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5 Reasons Why You Should Write Every Day

When you hear the word “writing,” what image comes to mind?

The Power of a Personal Retrospective

Metal Toad first introduced the concept of a retrospective to me in 2014. As an agile software company, our teams undertake retrospectives (retros)...

Thoughts on 2021 StackOverflow Developer Survey

The StackOverflow Annual Developer Survey measures the developer community

Fostering Genuine Connections in a Virtual World

In a pandemic year, everyone is scrambling to keep afloat.

Artificial Intelligence and the Cyberpunk dream

I was always amazed at the way the media convinced me that Artificial Intelligences would think, behave and act like human beings. That made me look...

Understanding the Cloud Media Workload: Content Distribution

Explore how industry leaders are transforming content distribution in the cloud with AI, micro-services, and real-time analytics at the HPA Tech...

Understanding Cloud Media Workloads: Content Creation, Media Supply Chain & Content Distribution

The impact of the Cloud on Media & Entertainment is profound. Gain a holistic executive viewpoint of key insights into the M&E industry, end-to-end...

Understanding the Cloud Media Workload: Media Supply Chain

The HPA Tech Retreat is the pre-eminent gathering of industry-leading thinkers and innovation-focused companies engaged in the creation, management,...

Digital Rights Management and the Cloud

Explore insights from Christopher Levy, CEO of BuyDRM, on the evolution of DRM in the M&E industry and the impact of cloud technology and the...

TestNG versus JUnit: Making the Right Choice

Kubeless: Role your own FaaS

Learn how to deploy serverless functions using Kubeless on Kubernetes as an open-source alternative to cloud-based FaaS solutions.

Running FaaS on Linux Mint 19.3 with Kubeless

Learn how to deploy serverless functions on Linux Mint 19.3 using Kubeless, an open-source alternative to AWS Lambda and Google Cloud Functions.

Ecommerce trends 2021

I recently bought a t-shirt online. Printed on the shirt is a hilarious mash-up of a cartoon from the 80s (He-Man) and a modern-day meme ("do you...

Media Orchestration + Cloud

Discover insights from Art Raymond on media orchestration, cloud technologies, and the future of the media and entertainment industry.

The Future of Cloud Security

Explore the current state and future of cloud security, challenges faced, lessons from major breaches, and actionable advice for enhancing security.

Back to work

For the first time in 12 months, I am exploring options for an actual office space outside of my home.  As many of you know, Metal Toad went...

Understanding the Cloud Media Workload: Content Creation

The HPA Tech Retreat is the pre-eminent gathering of industry-leading thinkers and innovation-focused companies engaged in the creation, management,...

Tips to manage stress

In this pandemic`s time we are all living, stress can be really part of our lives. We all have stress sometimes in our life, at work, at home, and on...

How to host a virtual conference

This article first appeared in the Metal Toad newsletter.

How to make a website

Learn how digital presence has evolved from static HTML sites to dynamic web apps and discover modern hosting solutions on AWS.

How to work remotely

Get our top 5 tips to doing remote work right. We've been working remotely since 2019 and learned a number of things the hard way.

What is wallstreetbets Reddit?

It's likely been impossible for you to miss all the talk about GameStop stock. This upside is due to a corner of the internet called Reddit. More...

What is Clubhouse?

By now you've probably heard about Clubhouse, the hot new social app. While I'm sure many of you are already on the inside, perhaps even hosting your...

Top 3 takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2020

Talk about going big—AWS re:Inv

How to Host a Website on AWS in 5 Minutes

Quickly learn how to host a website on AWS, whether it's a static site, CMS, or web/mobile app, in under 5 minutes.