Shows / We The People, in Tech or Not: The Debate

We The People, in Tech or Not: The Debate
Every post from the We The People, in Tech or Not newsletter, turned into a friendly debate. One host defends the post. The other is a fair skeptic who asks what you would ask: does this apply to me, what does it cost, what can go wrong? Topics: databases and cloud architecture, AI in real work, career stories and business advice, explained so anyone can follow, from beginner to expert. No tech degree required. This is an AI-generated podcast. The episodes are created with AI from the published…
Episodes
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateThe AI Trinity: When I Use Copilot, Gemini, or Claude and Why
Copilot, Gemini or Claude? I use all three, each for a different job, and one human checks every word. Real screenshots: the rules, the mistakes, and a…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateNo Ideas? Maybe You Are Not Listening.
Customers who don't talk and writers with no ideas: a meeting-notes prompt, a pile of voice notes, and a skeptical AI voice that disagrees with everything. In…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateRenew Your Certification, or Take the Full Exam Again?
A free renewal takes minutes. A full exam can teach you more. Here is what 24 years of Microsoft exams taught me. In this debate, one host defends the post and…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateMonthly Review: October 2026
October 2026 in one debate: nine posts, from a soccer career to Azure SQL Hyperscale. The hosts look at the range of topics, how the posts connect (an…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateWelcome to We The People, in Tech or Not: The Debate
A short preview of the show. Every post from the We The People, in Tech or Not newsletter becomes a friendly debate: one host defends the post, the other is a…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The Debate30 Years Behind Every Post. AI Helps With the Rest.
Every post I publish starts as a voice note in Portuguese. Here is my real workflow: what I do, what AI does with connectors (MCP), and why the ideas and the…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateAzure SQL Hyperscale Isn't Only for Huge Databases
Hyperscale's name scares people away. What it is in plain words, why it matters even for a small database, where it doesn't fit, and the 30-day lab I'm…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateNot Recommended Isn't Forbidden. But Write It Down.
When you choose a path the vendor doesn't recommend, it's not automatically wrong. But write it down. How I answer "is this OK?" and two habits for every…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateAzure SQL Database Now Speaks Local Time. Here's What Broke in My Lab.
Azure SQL Database can now answer in your local time zone (preview). I ran 15 lab scenarios to see where it helps, what breaks, and when UTC still wins. In…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateAnswer the "Hi." Even When the Question Is Simple.
Most questions from colleagues aren't urgent. I answer them fast anyway. Why, the awards my name was never on, what 97 notes of peer feedback showed me, and…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateWhat My Day Actually Looks Like as a Cloud Solution Architect
What does a Cloud Solution Architect actually do all day? My real routine: planning the week in the first hour, the meetings worth having, focus time, helping…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateThe Hidden Cost We Don't Know We Have, and How To Fix It
One line in my lab scripts was going to cost about $400 a month, used or not. Where hidden Azure costs hide, and the inventory routine with Azure Resource…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateAI Built It in Days. Experience Made It Right.
Six SQL Server replicas, two Azure regions, two failure drills. AI wrote the scripts fast, but experience decided where things went right. Here's how I worked…
We The People, in Tech or Not: The DebateThank You for Your Time. Here's What You'll Get in Return.
Thank you for your time. Who I am, why I'm writing again after 30+ years in tech, and what's coming every Tuesday and Friday: databases, AI, career stories and…