Collateral
Ventures I have taken part in, some mine and some other people's, and the work that came out of them.
Ventures
The Performant ProfessionalsThe consultancy Michael founded in 2019: transformation and technical enablement for enterprise teams.- The Performant Professionals podcastConversations on DevOps, architecture, delivery, and what AI changes about engineering work.
Software Defined InterviewsWhitney Lee and Coté's interview show. Michael was the guest on episode 125.
CertKrakenIndependently written practice exams for AWS and NVIDIA AI certifications.
Salty SoulsCommentary and reactions on anime, gaming and the stories people get attached to.
What came out of them
Book
Agentic DevOps with Claude Code: Build governed AI platforms on Kubernetes with GitOps, observability, and self-service workflowsPackt. Published 25 September 2026. ISBN 9781808344190
Workshop
Agentic DevOps with ClaudePackt. July 2026
Courses
AWS Cloud Practitioner: A Prep CoursePackt. Video course, August 2025
Podcast episodes
Running D&D with AI, Determinism First, and Workflow ROISoftware Defined Interviews, with Whitney Lee and Coté. Episode 125, August 2026
Practice exams
Practice exams for AIF-C01, CLF-C02 and NVIDIA AI certificationsCertKraken. Independently authored. Not affiliated with any certification vendor.