Articles - Ermanno Attardo

NVIDIA Triton Spam Detection Engine of C-Suite Labs

June 30, 2022July 2, 2022

This has been a joint project of NVIDIA and AWS Community Builder in Machine Learning program.

This article describes the architecture of the state-of-the art Spam Detection Engine of C-Suite Labs consisting of multiple inter-dependent distinct classifiers delivering real-time, high-performance superior accuracy with minimum required manual review.

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AWS Graviton3 Adoption in ESW Capital

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

In this article, we would like to share ESW Capital’s experience with migrating one of our key software development products – DevSpaces – to Graviton3.

Decisions

The most important decisions and leadership

May 6, 2022June 24, 2022

Everyday we make important decisions. In hindsight, everyone knows the right choice, but how can we do that ahead of time? My intent is to explain priceless mistakes that destroy companies and people, and provide decisional guidance from my experience. False confidence is worse than ignorance.

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AWS Data Transfer Costs – Metropolis Infographics

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Review this picture as you could dramatically reduce your Data Transfer costs.

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FinOps Foundation’s “FinOps Certified Professional” Certification

March 23, 2022May 6, 2022

We write to share our experience and reflections upon being the first students, and graduates (Jiri & Ermanno) of the FinOps Foundation’s FinOps Certified Professional certification program.

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Usage+Spend Forecasting on AWS with FinOps Foundation’s Best Practices

March 20, 2022May 2, 2022

Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on our assumptions about the factors driving the data of interest and its actual past and present values. The key value of having accurate forecasts is that they allow to be proactive, rather than reactive.

Business

Shall I open a start up?

February 4, 2022May 6, 2022

An important indicator of success for a Company is whether it survives 5 years. In the USA only 35% do. According to the Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, Entrepreneurs get involved into their business plans, they think their great plan is an exception. Unfortunately, this is builder bias. 35% is a global statistic, meaning regardless of quality and sector, your startup has 2 chances in 3 to fail. Accept and live with it.

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

February 4, 2022April 9, 2022

I present my distilled view of some important applications of ML, and explain the full procedure from ML to AI, when it makes sense to invest in it. I am grateful for my direct experience, business and social engagement with Companies, Projects, and key people that have contributed to my vision. Machine Learning is a vast and prolific topic where people and Companies do make mistakes. ML is not a magic crystal ball. Machines can be more accurate at recognizing patterns than humans, but not supernatural intelligence that magically extracts information where it doesn’t exist. We should always challenge and interpret results.

Databases

Shall I use relational or document databases?

February 4, 2022May 6, 2022

This article is the result of my hands-on experience. I have had extensive experience at using both relational and document databases and have formed a strong opinion. It is not my job to persuade anyone to change their mind, but to share my insights for consideration.

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AWS Lambdas invented concept of Serverless

January 30, 2022May 6, 2022

My experience with Serverless began in 2017 and since then it’s been my favourite architecture pattern. The game changer about Serverless is you don’t pay for idle capacity. AWS invented it with Lambdas.