vStaub is where Thomas Staub writes through infrastructure, architecture, AI, decisions, and useful experiments.https://vstaub.com/en-ushttps://vstaub.com/blog/the-future-of-network-engineering-is-bigger-than-networking/https://vstaub.com/blog/the-future-of-network-engineering-is-bigger-than-networking/Networking fundamentals become more useful, not less, when engineers use them to understand cloud, security, observability, automation, and the systems around the network.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/self-service-networking-should-expose-intent-not-configuration/https://vstaub.com/blog/self-service-networking-should-expose-intent-not-configuration/Good network automation asks consumers for the outcome they need, then derives the implementation details the network already knows how to provide.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/you-should-define-your-segmentation-policy-first/https://vstaub.com/blog/you-should-define-your-segmentation-policy-first/Durable segmentation starts by defining required communication and its consequences before choosing how to enforce it.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/network-automation-does-not-end-at-deployment/https://vstaub.com/blog/network-automation-does-not-end-at-deployment/Network automation is not complete when the configuration deploys. It also needs evidence that the network, applications, and security controls behaved as intended.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/what-architects-actually-produce/https://vstaub.com/blog/what-architects-actually-produce/Architecture produces diagrams and documents, but its more consequential outcome is often the shared understanding that helps an organization make decisions and move work forward.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/architect-not-lead-engineer/https://vstaub.com/blog/architect-not-lead-engineer/Architects get expected to act like lead engineers with a wider scope. The job is usually something else, and the difference tends to show up in small, easy-to-miss moments.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/ai-can-write-the-architecture-document-it-cannot-create-alignment/https://vstaub.com/blog/ai-can-write-the-architecture-document-it-cannot-create-alignment/AI can make architecture documents easier to produce, but alignment still depends on shared understanding, visible trade-offs, clear ownership, and people making a decision together.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/ai-assisted-network-engineering-is-not-network-automation/https://vstaub.com/blog/ai-assisted-network-engineering-is-not-network-automation/AI can help network engineers reason, draft, and review, but it does not replace deterministic automation, testing, or the engineering judgment that makes infrastructure changes safe.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vstaub.com/blog/relaunching-vstaub/https://vstaub.com/blog/relaunching-vstaub/Why this site is starting small: infrastructure, AI, architecture, career observations, and the useful experiments that keep changing how I think.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT