K Shankar R Karanth Systems · Automation · Clarity
Senior SRE and infrastructure engineer. I write structured deep-dives on Active Directory, PowerShell automation, and homelab infrastructure — for engineers who want to actually understand how things work.
Built on curiosity.
Long before titles or roles mattered, I was drawn to systems — understanding why something behaves the way it does, what holds it together, and what causes it to fail.
That curiosity evolved into a career in infrastructure and reliability engineering. Today I focus on reliability, automation, secure architecture, and scalable design.
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A structured series covering AD from the ground up — domains, forests, Kerberos, Group Policy, and the core concepts every infrastructure engineer should understand.
Scripts, cheatsheets, and automation pipelines for AD admins and service desk engineers. From one-liners to production-ready tools.
Building a lab that mirrors enterprise patterns without the enterprise budget. Proxmox, KVM, and every component that earns its place.