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DevOps
Claude Code Configurations Every Rails Engineer Should Use
Claude Code works great on 50-line demos. Large Rails codebases are different. Here's how NextLink Labs configures CLAUDE.md, MCP servers, custom skills, and permission hooks to make Claude genuinely ...
Colin Soleim
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Apr 15, 2026
DevOps
Using Terraform Workspaces to Keep Infrastructure Consistent Across Environments
Production looks nothing like staging. Staging looks nothing like dev. Here's how NextLink Labs uses Terraform workspaces and GitLab CI/CD to eliminate infrastructure drift across every client environ...
Alex Podobnik
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Apr 15, 2026
DevOps
How NextLink Labs Builds Production AWS Infrastructure
Every AWS engagement used to start from scratch. NextLink Labs' Terraform reference architecture changes that — a production-ready, fully modular AWS foundation that cuts environment setup from 5 days...
Alex Podobnik
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Apr 7, 2026
Custom Software Development
Defending Your Rails App: Enabling Dependency Cooldowns to Prevent Supply Chain Attacks
A backdoored Axios package. A poisoned LiteLLM release. Both live for hours. A dependency cooldown would have blocked them both. Here's how to protect your Rails app with gem.coop, Dependabot, and Bun...
Colin Soleim
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Apr 6, 2026
DevOps
Observability Best Practices with Grafana Cloud
Most teams have dashboards. Very few have observability. This playbook walks through the five-level maturity model NextLink Labs uses to build real observability with Grafana Cloud — from metrics to p...
Alex Podobnik
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Mar 31, 2026
DevOps
Leveraging Hardened Docker Images: How We Stay Secure and Eliminate Image Maintenance Overhead
Stop accumulating CVEs silently. Learn how NextLink Labs uses Docker Hardened Images to eliminate base image maintenance overhead, reduce attack surface, and stay compliant — automatically.
Alex Podobnik
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Mar 26, 2026
DevOps
Security Event Monitoring: From Reactive Alerts to Proactive Threat Detection
Transform your security event monitoring from reactive alerts to proactive threat detection with structured strategies for effective DevSecOps maturity.
Jordan Saunders
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Mar 24, 2026
Cloud
How We Built a Weekly AWS Cost Digest Powered by AI
Learn how NextLink Labs built an AI-powered AWS cost digest to automate cloud expense tracking, identify anomalies, and optimize spending with weekly insights.
Alex Podobnik
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Mar 19, 2026
DevOps
Application Performance Monitoring: A Strategic Guide to APM Maturity
Ensure your applications are fast, reliable, and user-centric with our strategic guide to Application Performance Monitoring (APM). Learn how to move beyond basic metrics to drive real business value,...
Jordan Saunders
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Mar 13, 2026
Infrastructure Access Control Standards: Your Complete Maturity Guide for 2026
Master infrastructure access control standards with our comprehensive maturity guide. Learn RBAC, least privilege, and automation for DevSecOps teams in 2025.
Jordan Saunders
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Mar 9, 2026
Infrastructure as Code Best Practices: 5 Security Patterns That Prevent Drift
Learn Infrastructure as Code best practices with security patterns that eliminate configuration drift. Expert guide to IaC automation, state management, and CI/CD.
Jordan Saunders
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Mar 5, 2026
Custom Software Development
Setting Up Your Ruby on Rails Monolith for AI Development
Large Rails monoliths burn millions of tokens per AI session. These 5 architectural changes cut costs and boost AI suggestion quality by 3-4x.
Colin Soleim
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Feb 19, 2026