A practical archive for infrastructure, troubleshooting, operations, and career growth in technology — built from real production experience, not academic theory. 47 articles so far, organized three ways: by who you are, by what you want to learn, and by what kind of help you need.
New to all this, or still in college? Start with your year — each path runs from first principles to your first job.
About to join college for CS/IT — what it really is and how to start right.
Build fundamentals, habits, and your first real code.
DSA, your first real projects, and choosing a direction.
Internships, portfolio, and interview preparation.
Placements, capstone projects, and the jump to your first job.
Each path is a curated, ordered reading list for a specific role — not a random pile of articles.
For 0–1 year in the industry, no prior IT job — start from first principles.
For L1/L2 support engineers working ticket queues who want to move from reactive to proactive.
For Windows/Linux admins deepening operational and troubleshooting skill.
For CMS/platform engineers working with Sitecore, Solr, and xConnect.
For developers moving into operations, CI/CD, and deployment ownership.
For anyone new to Azure/GCP fundamentals.
For senior ICs moving into leadership and mentoring responsibilities.
CAT preparation, exam strategy, and IIM profiles for aspiring MBA admissions candidates.
Ten pillars covering everything from first principles to Sitecore platform engineering.
How computers, networks, and operating systems actually work — the "why" beneath the tools.
Windows Server, IIS, Linux, and the systems that host everything else.
HTTP, DNS, TLS, browsers, and how the web actually moves data.
Sitecore, Solr, xConnect, and xDB platform engineering.
Monitoring, incident response, on-call, and the discipline of keeping systems up.
Azure, GCP, and the fundamentals of infrastructure that isn’t in your own building.
Diagnostic method and root-cause thinking, as a topic area in its own right.
Resumes, interviews, mentoring, and moving from support work to systems thinking.
Hands-on exercises with a defined starting state and a defined finish line, as a topic area.
Operational, step-by-step material, as a topic area in its own right.
College and early career: internships, projects, learning strategy, and landing your first job.
Guides teach a concept. Playbooks walk you through a task. Troubleshooting walkthroughs help you find what's broken. Each type has its own shape on purpose.