Introduction# This is a long piece. If you want to skip straight to a specific domain, use the table of contents on the right. Otherwise, start here. Most seed stage SOC 2 advice is a list of policies you should write. That is backwards. Policies are the …

I have been using AI aggressively since the day ChatGPT launched. GPT-3.5. I signed up the first week and I have not stopped since. I have burned through platforms. I have handed my credit card to multiple companies and told myself the bill was worth it …

I used to write code every day. Bash scripts for automation. Python for tooling. Ansible playbooks that ran across fleets. Terraform modules that built cloud infrastructure from nothing. For the better part of a decade, that was the job. Know your tools. …

Every few weeks someone publishes the same article. Europe is losing the AI race. Europe missed the boat. Europe regulated itself into irrelevance while America and China built the future. The numbers get cited, the graphs get posted, and everyone nods. …

Most software failures are not caused by a lack of coding ability. They are caused by unclear expectations. If your requirements are vague, your output will be vague. That was true before AI, and it is even more true now. Spec Driven Development is the …

As 2024 kicks off, I find myself facing a set of ambitious but absolutely necessary goals that I cannot afford to put off any longer. This year, I’m committing to a challenging, purposefully selected sequence of professional certifications, each one a …

The transition from on-premises data centers to cloud-hosted providers has become increasingly prevalent, offering organizations the benefits of flexibility, scalability, and often, a reduced total cost of ownership. However, with this migration comes …

Crafting a career is a journey of choices and learning. As an IT Security Automation specialist with a professional certification in Linux, I’ve navigated this journey through a mix of goal-oriented certifications, practical projects, and roles that …

As part of my job, I frequently talk to IT managers and senior technical staff. A frequent statement I hear sounds like this, “We patch our servers manually to reduce the risk of an outage." This stance is understandable. Regrettable, but …

The role of a System Administrator, or SysAdmin, is evolving. The lines between development and operations are blurring, and the rise of DevOps culture necessitates SysAdmins to add a new skill to their repertoire: coding. The Convergence of Development …