“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.“

– Samuel Beckett

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Awesome to see you!

My name is Sten. I am a DevOps engineer and a consultant. My focus and passion lies in using automation to build reliable and secure infrastructures. I also care about the compliance and maintainability of said infrastructures.

Currently I am doing a master’s degree in cyber security where my focus is on compliance, mitigating incidents, and building reliable maintainable zero trust architectures.

Read more about me on my ABOUT ME page.

About Me

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As I begin my career… here is what I have learned so far

by Sten Leinasaar | July 6, 2023 | Personal growth, lessons learned | 0 Comments

I graduated college in May of 2023. It has been almost a month and a half since I have been working full-time in the industry.This period has provided me with some personal revelations. Take this post as a change to journal, a ramble even. Everybody is struggling with...

5 Things I Learned in College

by Sten Leinasaar | May 9, 2023 | BlogPost | 0 Comments

In 11 days I will be walking down the stage as a graduate of Skidmore College. I will become a young alumn and start my career in technology as a DevOps Engineer. These final 11 days are for me to reflect on what was and what are some key things I am going to take...

The student’s guide to using ChatGPT: Tips and tricks

by Sten Leinasaar | January 12, 2023 | BlogPost | 2 Comments

In recent months the topic of A.I in education has become increasingly prevalent due its possible implication in education — plagiarism being the most prevalent one. Startup company OpenAI introduced a long-form question-answering AI called ChatGPT that answers...

Thoughts on graduation

by Sten Leinasaar | December 5, 2022 | BlogPost | 0 Comments

I wanted to take some time to write down thoughts about transitioning from college to the industry. Some people would call it "real world". it can definitely be scary and create this hollow feeling inside. Question like "Am I ready?" , "Do I know enough?", and "What...

Hello, world!

by Sten Leinasaar | April 5, 2022 | BlogPost | 0 Comments

As a software engineer I know how important the first "Hello, world!" can be... I wanted my first post here to represent the first step I took as an engineer. Yes, I wrote a print statement that produced a line "Hello, world!" to the console. I did it in java....