Automation

Why? Is what I imagine the first question to pop into your head, why on so many levels did you do this. Well if you are interested in my rant about why kubernetes, it will bring you up to speed. The why I’m answering here is what version of Kubernetes did I go for and that would be k3s a lightweight, batteries included kubernetes deployment that allows me to sink my teeth in without drowning in platform engineering for the next few years. k3s will allow me to learn the ins and outs of Kubernetes so I can shoot myself in the foot on my own time! ...

Introduction I recently completed the SANS 540 course in person, and what an intense and rewarding journey it was! SANS 540, officially titled “Cloud Security and DevSecOps Automation,” is a five-day, hands-on course from the SANS Institute designed for security engineers, DevOps teams, and cloud professionals. It focuses on building secure, automated CI/CD pipelines, integrating security controls, and applying real-world DevSecOps principles across cloud and containerized environments. The training blends lectures, labs, and practical exercises, making it one of the most applied courses in the SANS curriculum. ...

Introduction You ever look at your achievements page on X Y or Z website and think “I would love to show this whole page and not just piece meal my LinkedIn account resulting in just unprofessional noise on my public profile”… No? Maybe it’s just me… Anyway Ima build my own achievements page, with blackjack and hookers, using a web scrapping bot that extracts all the essential details and outputs this webpage for my site. Here is how I did it. ...

Introduction I’ve recently moved in with some mates. As with all things moving you need to setup debit orders and subscriptions with your respective utility providers and whatever monthly things you all want to add to the expenses docket. I’ve been toying with the idea of automating my finances more. Many banks provide ways for you to do this through scheduling payments, direct debits etc. Some new digital banks even expose their APIs for you to use directly in whatever way you choose. My bank has this functionality available to me. So why not put together a fun little project to automate the expensing? ...