Inside My Observability Stacks (and Why I Built them this Way)
What’s in a stack? Elastic or Prometheus or something else altogether? This isn’t about “better,” it’s about answering the real questions.
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Observability isn’t about Metrics. It’s about Understanding
More data does not mean more clarity. Observability only works when people can actually understand what they are looking at.
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Systems, Stories, and Signals
We’re not short on data. We’re short on understanding. This series explores how complex systems become something people can actually use, combining observability, product thinking, and a focus on user education.
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Why I Shipped It as a Docker Container
Docker wasn’t an afterthought—it was part of the design.
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How the App Works: A Simple Stack by Design
“Simple” software stack is often harder to design than complex systems.
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Why I Built a Self‑Hosted UTM & QR Code Builder
If you’ve ever pasted a campaign URL into an online QR code generator and thought, “Where else is this data going?”—this project is for you.
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Why “Predictive Observability” Is a Misnomer: The Human Factor Can’t Be Automated
Predictive Observability is as attainable as instant video cassettes, and it all boils down to a single problem: humanity.
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All Things Backup: Pi-hole (Teleporter)
It’s now a personal mission to backup everything in my home lab. Today I discuss how backing up my Pi-Hole using PowerShell.
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Convert PowerShell ISE Snippets to VS Code
In this post I explain how I move a few of my favorite legacy PowerShell ISE snippets to Visual Studio Code.
