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AWSDevOpsMar 11, 2026

Why I Built an IDP Solo — As a Solutions Architect Who Doesn't Like Writing Terraform

I design cloud infrastructure for a living. VPCs, subnets, security groups, IAM policies. I've done it hundreds of times. But here's my dirty secret: I hate deploying what I design.

10 min read
Drift DetectionSecurityMar 11, 2026

Infrastructure Drift: The Security Risk Hiding in Your AWS Account

Someone added an inbound rule to a security group at 2 AM. Your Terraform state doesn't know. Your compliance team doesn't know. Here's why drift detection matters more than you think.

5 min read
IDPComparisonMar 11, 2026

Backstage vs Port vs Humanitec vs AskArchie: What Actually Deploys?

The IDP market is crowded with portals, catalogs, and orchestrators. But when you look at what each tool actually does end-to-end, the differences are stark.

7 min read