The AppGenie Blog

Controlled AI-assisted delivery, DevSecOps and compliance engineering, written from inside environments where somebody eventually has to answer for the outcome. 98 posts and counting.

Mark’s Musings — Invite Only

A small, invite only list where Mark unloads on DevSecOps, AI, Pi abuse, and the occasional political jab. Raw, unfiltered, and not a corporate publication. Apply if you like your ideas with teeth.

Musings · Q4 2025

AI Assisted Change

When enterprises drown in complexity, AppGenie cuts through the noise. Discover how our AI-driven expertise turns fragmented information into clarity—delivering faster rollouts, stronger adoption, and lasting change.

Change · Q3 2025

DigitSec - saving your CRM

Salesforce breaches are more common than most realise. From Qantas to global brands, misconfigurations and weak controls keep exposing sensitive data—discover how AppGenie and DigitSec protect your CRM from becoming the next headline.

Change · Q3 2025

Environment Teardown in Azure

Your Dev environments cost money so do your CFO a favour and build them on demand, better still make your CyberTeam happy and learn how to tear down your dev stack every night.

CICD · Q3 2025

DevSecOps and IRAP

DevSecOps and IRAP. Recent cyber events have focused attention on what many organisations are doing wrong. Here's a checklist to make sure you are aligning your DevSecOps with IRAP requirements and protecting your business.

DevSecOps · Q3 2025

PoC and Lambda Functions

You're building the worlds newest and best mouse trap, so how can Lambda Functions focus attention on delivering to a PoC stage without shifting focus from what really matters. Learn how the UI Front and Backend can coexist (until you need them not to).

AWS · Q3 2025

Dont let your LLM decide your code

Why .env files, environment variables and config servers are a security and reliability trap, and what to use instead: a secrets manager or, at minimum, Redis.

Enterprise Architecture, Technical Debt, AI Risk · 2025

Agenetic Marketing

How to market complex AI products without dumbing them down: why agentic buzzwords fail buyers, and why translation beats simplification in enterprise AI.

AI, Marketing · 2025
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