I’m Luke Little. My career started in baking, moved into banking, and ended up in cloud consulting, and I wouldn’t trade any of the detours. Today I’m Head of Intelligent Data and Cloud at Ippon Technologies, where I lead our cloud, data, and AI infrastructure work. I build cloud and AI systems for banking and capital markets, and I spend a lot of my spare time helping engineers, teams, and students level up. I’m also pursuing my MBA at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business (Class of 2028), and I serve on the UNC Charlotte Alumni Board of Directors.
This site is where I write about what I’ve learned, what I’m learning, and what I think matters.
What I write about
- Regulated systems on AWS. Architectures for the rules that keep markets safe: pre-trade risk controls, margin monitoring, best execution, and order lifecycle reporting. Start with the Regulated Markets on AWS series.
- Applied AI and agents. Hands-on builds with Amazon Bedrock, MCP, and agentic coding tools, with a focus on running them safely in environments where compliance matters, including guardrails and governance strategies for AI in regulated industries. See everything tagged AI.
- Teaching the next generation of builders. How students can get real experience before their first job: certifications, cloud projects, and a public portfolio. See posts tagged education and career.
- Community. I’m the lead organizer of the Richmond AWS User Group, I give talks at universities, and I hosted Season 4 of Ippon’s The Data Pour. The Talks page has all of it.
Invite me
I enjoy speaking with students, meetups, and engineering teams about cloud careers, AWS architecture in regulated industries, and building with AI. If that sounds useful for your group, bug me on LinkedIn.
Get in touch
The best way to reach me is to bug me on LinkedIn. My code is on GitHub, and you can follow along via RSS.