Successful digital transformation starts with operational clarity and automation.
No I won't run a script to create users with a weak password you sent me in cleartext because it's hard-coded in a third-party software. For security sake!
Have you ever wanted maven repository auth to be better? I just posted a new blog post on an attempt to do that.
"We're entering an era where everyone can build, and almost nobody understands what they've built. [...] Great engineering is not deployments. It's not monitoring, not dashboards. It's understanding. Knowing how the pieces connect, who owns what, how changes spread, and where risk has quietly been building for months until it suddenly matters."
We Automated Everything Except Knowing What's Going On eversole.dev/blog/we-automated #AI #automation #engineering #ops
The personal site of whom Kenneth has designed and built impactful systems that power global-scale operations, improve security, and drive efficiency. From leading infrastructure transformations at Cloudflare to optimizing AI-driven platforms at Balto, his career reflects a deep understanding of how technology shapes industries. He thrives at the intersection of engineering, business, and innovation, advising startups, conducting technical due diligence for venture capital firms, and even exploring creative storytelling through film production. Kenneth believes engineering should not only solve problems but also inspire new possibilities—pushing the boundaries of what’s possible while ensuring systems remain practical, resilient, and human-centered
- Hello, I would like admin privileges on my database because I use a "No code" framework and I would like to be free to change the schema whenever I want and don't depend on your team to prod
- How about no?
If the schema needs to be changed every day on prod, you need to stabilize it first because schema changes are not transparent. If they don't often lock, they can cause i/o spikes.
It's even more important if you use ORMs, "No code" framework or even AI where you, or the ops/DBA team don't even know what's under the hood. When things go bad, we'll be on-call. Will you?
Is your "strategy" just a collection of manual spreadsheets? We call this Shadow Data Collapse. When the one person who understands the macros leaves, your "insights" go with them. Stop managing liabilities and start fixing the process.
Measure your friction before the collapse:
https://shaolindataservices.com/#diagnostic
#DataStrategy #ShadowIT #Ops #ShaolinData #Analytics
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