The Config Report
The Config Report is a technology newsletter focused on network automation, infrastructure security, and practical IT strategy. Each issue breaks down real-world lessons from enterprise and small business environments into structured, actionable insights for network professionals.
Who It’s For
Network engineers
IT professionals
Infrastructure managers
Small business technical leaders
Automation-focused practitioners
What You’ll Learn
Practical CI/CD approaches for infrastructure
Network automation concepts without vendor hype
Security hardening strategies
Firewall and segmentation best practices
Real-world infrastructure lessons
Infrastructure as Code: Why Most Networks Are Still Built Like It’s 2005
What Infrastructure as Code really means for network engineers, why most networks still rely on manual configs, and how IaC changes infrastructure management.
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CI/CD for Infra, Not Just App Dev
Learn how CI/CD applies to infrastructure automation. A practical guide for Ansible, Terraform, firewall rules, and network engineering teams.
The Big 3 Cloud Cartel
Meet AWS, Azure, and GCP — the Big 3 clouds fighting for your workloads, your wallet, and your sanity.
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Built by a Network Automation Professional
The Config Report is written by the founder of Freels I.T. Solutions, drawing on over 25 years of IT experience and real-world infrastructure consulting.