Working in IT long enough changes the way you look at talent. At some point, you stop being impressed by stacked credentials on paper and start paying much more attention […]
Stop Reusing Passwords in Your Home Lab: Why authentik Is Worth It
One of the fastest ways to build risk into a home lab is also one of the easiest habits to fall into: reusing passwords. It starts innocently enough. You spin […]
Problem-Solving Still Matters
One of the most valuable skills a person can develop is the ability to problem-solve. Not just react. Not just escalate. Not just hand the issue to someone else and […]
The Baum Ecosystem: A Collection of Tools That Work Together
One of the things that’s been most fun about publishing these projects is realizing that they aren’t isolated tools. Over time they’ve started forming a small ecosystem of utilities designed […]
How Bad Managers and Good Managers Quietly Shape Who You Become
Most managers don’t realize this, but they’re training their replacements every day—either intentionally or by example. Whether they’re good or terrible, the way they manage people leaves a mark. Over […]
Automation Everywhere: From IT Survival Skill to Daily Life Advantage
Automation didn’t enter my career as a strategy or a buzzword. It showed up as a necessity. Early on, I learned a simple rule: the more I typed by hand, […]
Home Lab for IT Professionals
Why a Home Lab Actually Matters (From Someone Who’s Been Doing This a While) I’ve been an IT director long enough to see a pattern that never changes: the people […]
Ignite 2022 Recap
I didn’t get as much time this year to attend Ignite even virtually and ended up taking a day off work so I could at least see some of it. […]