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Infrastructure as Conversation: Collaborating with Docker, Terraform & Packer

Apr 28, 202614 min read

From Prompt Chaos to Production Code: Spec-Driven React Development

Apr 15, 202621 min read

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AWS Continuum: Because 3,200 Findings Without Context Isn't a Strategy

A developer's honest guide to what it does well, where it falls short, and whether it actually solves the Monday morning security backlog problem.

Jun 28, 202620 min read

The AI Agent Framework That Made Me Rethink Everything I Knew About Hardware Controls

Mar 20, 202611 min read

Terraform Stacks: The Opinionated Deep Dive Nobody Warned You About

Dec 18, 20255 min read

migrating 500 existing resources to Terraform

The real experiences nobody tells you about..!

Oct 17, 20254 min read

Hybrid Cloud in 2026

Fewer Tools, Stronger Opinions

Sep 17, 20252 min read

AI Won’t Replace Infrastructure Engineers

But It Will Expose Bad Ones

Jul 17, 20251 min read

5 Key Use Cases Where Agentic AI Could Fail And How To Protect It with HashiCorp tools

Dealing with the Confused Deputy Problem

May 23, 20255 min read

HCP Vault Secrets: A 3 AM Outage That Finally Made It Click

A first-person technical guide to HCP Vault Secrets, identity-based access, and the real-world mistakes that cause late-night production incidents.

May 21, 20254 min read

✨ A Tale of VPN Nightmares and Zero Trust Bliss: The Cloud Security Journey

🧑‍💻 Personal Context: I have been in software development, cloud and cybersecurity for over a decade. Building VPNs, configuring firewalls, and dealing with ancient infrastructures in the cloud world... It’s been quite a journey. From the days of u...

Apr 3, 20254 min read

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