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Technical Tools

Technical Tools is the platforms, services, and technologies I can help individuals and teams evaluate, implement, integrate, and operate.

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  • Parent Michael Orlando
  • Published Apr 26, 2026
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These are the tools, platforms, and technologies I work with directly (from cloud and data systems to dev workflows and collaboration tools); for how this index is meant to be used, read Introducing Technical Tools, then use the alphabetical listing below to jump to any tool.

  • Adobe After Effects Adobe After Effects is a supports motion graphics, video compositing, and visual effects production.
  • Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is an used for vector graphics, illustration, and scalable design assets.
  • Adobe InDesign Adobe InDesign is an used for layout design, publishing, and document production.
  • Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop is an used for image editing, raster graphics, and digital design.
  • Alteryx Alteryx is A data preparation and analytics platform for blending, transforming, and analyzing data.
  • Amazon API Gateway Amazon API Gateway is a managed service for creating, securing, and scaling APIs.
  • Amazon Athena Amazon Athena is a serverless query service for analyzing data in S3 using SQL.
  • Amazon Aurora Amazon Aurora is a managed relational database compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
  • Amazon CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability service for AWS resources and applications.
  • Amazon EC2 Amazon EC2 is a scalable virtual server infrastructure in the cloud.
  • Amazon ECR Amazon ECR is a managed container image registry for Docker images.
  • Amazon ECS Amazon ECS is a container orchestration service for running Docker containers. 4
  • Amazon EKS Amazon EKS is a managed Kubernetes service for container orchestration. 1
  • Amazon EMR Amazon EMR is a managed big data platform for processing large datasets.
  • Amazon Kinesis Amazon Kinesis is a real-time data streaming platform for ingestion and processing. 1
  • Amazon Redshift Amazon Redshift is a cloud data warehouse for large-scale analytics. 1
  • Amazon Route 53 Amazon Route 53 is a scalable DNS and domain management service. 2
  • Amazon S3 Amazon S3 is an object storage for scalable and durable data storage. 6
  • Amazon SageMaker Amazon SageMaker is a platform for building, training, and deploying machine learning models.
  • Amazon SNS Amazon SNS is a pub/sub messaging service for notifications and event-driven systems.
  • Amazon SQS Amazon SQS is a managed message queue service for decoupled systems.
  • Amazon VPC Amazon VPC is a network isolation and configuration within AWS.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform offering infrastructure and services. 61
  • Android Studio Android Studio is an integrated development environment for Android applications.
  • Apache Druid Apache Druid is a real-time analytics database optimized for fast queries.
  • Apache Kafka Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform for real-time data pipelines.
  • Apache Spark Apache Spark is a distributed data processing engine for large-scale computation.
  • Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is a java-based web server and servlet container.
  • Arduino Arduino is a microcontroller platform for building hardware and IoT projects.
  • Atlassian Confluence Atlassian Confluence is a team collaboration and documentation platform. 11
  • Atlassian Jira Atlassian Jira is an issue tracking and project management tool. 10
  • Atlassian SourceTree Atlassian SourceTree is a git GUI client for version control management.
  • AutoCAD AutoCAD is a software for computer-aided design and drafting.
  • Burp Suite Burp Suite is a web security testing and vulnerability scanning tool.
  • Docker Docker is a containerization platform for packaging and deploying applications. 8
  • Git Git is a distributed version control system. 3
  • GitLab GitLab is a platform for version control, CI/CD, and DevOps workflows. 2
  • Google BigQuery Google BigQuery is a serverless data warehouse for large-scale analytics. 2
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a cloud computing services for infrastructure, data, and AI.
  • Google Workspace Google Workspace is a cloud productivity suite including email, storage, and collaboration tools. 3
  • Helm Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes applications.
  • IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ IDEA is an integrated development environment for JVM-based languages.
  • Java Java is a general-purpose programming language for enterprise and backend systems. 2
  • JavaScript JavaScript is a programming language for web and application development. 1
  • Kubernetes Kubernetes is a container orchestration platform for managing distributed systems. 8
  • Linux Linux is an open-source operating system for servers and systems. 25
  • MongoDB MongoDB is a noSQL database for flexible document storage.
  • MySQL MySQL is a relational database management system.
  • NGINX NGINX is a web server and reverse proxy for high-performance applications.
  • Node.js Node.js is a runtime for executing JavaScript on the server.
  • Notion Notion is a workspace tool for notes, docs, and project organization. 3
  • PostgreSQL PostgreSQL is an advanced open-source relational database. 2
  • Postman Postman is an API development and testing platform.
  • Python Python is a programming language for automation, data, and backend systems. 1
  • Redis Redis is an in-memory data store for caching and real-time systems. 1
  • Slack Slack is a team communication and collaboration platform. 4
  • Snowflake Snowflake is a cloud-native data warehouse platform.
  • SQL SQL is a language for querying and managing relational databases. 3
  • Tableau Tableau is a data visualization and business intelligence platform. 6
  • Terraform Terraform is an infrastructure as code tool for provisioning cloud resources. 4
  • Unity Unity is a game development and real-time 3D platform.
  • VMware ESXi VMware ESXi is an enterprise hypervisor for virtualization.
  • WordPress WordPress is a content management system for websites and blogs. 1
  • YAML YAML is a human-readable data serialization format used widely in configuration. 1

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