Most agency onboarding fails before the kickoff call happens. Not because the team isn't good. Not because the client is difficult. Because nobody collected the right context upfront, and the kickoff call becomes the place where everyone discovers what they don't know yet. The intake form is the fix. Not a 3-question "tell us about your project" form. A real one. Here's the framework we use — 27 q
PostgreSQL Query Rewriting Techniques The previous articles in this series covered performance problems you fix by adding indexes, restructuring joins, or tuning memory. This one is about the queries where the plan is "fine" — every node is doing something reasonable — but the query itself is asking the wrong question, producing unnecessarily large intermediate results or forcing the planner dow
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What is Azure Storage? Azure storage is Microsoft's cloud storage solution. It allows storage of unstructured data, pdfs, file shares etc. The following steps in this article outlines how I was able to create storage for the department's testing and training. In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups Select + Create Give your resource group a name. For example, storagerg
If you've worked with Drupal long enough, you've faced this decision: Do I build a custom module for this or can ECA handle it? Use ECA When The logic is workflow-based Non-developers need to maintain it ECA workflows live in the admin UI. Your client or site admin can read, modify, and debug them without touching code. A custom module cannot offer that. Speed matters A workflow that would tak
In the fast-paced world of continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), managing sensitive information like API keys, tokens, and credentials—collectively known as secrets—is not just a best practice; it's a critical foundation for security and efficiency. GitHub Actions provides a robust framework for automating workflows, but a common friction point for many development teams, particularly tho
The Challenge of Scalable Secrets Management in GitHub Actions For development teams scaling beyond a handful of repositories, managing environment-specific variables and secrets in GitHub Actions can quickly become a significant bottleneck. The manual duplication of configurations across multiple repos, especially when dealing with distinct environments like development, staging, and production
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