Although 2021 is over and my ’30 years’ mark has officially passed, there are still plenty of topics to cover. One of them is how I got to start presenting for an audience and made it part of my career in tech. This didn’t happen overnight, and quite frankly, for…

One of the perks of working for a great variety of organizations is the constant change in the technology and tools being used. …

What do pyramids, the Eiffel tower, the Chinese wall and the Hoover dam have in common? They’re all man-made constructions that have been built to last. And even if they’re not, like the Eiffel tower: they stood the test of time. My average project in the past 3 decades? Not…

In retrospect, 1991 was quite a busy year for me; not only did I build my first ‘data warehouse’, I also managed to complete all my required courses, and participated in a study trip to the south of Germany. Topic of the trip was CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) and we…

This somewhat cryptic title doesn’t refer to the progress made in hardware and software over the past 30 years, although it’s probably close as well. It refers to why (potential) customers reached out to me. …

This year marks three decades as a professional in the field of data & analytics, which seems a valid reason to reflect on all the silliness I’ve seen during these years and whether things have improved since the start of my career (spoiler: not necessarily). Back in 1991 I was…