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13 articles
The agentic development factory: AI that works like a team, not a tool
What happens when you stop treating AI as a code autocomplete and start treating it as a team of specialists? I rebuilt my blog to find out.
10 Apr 2026
From Ghost to Hugo: How GitHub Copilot Transformed My Blog Migration
A comprehensive look at using AI-powered development tools to seamlessly migrate from Ghost CMS to Hugo static site generator, complete with automated deployment to Azure.
21 Sept 2025
Primer for Libvirt
A practical quick-start guide to working directly with libvirt and virsh — creating, configuring, and managing VMs without the wrappers.
5 Aug 2024
SDN with OVN and OVS (Lab Build)
The final part of the OVN/OVS series — pulling together the theory into a working three-chassis lab with management and provider networks.
31 Jul 2024
SDN using OVN and OVS (Part 5)
OVN and OVS Part 5: east-west and north-south traffic flows, distributed routing, and how OVN handles external connectivity via gateway chassis.
12 Jul 2024
SDN using OVN and OVS (Part 4)
OVN and OVS Part 4: configuring OVS bridges, provider networks, and chassis-to-chassis tunnelling — the physical plumbing that makes OVN work.
11 Jul 2024
SDN using OVN and OVS (Part 3)
OVN and OVS Part 3: logical switches, logical routers, and how OVN models virtual network topology independently from the physical underlay.
10 Jul 2024
SDN using OVN and OVS (Part 1)
An introduction to OVN and OVS for Software Defined Networking — architecture overview, core components (ovn-northd, Northbound/Southbound DBs), and how the SDN controller model works.
9 Jul 2024
SDN using OVN and OVS (Part 2)
OVN and OVS Part 2: diving into the Southbound database, ovn-controller, and how logical flows are translated into physical OpenFlow rules on each chassis.
9 Jul 2024
How public cloud is changing our approach to datacenter
The datacenter is having a renaissance. SDDC technologies built for public cloud are reshaping how we think about on-premises computing.
17 Dec 2023
Why as a technology leader it's important to invest in early talent
Building diverse, high-performing engineering teams through apprenticeships and early talent investment — and why the long-term payoff is worth it.
17 Dec 2023
Key considerations for a successful hybrid cloud strategy
With cloud repatriation on the rise, here are three key considerations for building a frictionless hybrid cloud strategy: workload portability, cloud adjacency, and software-defined everything.
8 Sept 2023
Monitoring is not an add-on
Why monitoring should be a first-class concern in your architecture, not an afterthought. Lessons from building highly scalable, resilient systems.
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