Platforming The Future

As a seasoned IT leader with a passion for technology, I'm excited to share my insights on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies. Join me as I explore the latest developments in platform engineering, cloud computing, devops, agile methodologies, and more. My blog is a mix of technical and analog life observations. I do not have a regular posting cadence, but I do try to keep this feed fairly current.

Email remains a cornerstone of communication, ensuring the authenticity and integrity of messages is paramount. To combat th...

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I have been working on a few minor updates to the email handling for my digital twin. Rather than bolt additional functionali...

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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Everyone knows this famous phrase. I have recently learned that some Scrum teams are...

I periodically scan my sites with various tools to make sure that I am keeping up with the current web standards. It's usuall...

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I have using LM Studio to run a local genAI instance. Unfortunately, I have been running into a few minor challenges. It...

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was first enacted, technology companies scrambled to be compliant. They re...

Platform engineering aims to empower developers by providing them with a self-service infrastructure that abstracts away com...

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I have recently seen an increase in bot scanning looking for WordPress exploits on this site. The bots will not find anythi...

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Looking for an open-source alternative to Redis? Valkey was forked from Redis to address differences in governance, licen...

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LM Studio is a user-friendly desktop application that allows you to run large language models locally on your device, offeri...

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Running Kubernetes on bare metal or in on-premises environments gives you unparalleled control over system performance—but it...

Lately, I have been making some pretty drastic changes to my website. It’s been one of those long-overdue content management...