Engineering
The Restart That Hid a Libvirt Bug
A seven-minute VM create, two wrong turns, a self-healing timer I built and then deleted, and the package update that fixed it.
Engineering
Private Desktops: Lessons from Testing
What to test before a private desktop rollout: daily work, video calls, network paths, storage, and offboarding.
Engineering
What Do Private Desktops Cost?
Compare private desktop costs: shared services, per-person workspaces, and Windows 365 pricing.
Engineering
Why Use Private Desktops?
A business case for private employee desktops: controlled backend access from everyday employee devices.
Engineering
Even On-Prem, Servers Should Be Cattle, Not Pets
How we rebuilt our authoritative DNS design around independently operable roles, a reversible cutover, and observability that describes the system we now run.
Engineering
We Moved Our Own DNS onto Our Own Platform
How we registered .ca nameserver host records, recovered from an unrequested delegation change, and moved zsoftly.ca onto the nameservers we sell to customers.