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Git Mastery - Rewriting History and Advanced Workflows for Network Engineers
You know the basics - branches, merges, pull requests. Now it's time to clean up after yourself. Rebasing, squashing, stashing, and the safety net that means you can't actually break anything.
Git in Practice - Version Control For Network Engineers
Time to get practical. Set up Git, version control your network configs, learn branching and merging the hard way (by breaking things), and open your first pull request on GitHub.
Git Fundamentals - For Network Engineers
As network engineers, we've been solving version control problems badly for years, dated backup files, manual comparisons, config files named final_v2_WORKING.txt. Git exists because developers hit this wall decades ago. It's time we caught up.
Packets, Please #01 - Breaches Please.
This week: breaches hitting Cloudflare, Palo Alto & Zscaler, Cloudflare stopping a 11.5 Tbps DDoS attack, and HPE’s $14B Juniper deal cleared, plus more networking & cloud news.
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Routing & Connectivity in AWS, Part 1 - A Guide for Network Engineers
Learn about routing and connectivity in AWS as we talk about VPC Peering, Transit Gateways, VPC Endpoints and AWS PrivateLink. Part of our "Networking in AWS for Network Engineers Course".
Some AoI News - AoI Updates #1
Take a peek at what's coming up with the site and me personally! There is a little surprise on the way and what better way to announce it than here(?)!.
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Internet and NAT Gateways in AWS
We break down AWS IGWs and NAT GWs, where and when to use them, Pros and cons, and much more.
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Deep Dive - VPCs - A Guide for Network Engineers
I've tried to cover most of the key concepts/ technologies utilised in VPCs in this post, but I
Breaking into IT & the Tech Industry
Tech jobs are booming. Using my 15+ years experience in IT, I'll help you navigate starting out, find your niche, and grow your skills. Discover how curiosity, continuous learning, and adaptability can launch your career in this evolving industry.
The Journey & Tribulations with my Mini Proxmox Setup
I discuss my new 2-node Proxmox cluster, highlighting challenges and achievements.
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AWS & IPAM
In this post, we'll be covering what an IPAM (IP Address Manager) is, and its use in AWS with its specific implementation via AWS VPC IPAM.
Installing Ghost on Ubuntu
A quick no frills guide to installing Ghost blog on Ubuntu.
Courses - Full in depth guides to different topics
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Courses ·Beyond the CLI
A practical series helping network engineers adopt Git, CI/CD, Terraform, and AI-assisted workflows.
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AWS - A Course for Network Engineers
This series of posts is designed to help network engineers with their first steps in AWS and how Cloud Networking operates.
TL;DR - The Distilled Basics
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TLDR ·Git Cheat Sheet - General Commands
We’ve created a handy list and PDF cheat sheet of the most useful Git CLI commands covering the basics, branching, merging, rebasing, and more. Yours to keep as a quick reference for everyday tasks.
TLDR ·Proxmox Cheat sheet - General Commands
We’ve created a handy list and PDF cheat sheet of the most useful Proxmox VE CLI commands covering VMs, containers, firewall, backups, and more. Yours to keep as a quick reference for everyday admin tasks.
TLDR ·Linux Cheatsheet - General Commands
We've put together a list and a PDF cheatsheet of the most commonly used Linux commands (of any flavour) as a reference for all.
ELI5 - Complex tech, in plain english
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ELI5 ·What are Reverse Proxies?
Discover how a reverse proxy acts like a helpful doorman for your servers by improving security, handling traffic, off‑loading encryption, and making your site more resilient.
ELI5 ·What is Multipath TCP (MPTCP)?
Discover how Multipath TCP lets a single connection use multiple network paths at once, increasing speed and resilience for mobile devices, data‑centres and the future Internet.
ELI5 ·What is SLAAC (IPv6)?
Discover how SLAAC lets devices self‑assign global addresses, removes DHCP overhead, preserves end‑to‑end connectivity, and scales effortlessly for home, enterprise, and IoT networks.
