Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Advantages

Timestamp:

04/30/25 11:29:42 (3 weeks ago)

Author:

enno

Comment:

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Advantages

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-Advantages of Tailored In-House Solutions: Training & Knowledge Growth
+= Advantages of Tailored In-House Solutions: Training & Knowledge Growth
 
-1. Deep Internal Skill Development
-        •       Why it matters: When teams build and maintain infrastructure in-house, they learn how systems actually work — not just how to operate a vendor interface.
-        •       Effect: Engineers develop expertise in foundational areas (OS internals, package management, security policy design), which leads to:
-        •       Better debugging capabilities
-        •       More informed decision-making
-        •       Reduced reliance on external support
+== Deep Internal Skill Development
 
-2. Long-Term Organizational Memory
-        •       Why it matters: Skills developed in-house are retained and shared over time.
-        •       Effect: Your organization becomes institutionally smarter:
-        •       Team members train each other
-        •       Documentation and tooling become internal assets
-        •       Risk of “vendor brain drain” (loss of knowledge when a contract ends) is avoided
+'''Why it matters:''' When teams build and maintain infrastructure in-house, they learn how systems actually work — not just how to operate a vendor interface.
 
-3. Training That Matches Reality
-        •       Why it matters: Training based on your own systems is always more effective than generic vendor certifications.
-        •       Effect:
-        •       You train your team on tools they actually use
-        •       The training environment matches production
-        •       Less time is spent learning features or workflows irrelevant to your use case
+'''Effect''': Engineers develop expertise in foundational areas (OS internals, package management, security policy design), which leads to:
 
-4. Tooling as Knowledge Capital
-        •       Why it matters: Every script, service, and config file you build reinforces your team’s understanding and becomes reusable knowledge.
-        •       Effect: You accumulate reusable code, templates, and practices that:
-        •       Speed up onboarding
-        •       Enable more rapid iteration
-        •       Are fully aligned with your values (security, transparency, minimalism, etc.)
+* Better debugging capabilities
 
-5. Empowerment and Retention
-        •       Why it matters: Developers and sysadmins are more motivated when working on systems they understand and shape.
-        •       Effect:
-        •       Higher job satisfaction and team cohesion
-        •       Increased employee retention
-        •       A culture of craftsmanship, not just operations
+* More informed decision-making
 
-6. Security Through Understanding
-        •       Why it matters: Security doesn’t just come from hardening checklists — it comes from understanding the system deeply.
-        •       Effect:
-        •       Your team can spot misconfigurations or anomalies faster
-        •       You can build context-aware mitigations that generic vendors don’t anticipate
-        •       You’re better equipped to perform meaningful audits and threat modeling
+* Reduced reliance on external support
 
-⸻
+== Long-Term Organizational Memory
 
-In Contrast: External / Vendor-Driven Solutions
+'''Why it matters:''' Skills developed in-house are retained and shared over time.
 
-Factor
-Result
-Training
-Generic, often product-specific; doesn’t map 1:1 to your environment
-Skill retention
-High risk of dependency on vendor or contractor
-Customization
-Limited by vendor constraints and support models
-Internal innovation
-Stifled — changes must be routed through vendor processes
-Understanding
-Surface-level; often relies on “black-box” behavior
-Knowledge ownership
-Externalized; knowledge often leaves with contracts or subscriptions
+'''Effect:''' Your organization becomes institutionally smarter:
+
+* Team members train each other
+
+* Documentation and tooling become internal assets
+
+* Risk of “vendor brain drain” (loss of knowledge when a contract ends) is avoided
+
+== Training That Matches Reality
+
+'''Why it matters:''' Training based on your own systems is always more effective than generic vendor certifications.
+
+'''Effect:'''
+
+* You train your team on tools they actually use
+
+* The training environment matches production
+
+* Less time is spent learning features or workflows irrelevant to your use case
+
+== Tooling as Knowledge Capital
+
+'''Why it matters:''' Every script, service, and config file you build reinforces your team’s understanding and becomes reusable knowledge.
+
+'''Effect:''' You accumulate reusable code, templates, and practices that:
+        
+* Speed up onboarding
+
+* Enable more rapid iteration
+
+* Are fully aligned with your values (security, transparency, minimalism, etc.)
+
+== Empowerment and Retention
+
+'''Why it matters:''' Developers and sysadmins are more motivated when working on systems they understand and shape.
+
+'''Effect:'''
+
+* Higher job satisfaction and team cohesion
+
+* Increased employee retention
+
+* A culture of craftsmanship, not just operations
+
+== Security Through Understanding
+
+'''Why it matters:''' Security doesn’t just come from hardening checklists — it comes from understanding the system deeply.
+
+'''Effect:'''
+
+* Your team can spot misconfigurations or anomalies faster
+
+* You can build context-aware mitigations that generic vendors don’t anticipate
+
+* You’re better equipped to perform meaningful audits and threat modeling
+
+= In Contrast: External / Vendor-Driven Solutions
+
+|| '''Factor''' || '''Result''' ||
+|| Training ||Generic, often product-specific; doesn’t map 1:1 to your environment ||
+|| Skill retention || High risk of dependency on vendor or contractor ||
+|| Customization || Limited by vendor constraints and support models ||
+|| Internal innovation || Stifled — changes must be routed through vendor processes ||
+|| Understanding || Surface-level; often relies on “black-box” behavior ||
+|| Knowledge ownership || Externalized; knowledge often leaves with contracts or subscriptions ||