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      <title type="html">You have learnt how to use AI, great, now do not let it drive the bus</title>
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      <published>2025-12-09T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2025-12-09T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
      <id>https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2025/12/09/dont-let-ai-drive-the-bus</id>
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        <![CDATA[AI can lift productivity, but it cannot replace good humand judgement.]]>
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      <title type="html">Live to work? Or work to live?</title>
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      <published>2025-12-05T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2025-12-05T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
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        <![CDATA[Are you working to live or living to work? You might be unwell and not even know it]]>
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      <title type="html">How to Get Exchange 2019 Working Behind NGINX Proxy Manager</title>
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      <published>2025-09-10T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2025-09-10T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
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        <![CDATA[Step-by-step guide to publishing Exchange 2019 behind NGINX Proxy Manager with NTLM and Hybrid Modern Authentication for OWA and ECP.]]>
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      <title type="html">From LAMP to GitHub Pages - Rebuilding My Blog (and ‘securing’ My Markdown)</title>
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      <published>2025-06-16T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2025-06-16T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
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        <![CDATA[Disclaimer: This setup does not protect against brute force attacks. Anyone with access to the encrypted files in the public repository could theoretically attempt to crack them given enough time and computing power. If you’re following this approach, use a long, complex passphrase and understand that this is not as secure as using a private repository or a content management system. This is security through obscurity with some added complexity at best!]]>
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      <title type="html">Dear Ivie - A letter to my daughter that was taken too soon</title>
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      <published>2024-05-16T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2024-05-16T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
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        <![CDATA[Dear Ivie,]]>
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      <title type="html">Reflecting on 2023: A Journey Through Turmoil and Gratitude</title>
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      <published>2023-12-15T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2023-12-15T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
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        <![CDATA[I need to write this. I need to get it off my chest. (Pun intended Dad…) In the rollercoaster that was 2023, my family and I navigated through a tumultuous sea of pain and hurt. This year taught me lessons in resilience, the importance of family, and the unexpected strength that lies within us during times of crisis. From heart-wrenching hospital visits to moments of quiet reflection, this journey was a testament to the power of perseverance and the unanticipated beauty that can arise from life’s toughest trials. Here is a breakdown of my year, and me getting this off my heavy chest (you’ll understand quickly that chest is the ‘word’ of 2023 for me…).]]>
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      <title type="html">Updated Azure Integration Environments. This could be the Game Changer for Better Standards</title>
      <link href="https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2023/11/30/updated-azure-integration-environments-this-could-be-the-game-changer-for-better-standards" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Updated Azure Integration Environments. This could be the Game Changer for Better Standards" />
      <published>2023-11-30T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2023-11-30T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
      <id>https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2023/11/30/updated-azure-integration-environments-this-could-be-the-game-changer-for-better-standards</id>
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        <![CDATA[As we continue to move away from BizTalk (yep, it’s 2023; we know) the public preview of the Azure Integration Environment and Business Process Tracking brings a fresh approach to how Logic Apps, API Management and Service Bus seem to continue in this decoupled state. There is a palpable sense of change in the air—one that could potentially redefine how businesses approach integration and process management.]]>
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      <title type="html">Azure Networking Changes are coming! Are you ready for Private Subnets?</title>
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      <published>2023-11-27T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2023-11-27T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
      <id>https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2023/11/27/azure-networking-changes-are-coming-are-you-ready-for-private-subnets</id>
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        <![CDATA[Azure’s landscape is evolving, and with the announcement of the retirement of default route behaviour in Azure Virtual Networks, set for September 2025, the impact will resonate across the board. From those local fish and chip shop owners who rely on cloud services for their daily business operations to the tech giants who juggle enormous amounts of data daily, everyone must brace for this pivotal shift.]]>
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      <title type="html">Write a lot of Code or PowerShell scripts but are poor at documentation? Here is your solution</title>
      <link href="https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2023/10/19/write-a-lot-of-code-or-powershell-scripts-but-are-poor-at-documentation-here-is-your-solution" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Write a lot of Code or PowerShell scripts but are poor at documentation? Here is your solution" />
      <published>2023-10-19T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2023-10-19T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
      <id>https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2023/10/19/write-a-lot-of-code-or-powershell-scripts-but-are-poor-at-documentation-here-is-your-solution</id>
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        <![CDATA[We’ve all done it. Spent hours writing the most amazing ARM Template/Bicep file(s) or PowerShell script(s), and it produces nothing but magic. You’re happy; the customer you’ve written it for is happy as you’ve solved their problem. But when it comes to sharing this intellectual property with others in your team, they are now tasked with spending hours reading what you’ve written to even understand it at a basic level! That sounds like their problem, right? NO!]]>
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      <title type="html">The art of the sell: Responding to tenders in the consultancy game</title>
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      <published>2023-10-10T00:00:00+08:00</published>
      <updated>2023-10-10T00:00:00+08:00</updated>
      <id>https://blog.cortanadesign.com.au/2023/10/10/the-art-of-the-sell-responding-to-tenders-in-the-consultancy-game</id>
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        <![CDATA[I once had a fellow leader in an organisation say to me, “We don’t bid for tenders as we never win them anyways”. When I heard that, I didn’t think much of it, but so many years on (and it has been years), it has always stuck with me.]]>
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