Writing
I provide high-quality writing services for technical audiences, including blog posts, podcasts, white papers, eBooks, and marketing copy.
Charles Humble:
Technologist, independent consultant, speaker and author.
Charles is an IT industry veteran with 30 years' experience. A former software engineer, architect and CTO, he has worked as a senior leader and executive of both technology and content groups. He is experienced as a commissioning editor, was InfoQ’s editor-in-chief from 2014-2020, and was chief editor for Container Solutions from 2020-2023. During his time at CS he launched and ran WTF is Cloud Native with the marketing team, and created and hosted the "Hacking the Org" podcast.
He writes regularly for The New Stack, O'Reilly and other publications, is a highly experienced content strategist, and has spoken at multiple international conferences including GOTO (keynote), Devoxx, QCon, Øredev and YOW!
His primary areas of interest are: how we build software better, including sustainability and ethics; cloud computing; remote working; diversity and inclusion; and inspiring the next generation of developers.
Charles is also a keyboard player, and is 1/2 of ambient techno band Twofish.
Training
I've helped hundreds of developers improve their communication skills. I'd love to bring one of my workshops to you or your team — whether that's technical writing, presentation skills, or building more sustainable systems.
Publishing
If you need to prepare your written material for publishing, I will be glad to assist you with reliable editorial and production services.
Upcoming Appearances
Green Software Brighton
- Wed, Mar 18 · 6:00 PM GMT
- Brighton, United Kingdom
I'll be presenting "Green AI: Making Machine Learning Environmentally Sustainable" and offering practical strategies to reduce environmental impact at each stage of the AI lifecycle.
MLCon London
- May 11 - 15, 2026
- London, United Kingdom
I'll be presenting "Green AI: Making Machine Learning Environmentally Sustainable" and offering practical strategies to reduce environmental impact at each stage of the AI lifecycle.
GOTO Copenhagen
- Tuesday Sep 29
- Copenhagen, Denmark
I'll be teaching "Sustainable Systems Architecture: Faster, Cheaper, Greener Software", a full-day, hands-on workshop showing engineers and architects how smarter architecture and operations decisions deliver a rare triple win: lower cloud costs, reduced risk, and meaningfully less carbon, no rewrites or perfect data required.
Testimonials
It has been an absolute pleasure working with Charles Humble over the last couple of years. From talking through content ideas and helping pitch stories to different media outlets to the subsequent content production efforts, Charles has always been on top of his game. While Charles is clearly a skilled writer, his ability to articulate deeply technical concepts in a way that everyone can understand is admirable. In every meeting, he brings a calm, thoughtful energy to the discussion—something I’ve come to deeply appreciate.
Jake WarnerCEO / Founder at Cycle.io
Working with Charles Humble and Conissaunce has been an absolute game-changer for my content marketing. Charles managed everything end-to-end, from ideation to editing, ensuring that every piece aligned perfectly with our positioning and marketing strategy. His deep technical knowledge, combined with his extensive experience as a journalist and publicist, made him an invaluable trusted advisor. Beyond strategy, he was hands-on and proactive, helping drive our sales marketing efforts with precision and impact. If you’re looking for someone who truly understands content and marketing and gets things done, Charles is the person to call.
Phil WinderCEO at Winder.AI
Charles is a unicorn: someone who understands technology, can intelligently interview expert sources, and can clearly and engagingly explain how it all works in the written word or on video. It is rare to find all of these skills in one person.
He and I have worked together at two different companies — at Container Solutions, where we worked on content that included a blog and he also freelanced for us at The New Stack, as a writer and sometime podcast and webinar host. He is deeply knowledgeable about especially the operations side of software production and the environmental impact of tech, but his research skills and curiosity about technology means he can get up to speed very rapidly on a variety of related subjects. He is thoughtful and organized, with a strong network of contacts. He’s a team player, a delightful colleague, someone I would happily work with any time. I would hire him without hesitation.
Heather JoslynEditor-in-Chief at The New Stack
