Welcome to a story about edge computing, where innovation collides with data security and regulatory compliance challenges. Organizations like Lil' Big Mining Co. are at the forefront of this evolving landscape, leveraging existing and new use cases yet to be uncovered. However, a significant challenge they face is securing this new frontier while meeting stringent compliance standards. Our journey with Lil' Big Mining Co. highlights their strategic decision to pursue SOC2 certification, a critical step in addressing these challenges.

Abstract In this blog post, we’ll explore the common sources of friction that teams encounter when writing, deploying, supporting, and securing applications. We’ll examine various personas within a team and discuss how the HashiCorp stack, comprising Terraform, Vault, and Consul, can help alleviate these challenges and foster a high-functioning, content team. Introduction Friction is an ever-present challenge in the world of software development and IT operations. In today’s interconnected IT landscape, teams across various domains face a multitude of hurdles when it comes to writing, deploying, supporting, and securing applications and systems.

Recently, I’ve been feeling tired, really tired. The kind of tiredness that isn’t fixed by a good night’s sleep. On a drive home the other day, my mind was buzzing with thoughts of work until it landed on something different – my new hobby, scuba diving. Not long ago, my eldest son and I completed our PADI Open Water scuba certification. In our training, we learned about ‘safety stops’ - a planned 3-minute pause during the ascent from a dive.