A Quick Primer for the Non-Technical: Staging Area: A final testing environment that mimics the live product. Deprecated: A term for software, features, or entire modules that are considered obsolete and are scheduled for removal. Patch/Update: A piece of code[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have you ever encountered that special someone who smiles and nods when tech talk starts, only to reveal they think the cloud is an actual weather phenomenon storing their selfies? These bewildered souls roam among us, living in a delightful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Law enforcement has mastered the art of the online honeypot—a skill that falls somewhere between “clever police work” and “leaving a plate of cookies in the middle of a bear den.” They’ve realized that if you dangle something tempting enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special corporate phenomenon that can sometimes occur in the lead-up to an IPO, acquisition, or any other event where executives want to pretend the company is made of solid gold and good vibes. Suddenly, the very concept of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve seen far too many cases where employees treat security protocols like vague suggestions and file organization like an abstract art project. You ask for a report, and suddenly you’re spelunking through 12 layers of shared folders, each named “Misc,”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Log4j exploit was the digital equivalent of discovering your entire house was built on toothpicks after the hurricane hits. This unassuming little logging library, hiding in the basement of your Java applications like a sleeper agent, turned out to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A client of mine had backups and then was hit with ransomware. Unfortunately for them, they learned that their backups would take days to download from the cloud. This was something that should’ve been tested to ensure it met with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing says we didn’t think this through like building your mission-critical data center in a flood zone because the rent was cheap, or next to a fireworks factory because “the explosions make great stress tests!” Sure, that abandoned warehouse by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The dreams of a sleek, all-cloud future crash headfirst into the “Oh crap, this 20-year-old system still runs payroll” reality in IT modernization. It’s like trying to renovate a haunted house while the ghosts (read: legacy servers) keep screaming “I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
IT equipment manufacturers predict your server’s death with the eerie precision of a psychic octopus, and you’re left playing financial roulette with extended warranties. It’s like buying a car where the manual says, “Engine will explode on mile 100,001—good luck!”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…