Happy New Year!

2025 flew by! Crazy to think about all that happened.

In January I started Cloud War Games.

In February Lerato joined my team as my Executive Assistant and now I can not believe I was ever able to do business without her.

In March I did a “Nuclear” hands-on project where I designed and built an extremely scalable cost effective free text search engine for one of my big clients.

In April we launched my O’Reilly’s On Demand Course Zero to Hero on AWS Security: An Animated Guide to Security in the Cloud

In June I got bicep repair surgery and I am happy to say I am back to 100% as of now.

In July Dominic and Kelly joined the team. Unfortunately Kelly’s other responsibilities have since drawn her away but Dominic is still helping me keep the wheels on the bus.

In August I did a live presentation for the Badger Startup Summit and hosted the first Cloud War Games live event.

September and October I was a guest on a handful of great podcasts.

Sadly in November a close family member passed away but thanks to my amazing team we were able to keep the plates spinning at Schematical while I helped my family out.

In December I had some really interesting projects pop up on my radar for 2026 right before I managed to take my first vacation in a long, long time. I do take time off, but since I got dogs and a house I rarely travel. My house is typically the vacation destination.

I am sure I missed a few things there but that is the gist of it.

As for what we at Schematical have planned for 2026 you will have to wait and see.

I hope you had a great 2025 and hopefully 2026 will be another great year!