A Debt-Aware Approach to Architectural Decision Records
Architectural Decision Records can help will speed up your decision making processes. My Debt-Aware ADR Model helps here. to get to a structured way to turn hidden liabilities and slow-moving…
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Windows Patching: Operations Runs the Platform, Not the Risk
If you spend enough years in IT operations and Windows Patching, you eventually reach a moment of clarity. You realize that Windows patching is not a technical problem. It is…
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Timing & Trust in Architecture: My View on Secure Future Initiative Progress Report 2025
In this article you’ll explore how security, governance and lifecycle risk converge in modern infrastructure, why the recent Microsoft SFI report matters for hybrid-cloud and on-prem environments, and how you…
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Timing Is Infrastructure Debt: Why Hybrid Cloud Teams Can’t Wait to Modernise
In this article you’ll discover why the familiar notion of technical debt goes well beyond code—and how in the hybrid-cloud and infrastructure world, the real culprit is often timing. You’ll…
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Windows Server 2025 Autologon: When and Why?
Windows Server 2025 Autologon is a challenging discussion. Learn why, when and how to enable Autologon in Windows Server 2025 safely, plus robust mitigation strategies. A reboot that lands on…
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Group Policies and Group Policies Preferences (2025)
For Group Policies the time between Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 had a focus to move Group Policies and Group Policies Preferences towards being code-driven solution rather than…
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Homelab – Build a robust DNS foundation – Part 3 Optimizing Technitium DNS Server on Windows
Optimizing Technitium to make it a robust foundation. When name resolution hiccups, the whole household feels it faster than a power cut. DNS is the nervous system of any homelab…
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Windows Server 2025 – Part 8 (Configuring Highly Available DHCP)
Highly Available DHCP is the backbone of network connectivity in modern infrastructures. When DHCP fails, clients lose IP leases, hindering access to services. Windows Server 2025’s built-in DHCP failover ensures…
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Becoming an IT Architect: A Comprehensive Guide
How do you become an IT architect and what do you need to learn to fulfill this role and “earn” this “title”? Understanding the Role The title “IT Architect” is…
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Conway’s Law – new and updated August 2024
“Conway’s Law: Why your company’s organisational structure affects your software”. Software Development and Conway’s law In software development, there are many factors that can influence the quality and success of…
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