WP-CLI is a super useful tool, which I use on a daily basis, and I wish more people knew about. Gladly, there is now “What Is WP-CLI? A Beginner’s Guide“, which explains what it is, how to install it, how to use it, and where to go from there.
WPBeginner, a website for beginner guides to WordPress, has published an updated and comprehensive guide to WordPress security – “The Ultimate WordPress Security Guide – Step by Step (2017)“. Most of the things are well known to seasoned WordPress users – keep things updated, use strong passwords, remove unnecessary plugins, make sure to pick the … Continue reading The Ultimate WordPress Security Guide – Step by Step (2017)
Here’s something I wanted to get into for a while now, but haven’t had the time yet – switching the monitoring / alerting system from server-oriented to business-oriented. The gist of the story is: If it’s not actionable and business critical, then it shouldn’t ring. The article has some statistics and summaries as well. The … Continue reading Building the Right Alerting System
In the spirit of validating everything against a schema (validating JSON, validating CSV), here is another option – YANG: YANG is a data modeling language for the definition of data sent over the NETCONF network configuration protocol. The name is an acronym for “Yet Another Next Generation”. The YANG data modeling language was developed by the NETMOD working … Continue reading YANG – A Data Modeling Language for the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)
The question of the phone call etiquette has been coming up more and more often recently. Is it polite to call without a prior message or agreement? What time should one call? What’s the decision point for opting for the phone call versus some other communication channel? These, and many other questions are popping up … Continue reading Why I don’t answer most phone calls