slack with VMC on AWS

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I’ll describe in this blog how to monitor vSAN events in Slack with VMC on AWS. Creating a Slack notification alert of vSAN threshold exceeding, using vRLIC (vRealize Log Insight Cloud). Background Why do you need to monitor on Slack vSAN threshold exceeding events in VMC on AWS? Monitor vSAN events are one of the … Read more