- Oct 21, 2026
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Cloud Market Share 2026: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
Infographic showing 2026 cloud market share: AWS 28%, Azure 20%, Google Cloud 15%”
Mark Orina
Mark Orina is a cloud engineer, IT professional and tech writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. As an AWS Community Builder and organiser of the AWS User Group Kenya, he helps grow the local cloud community through events, learning and knowledge sharing.
His writing breaks down cloud market data, new technologies and industry trends for developers, students and business leaders, with a focus on what they mean for Africa’s digital economy. Connect with him on linktr.ee/markorina.
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12 Published Posts
- Oct 21, 2026
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Unpacking AI, Data Centers & Modern Infrastructure
Digital Fuel: How Cloud, Data Centers, & modern Infrastructure Power Today’s World
- Dec 05, 2023
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The AGI hype train is hit heavy traffic and running out of steam
While futurists and fundraisers used to make bullish predictions about artificial general intelligence, they’ve become quieter lately. Peter Thiel — the tech billionaire and rumored vampire — says Silicon Valley big brains have lost enthusiasm for AGI.
- Nov 17, 2023
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Creating an object that travels at 1% the speed of light?
Light is fast. In fact, it is the fastest thing that exists, and a law of the universe is that nothing can move faster than light. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second (300,000 kilometers per second) and can go from the Earth to the Moon in just over a second. Light can streak from Los Angeles to New York in less than the blink of an eye.
- Nov 16, 2023
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Everything you wanted to know about the metaverse
In the wake of Facebook rebranding as Meta, reflecting its focus on the “metaverse”, Microsoft has now announced it, too, will launch into this space.
- Nov 15, 2023
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How to hire a developer straight out of bootcamp — without getting burned
There’s a worldwide talent shortage in software development, and nearly one-third of hiring managers have hired someone from a coding bootcamp to help fill the void. 72% say bootcamp graduates are just as good or better than other hires, but 28% feel they are not equipped to handle their jobs.
- Oct 12, 2020
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Why developers are so divided over WordPress
After seeing WordPress top the most dreaded platform on Stack Overflow’s Developer Survey for two years in a row (2019 and 2020), a few weeks ago we explored why developers hate using the CMS.
- Sep 14, 2020
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Why everyone is talking about ‘green steel’ at COP26
Among the rhetoric of climate change bingo and platitudes, there’s a term I’ve been hearing a lot at COP26 this week — green steel. But what is it, why does it matter, and what does it actually mean for us, the consumers and end-users?
- Aug 12, 2020
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I work 5 hours a day, and I’ve never been more productive
Something’s very wrong with the traditional 9 to 5: it doesn’t work.
- Feb 09, 2019
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Gig startups want you to believe they can replace your job — don’t fall for it
That’s the message that should be implied — if not explicitly stated — to every applicant of every gig and creator marketplace during the vetting process.
- Jan 10, 2019
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3 reasons why sodium-ion batteries may dethrone lithium
Lithium-ion batteries have played a vital role in the development of electric vehicles and we love them for that. But at the same time, lithium is expensive to produce, unstable in high temperatures, and a finite resource whose mining often comes with supply chain problems.
- Jan 10, 2015
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Lithium-ion batteries have played a vital role in the development of electric vehicles and we love them for that. But at the same time, lithium is expensive to produce, unstable in high temperatures, and a finite resource whose mining often comes with supply chain problems.