β€œOnce a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re the road.”
— Stewart Brand

Marco Ball-Albarran

πŸ‘†That’s quite a mouthful

You can just call me Marco

☁ Welcome to my site ☁

Cloud Enthusiast

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Impassioned Linguist

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AWS Architect

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Lifelong Learner

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Editor

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Ardent Technophile

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Creative Mind

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Orator

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Pianist

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Adventurer

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Tech Tinkerer

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AWS Advocate

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Media Presenter

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Absolute Hoot

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Networking Engineer

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Musician

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Phonetician

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This Repeats, Look Elsewhere

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Cloud Enthusiast . Impassioned Linguist . AWS Architect . Lifelong Learner . Editor . Ardent Technophile . Creative Mind . Orator . Pianist . Adventurer . Tech Tinkerer . AWS Advocate . Media Presenter . Absolute Hoot . Networking Engineer . Musician . Phonetician . This Repeats, Look Elsewhere .

πŸ‘‹You’ve landed on the front page of vanity

Here’s proof that I existπŸ‘‡

A brisk walk through my life & our encounter. Grab some popcorn 🍿

My Honesty Policy


  • I understand the challenges faced by companies in redesigning their IT landscape. Amidst skyrocketing unrest, surging operating costs and economic instability across the globe, businesses across the board are suffering from a hat-trick of hurt.

    • In the United Kingdom alone, the post-pandemic plan and political collapse has generated unspeakable losses, asset reshufflings and contaminated consumption - all of which has drawn organisations into a sink or swim situation. With more turbulence expected to come for the foreseeable future, stakeholders must make measures in adapting their business. Under the umbrella term of innovation, many industries cite the digital landscape as a means of subsidising their survival.

    • This is my mission. To address organisations’ business, information and technology requirements in unfurling their roadmap ahead. I’m determined to lead teams’ digital transformations in harmony with bespoke technical & budgetary advice. All of which will smooth out a successful implementation into the cloud β›…

  • Casting away the stereotype of reclusive IT grunts into the wind, I’m instead greeting you in with wide open arms 🀝

    • Whether you’re an advocate for cloud computing, scouting for talent or mistakenly landed here whilst searching for my virtual-reality adversary (you know the one) - I’m thrilled to have you here. What begun as a simple project to serve my curriculum, soon developed into a far broader project. The Marcoverse is a mixture of things. An alias. A personal platform. A soapbox to yell from, perhaps.

    • The way I see it, this site is an offshoot of my direct involvement in the cloud industry. Since my role requires me to overcome challenges, connecting to a variety of audiences and deliver a breadth of knowledge in emerging technologies…then why not centralise my work. That means going above & beyond and leading by example.

    • I’m an instructor by training, practical by nature and technical by design. After all, you wouldn’t take advice from a builder who can’t who can’t build their own home, so architecting my own cloudspace is a stepping stone to architecting your own.
      Big things have small beginnings. Unlike the Metaverse - ha!

  • As you can see, the Marcoverse is a multi-hyphenated-technical-and-vocational-pursuit. On track to become a career architect, I’m setting up the building blocks to help myself reach my goals; in turn, helping you just as a result.

    • I’m a lifelong learner on a mission to lead teams’ assets into the cloud. I know what I know. And what I don’t yet know, I’m likely to find out by experimenting with solutions and streamlining them within my own borders inside the Marcoverse. In what I can only deem as boundless chivalry - I’d rather fall atop my own sword via trial & error before advocating for usage in a production environment elsewhere.

    • I ought to address the overtones of my work, my casual demeanour and overall attitude. What I put forth is a guarantee - everything that you see here is Marco at my most Marco. I pride myself on transparency - to the point where I’ve literally branded myself around it. And given that the overlapping entanglement of business, technology and information has spawned an entire industry determined to untangle this mess - then transparency ought to be baked into the solution itself.
      So long as the work gets done, there’s a free exchange of ideas and our professional ties ameliorate, then I’d prefer to lower my guard. This means being myself.

    • No bespoke solutions are ever the same, and less so are the people behind the wheel. Marcoverse is no different - setting itself apart at every step of the way. I look forward to shifting up a gear, together.

    • So, come on in. Unwind, root around and reach out.
      You’re most welcome here πŸ‘‹

In our rapidly β€œshifting” world, organisations are feeling the 🀏 to innovate:

  • Evolve your product or digital business model.

    • The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s β€œtop 50 most innovative companies” in the world share a unifying focus on science, technology and development.

    • These companies continue to grow, always staying one step ahead.

  • Technology decidedly drives change.

    • 97.2% of organisations are investing in Big Data & AI

    • 95% of companies cite managing unstructured data as an issue for their business

    • By 2025, it’s predicted that 200+ zettabytes will be in cloud storage around the globe. For perspective, the entire digital cosmos sat at 44 zettabytes in 2020.

    • Streamlining operating procedures will save you time, money, or other resources, and give you a competitive advantage over other companies stuck in their systems.

    • Innovation helps an organisation stand out.
      Particularly so in an oversaturated industry.

Today, growing businesses face a tough challenge!

Stakeholders are constantly looking for creative ways to do more with less:

Needing to provide the same always-on services offered by more established rivals but without the economic support to match

To stay afloat, businesses are turning to the cloud ☁

but the pressure to deliver transformative results in customer-experience, performance and security

ahead of a constantly shifting digital landscape is fast becoming a sink / swim scenario…

Which way are you headed?

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I’m on a mission to solve organisations’ technical requirements

  • Here to conduct end-to-end assessments of system design

  • Focused on adopting Cloud, Network & Virtualisation technologies

  • Tackling challenges head-on

Feel free to roam around the MarcoVerse.

On this site, you’ll find a collection of my thoughts, ongoing projects, information and more!β›