Simon Holmbring

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The BOX Program for BCAPs: How Consulting Partners Can Capture the Business Transformation Wave

AWS Just Opened a New Door for Consulting and Advisory Partners If you’re a business consulting, advisory, or system integration partner in the AWS ecosystem, AWS made a significant announcement in March 2026 that directly affects your growth strategy. The company has formally expanded its Business Outcomes Xcelerator (BOX) Program to include Business Consulting and Advisory Partners (BCAPs), creating a...

AWS Partner Central Agents: Your New Competitive Edge for Faster Deal Closure

On March 16, AWS launched AWS Partner Central agents within the refreshed AWS Partner Central experience, and this is a game-changer for partners who want to move deals faster and reclaim time spent on administrative overhead. If you’re managing multiple opportunities, juggling funding applications, or coordinating co-selling activities, these AI-powered agents are designed to handle the repetitive work so your...

AWS Partner Program 2026: What’s Really Changing and Why It Matters

Amazon Web Services has rolled out a comprehensive overhaul of its partner ecosystem for 2026, marking a significant shift in how the cloud giant invests in and evaluates its channel partners. These changes represent far more than cosmetic program adjustments—they signal AWS’s commitment to building a performance-oriented partner network capable of accelerating cloud adoption at scale. From Theory to Execution:...

Mac Calendar is … almost great!

I’ve been using the Mac Calendar app for so many years, it’s one of my favorite applications on Mac that helps me manage multiple calendars, work, private, shared, all in one place! But.. and that is a big BUT, the Exchange Sync in the Mac Calendar App has for many years been quite unreliable, it works and then it just...

This old thing? It’s just Awesome!

After my friend (@pjocke) had some issues with his heating and started monitoring the incoming hot water from the tenants association, I thought it would be nice to monitor the temperature in _all_ the rooms of my house… I use Homey for my home automation, and was looking for something that would plug in to that. So after some researching...

Sendgrid

Sendgrid is the cause of nightmares, it’s not uncommon that customers use Sendgrid, and it’s quite understandable with a “free tier” that allows you to send e-mails from your application for free. But what Sendgrid lacks is proper Spam-mitigation, since Sendgrids entry level “free tier” and their first level of payed service uses a shared service platform, this means that...

Is Microsoft running out of capacity?

When we talk about Cloud and Cloud Services, most people imagine “unlimited resources at your disposal”, and sure in most situations the capacity of the cloud providers are sufficient to make you feel like you have unlimited resources (if you ignore things that is already in place to stop you from consuming all the resources, like account limitations…) but that...

Turn on and off your AKS (Azure Kubernetes)!

Turning off your AKS will reduce cost, since all your nodes will be shut down. Turning it off: And then turning it back on: If your an Azure N00b like me, and you get “Resource Group not found”, change into the correct subscription using either name or id, with: or Thats it for today!

Migrating from Authy to 1Password

I’ve previously used LastPass and Authy, but have decided to start using 1Password instead as their app is nicer and they have many features that are not available natively on the LastPass Desktop App or Browser Extention, like 2FA. But how to migrate without having to re-setup 2FA on every site? After trying out some javascript-browser-hacks without much luck, I...

Simon Holmbring

Disclaimer

The information provided on this blog is for general informational and educational purposes only.

All views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent the opinions of any organization or employer.

While efforts are made to ensure accuracy, no guarantee is given that the information is complete or up to date. The author is not responsible for any losses, injuries, or damages resulting from the use or reliance on this blog’s content.

Readers are encouraged to verify information independently before making decisions based on it.