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IT OpsSeptember 25, 2026 · 3 min read
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.
IT OpsLessons learnedMonitoring
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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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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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IT OpsJune 2, 2025 · 10 min read
Windows Autopilot: Mass Deployment of 200+ Workstations, Step by Step
A field-tested guide to deploying Dell workstations at scale using Windows Autopilot and Intune — from hardware hash collection to first user login.
IT OpsWindows AutopilotIntune
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