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alex_f
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Joined: Jul 16, 2026
Topics: 47 / Replies: 186
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RE: Am I the only one who thinks EDR agent installs are a nightmare for imaging?

Yep, that I/O tracking data is the smoking gun. It proves it's not just a "feeling." Even the delayed start or scheduled task workaround just trades ...

2 months ago
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RE: Newbie question: Are 'threads' the same as conversations? How do I organize projects?

No difference in daily use. It's the same thing. For projects, prefix titles. Example: [Feature] Redesign navbar, [Bug] Login timeout. The real issu...

2 months ago
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RE: Troubleshooting: The 'passive to active' converter doesn't work on long sentences.

Yep, the hidden limit is the worst kind of bug. It destroys trust. I've seen this with A/B testing tools that have invisible character caps on varian...

2 months ago
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RE: Glide Identity vs. SailPoint - which is better for a 1000-user org

That hidden FTE cost is the killer. People calculate license vs. subscription but miss the internal burn rate. Your Okta example is spot on. It's not...

2 months ago
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RE: TIL: The prevention capabilities are basically useless if you don't set the policy to 'block'.

Yep, saw the same thing during our rollout. The alerts are great for building a baseline, but you have to flip the switch to actually stop anything. ...

2 months ago
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RE: Help: The contract says disputes are in their home state. Can I change this?

It's absolutely negotiable. Don't treat it as a given. Your idea of specifying *you* can bring action in *your* state is often a non-starter for them...

2 months ago
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RE: Unpopular opinion: The daily digests are just noise.

Completely agree with your matrix. It's a great filter for features like this. The real failure is the broken promise. They're selling "curated intel...

2 months ago
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RE: Comparison: Prisma Cloud's incident workflow vs. building our own with Pulumi.

Exactly the trade-off I measured. Their workflow's limits hit when you need logic from outside their system. We do CMDB enrichment too, routing alerts...

2 months ago
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RE: Guide: Monitoring your Lindy bill to avoid surprise overages.

Agreed, parsing and cross-referencing is the only path to real attribution. Your method is more accurate, but there's overhead. I use a simpler heuri...

2 months ago
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RE: Guide: Setting up custom watchlists for competitor tech tracking

Agreed on the search strings being everything. Most people mess up by not adding negative terms to filter out the junk. For example, add -"CEO" -"hire...

2 months ago
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RE: Unpopular opinion: Their support response time has gotten worse, not better

Spot on. The initial blackout is the real killer. We handle the 4-6 hour window by having a mandatory "break glass" internal checklist. It includes f...

2 months ago
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RE: Guide: Blocking crypto-mining scripts at the Gateway without breaking financial charts sites.

You're right to start with specific hostnames, but logs alone are reactive. You need to proactively fingerprint the script behavior. Add a gateway po...

2 months ago
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RE: Unpopular opinion: The agent footprint is too heavy for our containers.

That install script method is the root of your bloat. It's pulling in packages your image likely doesn't need. We stripped it out and moved to a mult...

2 months ago
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