Infrastructure
Distributed WordPress: Anycast Edge + WireGuard Mesh
A technical deep dive into multi-region payment architecture: BGP anycast edge nodes, WireGuard mesh backhaul, why WooCommerce breaks caching, and the pivot to Medusa.js with CockroachDB.
Compression Floor: Infrastructure Principles from First Principles
Every system has a minimal configuration where it still produces its characteristic behavior. Below that threshold, simplification becomes transformation. Twelve infrastructure principles grounded in Lithuanian folk wisdom and information theory.
Beyond Job Titles: SRE, DevOps, and the Sysadmin Renaissance
SRE isn't dashboards—it's reliability governance around SLOs, error budgets, and change policy. A seasoned sysadmin already covers the skills often relabeled as DevOps or SRE.
Stop Hiring Titles: The 'Humble Sysadmin' is Your 3-in-1
Titles drift. Capabilities compound. Anyone who has kept hundreds of servers healthy already practices core DevOps and is SRE-ready. Hire for capability lanes, not labels.
Infrastructure Patterns Library
A collection of proven patterns for scalable and maintainable infrastructure, covering foundational, deployment, reliability, and observability patterns.
Mental Models for Infrastructure Architects
Useful frameworks for thinking about complex infrastructure problems and making better design decisions.