Taking notes as an SE (or AE)Most of us never give much thought to how to best take notes. We've been taking notes since we were in primary school and some of us stopped along the way but if you're in complex sales you've continued or restarted notetaking simply because someone ...2 min read·vnadkarni.comMay 2, 2023
In complex sales, as in medicine, take notes!We vastly overestimate our memory. Studies have shown (and if they haven't, then they ought to show) that eyewitness testimony has a shoddy track record. That is because not only is our memory bad, but also that we have no idea how bad it is. Like ou...2 min read·vnadkarni.comApr 6, 2023
Getting Things Done DifferentlySince the late-2000s I've been interested in David Allen's Getting Things Done philosophy and methods. I always found it difficult to follow strictly, though. So, while the fundamentals of GTD are sound: Our brains are for having ideas not for stori...2 min read·vnadkarni.comMar 18, 2023
Confluent for Kubernetes - Part 1Confluent offers Confluent for Kubernetes (formerly Confluent Operator) with its Enterprise licence. While Kubernetes is great for running cloud-native stateless workloads, companies have been increasingly implementing their data solutions on Kuberne...3 min read·vnadkarni.comJun 13, 2022
Easy steps to go from zero to a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster on your home labTry out VMware's just released Tanzu Community Edition - A step-by-step guide.8 min read·vnadkarni.comOct 14, 2021