Automation · 8 min read
Ad-hoc scripts still need a paper trail
SSH in, run the fix, close the terminal. It worked, and six weeks later nobody can say what happened. What a script library and a recorded run change about that.
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Practical writing on RMM, remote access, continuous deployments, and log analysis from the LynxTrac team.
Deployment · 8 min read
A release is not finished when it is applied
Most deploy tooling ends at apply. A release worth trusting has a verify stage after it, a rollback that is a button, and an approval that is not one person's judgement.
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Patch Management · 7 min read
Patched is not protected: the reboot gap
A machine can be 97% compliant and still carry dozens of patches that are installed but not in effect. The number that matters sits in a different tile.
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RMM · 9 min read
Software policies: desired state, not one-off installs
A software policy says what belongs on a machine. The agent re-checks on an interval, fixes what drifted, and verifies the fix took. Why that beats an install script.
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Log Analysis · 7 min read
Your logs spiked. Which service actually caused it?
Every log tool draws the spike. The expensive question is which source caused it. The Trends view ranks contributors against their own baseline so you start with a name.
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Remote Desktop · 9 min read
Advanced Remote checks the port before you connect
Quick Connect probes RDP, VNC and SSH on the device and tells you which is actually listening before you click. Why that small chip removes a class of dead end.
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Remote Access · 9 min read
Lynx Desktop: many windows, one remote connection
Lynx Desktop puts the terminal, file explorer and remote desktop in one browser tab over a single connection to one device. What that changes about the work.
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Security · 4 min read
SSO and built-in XDR land in LynxTrac
Two things teams kept asking for are now live: single sign-on over SAML and OpenID Connect, and a Wazuh-powered XDR and SIEM suite on the agent you already run.
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MTTR · 3 min read
First 30 minutes of an IT incident: what great teams do
The first 30 minutes make or break MTTR. Here are the concrete moves high-performing teams make, and the anti-patterns we see everywhere else.
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KMS · 3 min read
Using AWS KMS for secure SSH credential management
Storing SSH credentials safely is harder than it looks. AWS KMS fits into a modern access flow in specific ways, with specific frictions and pitfalls worth naming.
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MTTR · 3 min read
Incident response without VPN access: a practical guide
Your pager just went off and the VPN is down. What follows is a practical runbook for getting to the affected system, gathering context, and fixing it without tunnels.
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Remote Desktop · 2 min read
When to use browser-based vs thick-client remote desktop
Browser remote desktop is not always the right call. The decision grid we use to pick between web and native clients is small, but it covers most of the real cases.
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