About

Hi, I’m glad you’re here.

With 25 years in IT and 15 of those focused on security, I’ve seen a lot — from the days of “just open port 3389, it’ll be fine” to today’s sprawling cloud ecosystems and zero trust everything.

This blog is where I share what I’ve learned (and what I’m still learning) about managing IT infrastructure — from on-prem to cloud, from Group Policy to Intune, from legacy headaches to modern management wins. Security is always on my mind, so you’ll find a healthy overlay of best practices, real-world gotchas, and a touch of paranoia baked into everything I write.

I’m not here to just repeat documentation — I want to make the tech practical, digestible, and maybe even a little enjoyable. Whether you’re figuring out Conditional Access, wrangling compliance policies, or trying to explain to someone why local admin rights still matter, there’s probably going to be something here for you.

Expect a little bit of humor, definitely the occasional sarcastic comment about overly complicated licensing models, and generally just a laid back, technical forum. I’ve been in the trenches, I’ve cursed the documentation in Microsoft Learn, and I’ve lived to tell the tale. I hope to turn this into the blog I wish I had when I was coming up through the ranks.

Welcome aboard!