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Two one-month internships at an MSP: what monitoring, backups and support taught me
A dated look back at my two one-month internships at MIDRANGE GROUP (February–May 2023): Datto RMM monitoring, Autotask tickets, Acronis backup alerts and a 264-device Dell rollout — and the habits I kept from it.
September 25, 2026·3 min read
IT OpsLessons learnedMonitoringBackup
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IT OpsAugust 12, 2026 · 6 min read
A Silent Data-Integrity Bug in My Own Security-Tagging Pipeline
How a re-seed script could have silently wiped the flag behind this site's Security cluster — the root cause, the fix, and the monitoring check that now guards against it.
IT OpsSecuritySupabase
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SalesforceFebruary 17, 2026 · 18 min read
Apex Integration Patterns: REST, Callouts, and Named Credentials
Build reliable Salesforce integrations — REST callouts with Named Credentials, handling async limits, retry logic with Queueable, Platform Events, and external service mocking.
SalesforceApexIntegration
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SalesforceFebruary 15, 2026 · 23 min read
Apex Triggers: 10 Best Practices for Maintainable Code
Practical guide to building robust, performant, and maintainable Apex triggers in your Salesforce projects.
SalesforceApexBest Practices
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SalesforceFebruary 10, 2026 · 30 min read
Flow Builder vs Apex: When to Choose What?
Practical decision guide for choosing between Flow Builder and Apex for your Salesforce automation needs.
SalesforceFlowApex
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SalesforceJanuary 20, 2026 · 13 min read
Apex Test Classes: 85%+ Coverage Without Cheating
Write meaningful Apex tests that actually catch bugs — TestDataFactory, async testing, callout mocks, and the anti-patterns that inflate coverage without value.
SalesforceApexTesting
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SalesforceDecember 16, 2025 · 8 min read
Salesforce Deployment: Change Sets vs CLI vs DevOps Center
Compare the three main Salesforce deployment methods — when to use Change Sets, Salesforce CLI (SFDX), or DevOps Center for your project.
SalesforceDevOpsCI/CD
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SalesforceDecember 8, 2025 · 18 min read
Salesforce Sandbox Management: Types, Refresh Strategy, and Deployment Workflow
How to manage Salesforce sandboxes effectively — choosing the right sandbox type, refresh planning, data masking for compliance, and a clean deployment workflow from dev to production.
SalesforceSandboxDevOps
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SalesforceNovember 3, 2025 · 19 min read
Salesforce Governor Limits: Understanding, Monitoring, and Avoiding Them
A practical guide to Salesforce governor limits — the most critical ones, how to monitor your consumption, and patterns to stay well within bounds.
SalesforceApexPerformance
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IT OpsSeptember 8, 2025 · 22 min read
Windows Server 2022 Security Hardening: A Practical Checklist
Step-by-step hardening guide for Windows Server 2022 — from disabling legacy protocols to configuring audit policies, local firewall, and privileged access management.
IT OpsWindows ServerSecurity
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IT OpsAugust 4, 2025 · 14 min read
PfSense + Squid Proxy: Secure Internet Access with Content Filtering
How to set up PfSense as a perimeter firewall with Squid as a transparent proxy — including HTTPS inspection, ACLs, and SquidGuard content filtering.
IT OpsPfSenseNetwork
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IT OpsJuly 7, 2025 · 18 min read
Active Directory & GPO: Administration and Security Best Practices
A practical guide to structuring your AD OU hierarchy, designing GPOs that are maintainable and secure, and avoiding the most common administration mistakes.
IT OpsActive DirectoryGPO
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