Thoughts, experiences, and insights from my journey in technology, automation, and the occasional failed experiment.
A ground-up walkthrough of HCL BigFix for anyone standing up a first deployment: how the server, database, relays, and agents fit together, the private key that controls every managed machine, the port 52311 rule that decides whether any of it works, and the first thirty days of habits that keep a new deployment from running you.
Read MorePatching and compliance are the price of entry. The real power of BigFix is automation that runs without you: policy actions that heal drift on their own, Fixlet content managed like code through the REST API, targeting driven by Relevance, and reporting that acts on data instead of rotting in an inbox.
Read MoreTen days before our first full year living in the BigFox, a look back at how we found and converted a 2016 Northwood Arctic Fox 31D, what the 40-foot rig before her taught us about size, and what I would do differently: shop on length and height first, buy good bones, and design power and connectivity before pickup day.
Read MoreI live and work full-time in a travel trailer, and nearly every piece of technology that makes that possible was added after it left the factory. My vision for a technology-first RV: power designed as a system, connectivity built in, data the owner controls, and parts you can repair yourself, with no subscription required.
Read MoreBigFox is the nickname lovingly given to our tiny home and is the amalgamation of BigFix & Arctic Fox. She's based on a fully-customized 2016 Northwood Arctic Fox 31D travel trailer.
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