What we learn on the job. Written from engagements, not from a content calendar.
Notes on modernization, custom software and AI in production. Including the parts that went wrong, because those are the ones worth reading.
Everything published so far
- Article 8 min read
Your backups run. Do they restore? That is not the same question
A backup that has never been restored is not a backup, it is an assumption. The six ways it fails silently, the ransomware angle, and the one-hour quarterly test.
- Article 9 min read
Leaving VMware: the real alternatives, and how to migrate without breaking production
Since the Broadcom acquisition, plenty of teams are looking for an exit. The four credible alternatives, what each actually costs, and the sequence that avoids an incident.
- Article 9 min read
Who owns the code your contractor writes? Probably not you, and paying does not change it
Under US copyright law, software written by a contractor is not work made for hire by default. Without a signed assignment, the developer keeps it. The four clauses to check.
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