Notes from the field
Writing on cloud, DevOps, security, and AI engineering, informed by what actually goes wrong in production.
DevOps
Azure Boards for solo engineers: a lightweight setup that sticks
Most Azure Boards guides assume a five-person scrum team. Here's the stripped-down setup I actually use when it's just me — and recommend to other solo and small-team engineers.
May 30, 2026 3 min read
DevOps
Azure Pipelines approval gates that don't slow you down
Approval gates exist to catch real risk, not to make engineers wait. Here's how I configure environment checks so releases stay safe and fast.
May 5, 2026 3 min read