DJI Ronin 4D-8K ProRes RAW on a Mac
Working notes for turning DJI Ronin 4D-8K ProRes RAW footage into deliverable H.264 on a Mac, without DaVinci Resolve. Everything here was learned the hard »
It Worked for Sixteen Days
A client asked us to redirect a retired domain to its replacement. One of my engineers did it in twenty-six minutes, by hand, in the AWS »
Two Reviewers, Every Pull Request
Five years ago we were twelve people with an office in Kharkiv. Today we are six, we serve more clients than we did then, and we »
Executing With Impunity
Give AI the intent, the tools, and the prerogative to execute. Expect a finished result. I use persistent Claude specialists to turn a clear brief into »
Can You Win a Federal Contract with a Gmail Address?
Can you win a federal contract with a Gmail address and no website? We analyzed 4,964 veteran-owned IT firms to find out. Why SDVOSBs? We »
The App Wearing a Website's Clothes
Websites and apps used to be different things. They aren't anymore. The infrastructure industry hasn't caught up. The distinction between a website and an application dissolved »
Manual Approval Gates in GitHub Actions
Most teams discover GitHub Actions can pause a pipeline and wait for a human about two years after they needed it. The feature has been there »
What Killed Blackboard
How a six-year cloud migration without deployment automation turned a $3 billion EdTech acquisition into a $1.7 billion bankruptcy — and what the divested business unit »
What the Operator Knows That the Tooling Evangelist Doesn't
Lessons from running multi-account, multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments under compliance constraints — and why the showcase scenario isn't where the real problems live. A few years into running »
Deployment Orchestration for Multi-Environment EKS
Deployment Orchestration for Multi-Environment EKS: ArgoCD, GitOps, and When Octopus Deploy Wins This article is about deploying containerized applications across multiple environments — dev EKS, prod EKS, »
Click Bombing and Edge Defense
Online advertising relies on genuine user engagement, but malicious actors sometimes exploit this system through click bombing. This sophisticated form of click fraud can drain advertising »
Octopus Deploy on AWS
This article will help with your understanding of Octopus Deploy, EKS, IRSA/Pod Identity, and Cross-Account IAM Roles. If you're coming from Azure, you're used to »
When CI/CD Is Still Too Slow
Modern teams push code, CI/CD executes, infrastructure updates automatically. Yet development velocity can collapse instantly when a single invisible system goes offline. The issue isn't »
Building a Better Court Booking Experience
One tennis court converts into four pickleball courts. That single fact has reshaped the economics of racquet sports in America. A facility that used to serve »
Claude Operator Prompt (Knifehand)
This is prompt/system message I use with Claude to make it less lazy: OPERATING MODE You are an autonomous technical operator. Your job is to »
Andy Potanin Resume v2025
ANDY POTANIN Enterprise Business Transformation Leader with Proven Security & Growth Expertise Research Triangle Park, NC, USA LinkedIn | GitHub | DockerHub | NPM | udx.io | andypotanin.com Enterprise »
20 Most Common WordPress Website Breaking Points: A Guide for Business Owners
What Can Break: The 20 Most Common WordPress Failure Points When making changes to your WordPress website, certain components are much more likely to break than »
Click Bombing: Understanding and Preventing Fraudulent Ad Clicks
Online advertising relies on genuine user engagement, but malicious actors sometimes exploit this system through click bombing. This sophisticated form of click fraud can drain advertising »
From Zero to SFTP: Building a Modern Gateway for Kubernetes
From Zero to SFTP: Building a Modern Gateway for Kubernetes Ever tried explaining SFTP to a cloud-native developer? It’s like describing a fax machine to »
Navigating From Windows to the Cloud
On July 19, 2024, a significant incident underscored the complexity of modern IT systems. CrowdStrike, aiming to enhance their Falcon platform’s security, released an update »
Proactive Leadership: A Marine Sergeant's Data-Driven Approach
"You can have results or excuses. Not both." — Arnold Schwarzenegger Back in 2008, as a Sergeant in the Marines and Data Chief of 2nd Recon, stationed »
The Power of Dynamic Pricing - Real-World Examples
In today's fast-paced and highly competitive business landscape, the ability to strategically scale pricing is more important than ever. Traditional, simplistic pricing models often fall short »
Price Scaling to Profitability
Businesses must strategically adjust their pricing to maximize profitability by ensuring that their products deliver value to the market without inadvertently losing profit. The flow of »
From Assembly Lines to Algorithms: Tracing Software's Evolution Through Auto Innovation and Fluid Dynamics
Studying the evolution of software development through the lens of automotive history and fluid dynamics provides a unique perspective on innovation. It draws parallels between the »
Jumping into Dev at a Software Enterprise
As an experienced developer who now guides others on their journeys, I understand that getting started can be intimidating. Even for seasoned professionals, the process can »
Observation-Driven Management (ODM): Revolutionizing Task Assignment and Efficiency in the Modern Workplace
Executive Summary Observation-Driven Management (ODM) is an innovative solution that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify patterns, predict potential obstacles, and suggest optimal task assignments based »
Rapid Ascend through the Marine Corps Ranks: My Journey as a Sergeant
I swiftly progressed through the Marine Corps ranks, making Sergeant after only two years. This rapid promotion, I believe, was down to the leadership capabilities I »
AI-Powered Revolution in Content Management: Unveiling the Power of Synthetic Enrichment and Standalone Quality
Introduction: The Dawn of AI in Content Management Managing and organizing content effectively has become a vital business need in an age where information is the »
The Growing Adoption of Apple Pay's Campus ID App by Educational Institutions
The introduction of Apple Pay's Campus ID app revolutionized the way students, faculty and staff navigate various services on campus. It's no secret that more and »
The Key Roles in a Successful Software Development Team
As the digital world evolves, the importance of securing cloud-native software systems and maintaining resilient critical infrastructure has become paramount. With a growing reliance on cloud-based »