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Row-Level Security Will Break Your Backups, Quietly

Three production databases stopped being backed up on the same day. Nothing had changed about the backup job — the schema had gained a security policy.

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Guides 6 min read

Your React App Is Invisible to AI Crawlers

GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot do not run JavaScript. We measured our own marketing site and it served them eight words.

Operations 5 min read

Your Certificate Expired and Nobody Noticed

Automatic renewal was switched on. The certificate still expired. Here is how that happens, and why nobody finds out until a customer calls.

Cost 6 min read

It Takes Nine Subscriptions to Run One Website

Nobody decides to have nine infrastructure vendors. It arrives one invoice at a time, and by then it is normal.

Guides 7 min read

DIY, PaaS or Managed: An Honest Comparison

Three ways to run a business application, what each actually costs, and the kind of business each one suits.

Guides 5 min read

What to Ask a Hosting Provider Before You Sign

Eleven questions that separate a provider who operates your infrastructure from one who merely rents you a server.

Strategy 5 min read

When Does a Business Actually Need a DevOps Hire?

The work is real and it never stops. That does not mean the answer is a full-time salary.

Cost 5 min read

Why Most SaaS Products Are Overpriced (And What to Do About It)

You are rarely paying for software. You are paying for the eighty percent of it you will never open.

Honest writing onwhat actually works.