A Day in the Life of a DevOps Engineer: How a Simple S3 Upload Took Down a Chatbot
In DevOps, the big outages rarely come from big failures. They come from the tiny things—small enough to slip past everyone’s radar, big enough…
Field notes
What I’m learning while building AI products.
Practical notes on AI products, CTO decisions, and the platforms that keep them reliable.
Simple Model Choice Checklist
A practical, no-nonsense guide to choosing the right AI/ML model for your problem. Start simple, upgrade only when needed.
Is It Crazy to Have a Physical Disaster Recovery Manual? NASA Doesn’t Think So.
Every once in a while, I catch myself thinking about something that sounds borderline insane in the modern DevOps world.This week’s thought was this:…
The Best Vibe Coding Tool for Non-Technical People
If you’re not a programmer but want to harness the power of AI to build software, create websites, or automate tasks, the landscape of…
Building a Consulting Framework: What I Learned From Getting It Wrong
I spent the weekend writing down everything I wish I’d known before starting consulting work. Not the technical stuff, that’s the easy part. The…
DevOps Audit Checklist – Comprehensive Infrastructure Review Framework
A comprehensive yet practical framework for reviewing infrastructure, processes, and security posture. Covers IaC, CI/CD, security, containers, observability, and more.
“Let’s Just Do It Manually”: A Love Letter to Technical Debt
There’s a special place in my heart for those five words. Right next to “the build works on my machine” and “we’ll document it…
Why Your Hosting Bill Keeps Growing (And What to Do About It)
Is your hosting bill growing every month with no explanation? I audit hosting costs for UK businesses and 9 out of 10 are overpaying…
The Complete Guide to Transactional Email Troubleshooting: A DevOps Engineer’s Handbook
Introduction Transactional emails are the backbone of modern application communication. Whether it’s password resets, order confirmations, or critical system alerts, these messages must reach…
Scaling from MVP in Lovable: The WordPress Lesson for Modern Startups
Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) is brilliant for getting your startup from idea to MVP at lightning speed. You can ship a working product in…
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