

You don't need VCF unless you do
Reduction is hard.
Replacement is harder.
The business case is the key and technology risk management is non-negotiable.
Michael Warrilow
1 day ago5 min read
Trip report: Nutanix .NEXT 2026
Observations from attending Nutanix .NEXT 2026 in Chicago. Evolutionary improvements and solid expansion of the Nutanix ecosystem are key takeaways.
Michael Warrilow
Apr 223 min read


2025 was a wasted year (for enterprise virtualisation)
Migrate from VMware...or don't. Either way, incorporate on-premises infrastructure into your 2026 plans. You can tap into bigger budgets and accelerate reduction of legacy.
Michael Warrilow
Dec 31, 20252 min read
Get off the AI cloud?
Virtified's MacBook might be good enough.
Stanford researchers dropped a research paper in mid-November that challenges the cloud-centric delivery model of AI inference due to the following factors. Here's my bottom line:
The "Intelligence Per Watt" framework shows that appropriate AI models running on consumer devices are becoming viable for the majority of everyday queries.
Michael Warrilow
Dec 18, 20253 min read
Stateful containers are a symptom of complexity (and architectural insanity)
Don't reinvent the wheel. Don't use containers and Kubernetes for stateful workloads unless you have solid business justification.
Michael Warrilow
Oct 28, 20252 min read


Warrilow's First Law
Simplifying 30 years into 3 truisms.
Michael Warrilow
Oct 20, 20252 min read
There's not much new under the sun (when it comes to successful leadership in AI)
In episode 325 of the Practical AI podcast, the hosts talk to Allegra Guinana about "Confident, strategic AI leadership". This is my brief summary to help you decide if you want to check it out.
Michael Warrilow
Aug 13, 20251 min read
I was late to the end of the start of AI*
*This is not entirely true but it's a snappy title. Artificial Intelligence changes the entire game I don't say this lightly; to put such...
Michael Warrilow
Aug 6, 20254 min read