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Rethinking Cloud Migration: A Personal Reflection After Recent Global CSP Outages

A personal reflection on the real-world tradeoffs of cloud migration—combining availability concerns, recent CSP incidents, and a deep-dive TCO comparison that challenges long-standing assumptions about public cloud superiority.

Adi Sunardy

13 Nov 2025 · 4 min read

When Numbers Lie: Understanding KPI and SLA in IT Infrastructure

A human-centered look at how KPIs and SLAs intertwine — and sometimes contradict — in IT infrastructure. Learn why measuring SLA per event reveals more truth than a 99.9% uptime average.

Adi Sunardy

11 Nov 2025 · 2 min read

Eliminating “Core Waste” in IT Infrastructure – The Hidden Drain on Efficiency

Core Waste—the silent inefficiencies in IT infrastructure—drains resilience, inflates costs, and slows teams. This article explores how to identify, prevent, and eliminate Core Waste through audits, automation, collaboration, and modernization.

Adi Sunardy

2 Oct 2025 · 2 min read

Streamlining IT Infrastructure Operations: From Small Wins to Scalable Transformation

Complex IT operations don’t require massive overhauls to improve. This article explores how standardization, proactive monitoring, automation, and small quick wins can transform infrastructure step by step into a scalable, resilient foundation.

Adi Sunardy

30 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

The Role of Procurement in Enabling Reliable IT Infrastructure Operations

Procurement isn’t just about cutting costs—it’s a strategic enabler of IT resilience. This article explores how procurement impacts infrastructure reliability, why “lowest cost wins” is a dangerous trap, and how governance-driven procurement accelerates business outcomes.

Adi Sunardy

23 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Private Cloud vs Public Cloud: Finding the Right Balance

The debate is no longer cloud vs no cloud—but how to balance private and public models. This article explores when each makes sense, why hybrid often wins, and how governance and FinOps keep strategies sustainable.

Adi Sunardy

19 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Choosing the Right Cloud Providers in a Multicloud Strategy: A Suitability Checklist

Multicloud promises flexibility, but without discipline it can become costly and complex. This article offers a practical checklist for evaluating cloud providers—covering workload fit, compliance, cost models, and strategic alignment—to help enterprises build intentional multicloud strategies.

Adi Sunardy

16 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

IT Infra & DBA Strategy: Adopt Every DB Tech, or Curate What Fits?

The database world is exploding with options—but “one size fits all” thinking is long dead. This article explores how enterprises can curate the right-fit databases, balance managed vs self-managed trade-offs, and control costs with FinOps discipline.

Adi Sunardy

15 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

IT Infra Ops: Sustaining Stability Amid Complexity — Why Leadership Backing is Non-Negotiable

IT Infrastructure Operations teams face growing complexity while business demands zero downtime. Most outages aren’t hardware failures but process and accountability gaps. This article explores why leadership backing is essential to empower Ops teams, modernize practices, and build resilience that l

Adi Sunardy

12 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Cloudification & Security Operations: Challenges and Best Practices

Cloudification transforms IT agility, but it also reshapes security operations. From shadow IT and IAM complexity to multi-cloud misconfigurations, enterprises face new risks. This article explores key challenges and best practices—DevSecOps, CSPM, Zero Trust, and “security as code”—to build resilie

Adi Sunardy

11 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

Cloudification in Private Cloud: Balancing Strategy, Cost & Geopolitics

Enterprises in Asia increasingly adopt private cloud to modernize legacy systems while balancing cost, compliance, and geopolitics. With diverse vendors, including Chinese brands, leaders must navigate CAPEX vs OPEX trade-offs, regulatory risks, and vendor neutrality to build resilient hybrid cloud

Adi Sunardy

10 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

The Multicloud Myth: Why “More Clouds” Doesn’t Always Mean “More Resilience”

Multicloud is often seen as the safe path to resilience and flexibility — but without the right strategy, it can create more chaos than clarity. This article dives deeper into the myths, costs, and real-world lessons, extending my earlier LinkedIn post with practical checklists and insights.

Adi Sunardy

9 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

How Can an IT Infrastructure Operations Team Be Seen as Innovative Amidst Daily Firefighting?

Innovation in IT Infrastructure Operations isn’t about flashy apps or products—it’s about solving recurring problems smarter, faster, and more sustainably. From automation and proactive problem management to cross-functional collaboration and process innovation, InfraOps teams can transform daily fi

Adi Sunardy

8 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

Rethinking Enterprise Linux: Open Source Without Losing Enterprise-Grade Support

Commercial Linux has long been the backbone of critical IT systems. But in 2025, enterprises are rethinking the value of subscriptions. Open-source RHEL-compatible distros, paired with SLA-backed support, are reshaping IT strategies—balancing cost, reliability, and independence.

Adi Sunardy

7 Sep 2025 · 3 min read

Cloudification vs Cloud Migration: Myths, Facts & Hybrid Advantage

Over the past five years, one question keeps coming up: “Do we really need to move everything to the cloud—or can we reap similar benefits without a full-scale migration?” This article explores how cloudification isn’t about location—on-prem vs cloud—it’s about adopting cloud-native principles like

Adi Sunardy

30 Aug 2025 · 4 min read