Articles - Ermanno Attardo

AI-MediSphere™ – The Cardiovascular Prognosticator

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Heart diseases are the #1 cause of death every year. Why? It’s usually already too late when people realize something is wrong and contact a medic. How can we help people realize sooner, and simultaneously, how can we help medics save lives?

Our app, powered by a chatbot AI, collects minimal but crucial user data related to cardiovascular health, including age, weight, gender, lifestyle factors, blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels. With this information, the chatbot provides personalized explanations and recommendations, guiding users to consult a medical professional if necessary. By offering tailored insights, our app aims to empower individuals to take proactive steps toward their cardiovascular well-being, potentially saving lives through early detection and intervention.

AWS

Should I take AWS certifications?

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023

AWS certifications cost money and time to prepare and people seek different benefits. But are they worth doing? At the time of writing I hold all AWS Foundational, Associate, and Professional certifications. My answer is yes. But not for the reasons most people may think. I will explain my experience and why.

Business

Cost Optimization can save or destroy a company

January 1, 2023January 10, 2023

Reducing cost is an addicting drug for its immediate dollar feedback to your pockets. You taste it once and start wanting to reduce more and more. You’ll lose features, performance, and customers, but rationalize it’s worth a certain tradeoff. Sometimes, it is a good idea. But when the spiral becomes the main focus, you are in a DANGER zone. I saw this happen 3 times, in a startup, in a medium business, and in a Fortune500. I share a story from my own experience to explain the danger and opportunity of reducing costs.

Artificial Intelligence

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.

ARM

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.

AWS

AWS Data Transfer Costs – Metropolis Infographics

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

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

AWS

FinOps Foundation’s “FinOps Certified Professional” Certification

March 23, 2022January 6, 2023

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.

AWS

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.