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Can You Really Orchestrate a Shared Network Lab?
Two teams book overlapping windows on the same rig. One tears down, the other spins up, and half the VLAN config from the first job …
October 9, 2026
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Your Code Compiles. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Safe
AI is writing code faster than anyone can check it. Inline completions, multi-file agent builds, it all lands in main branches before a human really …
October 2, 2026
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The Value of a Shared Background | The Company Behind the Console
Throughout this Company Behind the Console series, we’ve talked mostly about the strategic choices we make as a business. Here’s the practical, internal side that …
September 11, 2026
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Deceptive Inbounds: The Sophisticated B2B Scams Targeting Web Forms
We recently pulled apart a corporate identity scheme that quietly worked its way through a customer’s commercial sales team. I want to walk you through …
August 28, 2026
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Why Automation Success Starts with Your Manual Testing Team
The conversation around moving from manual to automated testing often gets stuck on a false choice. It is usually presented as an issue of willingness,
July 30, 2026
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Understanding Platform Engineering: The Next Evolution of Modern IT
Over the last few months, we have been chatting about how tricky it is to manage cloud infrastructure at scale. As I look back at …
July 10, 2026
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The 2026 NVD Backlog: Is Your Software Supply Chain Exposed?
You probably operate under a perfectly reasonable assumption. You invest in standard security software and expect your business to be protected. Think of it like …
June 19, 2026
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The Lesson of the Unsolicited Solution | The Company Behind the Console
I have spent over twenty years navigating the link between technology vendors and their customers. In the early days of Phase Pacific, we were still …
June 12, 2026
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Why Your Website Traffic Spike Is Driving Up Costs, Not Conversions
We usually celebrate a surge in website visitors. A sudden spike in traffic feels like a massive marketing win for any growing organisation. I certainly …
June 5, 2026
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Visual Validation: Should Automation Emulate the Human Eye?
Testing dashboards often show a sea of green lights while users are simultaneously struggling with a broken interface. I believe this happens because most quality …
May 21, 2026
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Reclaiming Engineering Time: The Case for Shifting Down
The “Shift Left” movement was designed to empower developers by giving them more control over their own environments. It was a brilliant idea in theory. …
April 28, 2026
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Part 2: Code-to-Cloud: Why Security Debt is Costing You Money
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the chaos of the live internet and how to survive the storm of deployment. But …
April 14, 2026