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Engineering essays from the bench.

War stories, architecture decisions, and the occasional tirade. Written by the engineers who shipped it.

Featured · 2026.08.15

Cloud IAM Best Practices Across AWS, Azure and GCP (2026 Guide)

How to integrate and manage IAM across AWS, Azure and GCP: one identity provider, least privilege as code, workload identity, and multi-cloud governance, from engineers who run it in production.

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Cloud IAM Best Practices Across AWS, Azure and GCP (2026 Guide)
2026.08.15

Securing AI Agents in Production: Threats, Guardrails and Tools (2026)

How to secure AI agents in production: prompt-injection defense, per-tool authorization, least-privilege identities, output filtering, and monitoring, plus the tools that actually enforce it.

2026.08.15

Vector Databases and Semantic Search: A Practical Guide

What vector search is, how it differs from semantic search, and how to implement it in production: embeddings, indexes (HNSW/IVF), hybrid retrieval, and when a dedicated vector database earns its place.

2026.08.15

AI Agent Hardening: The Production Checklist

A practical AI agent hardening checklist: identity, tool authorization, prompt-injection defense, data boundaries, runtime isolation, and monitoring: what to lock down before an agent touches production.

2026.08.15

The Best Tools for Securing AI Agents in Production (2026)

A working stack for securing production AI agents: identity and secrets, gateways and per-tool authorization, guardrail layers, sandboxes, and observability: what each layer does and when you need it.

2026.04.01

Axios npm Supply Chain Attack: How It Works and How to Respond

How the March 2026 Axios npm attack compromised a 100M-download package to deploy a cross-platform RAT, plus detection and remediation steps.

2026.03.19

Platform Engineering: Internal Developer Platforms That Get Adopted

Building internal developer platforms: golden paths, self-service infrastructure, Backstage, Crossplane, and how to measure platform success.

2026.03.05

Model Context Protocol (MCP): Building AI Integrations That Scale

Build MCP servers and clients, connect AI agents to enterprise tools, and deploy Model Context Protocol in production with security and observability.

2026.02.26

Post-Quantum Cryptography: A Practical Migration Guide

A step-by-step post-quantum cryptography migration guide covering NIST standards, crypto-agility, hybrid deployments, and compliance timelines.

2026.02.19

Introducing Zenith AI: Submission Intelligence That Filters the Noise

Up to 80% of contact form submissions are spam. Zenith AI detects spam, scores leads, and drafts replies so you only see real opportunities.

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