Kaila Mayho
Datacenter engineer and aspiring DevOps practitioner; posts about automation, on‑call culture, and tooling adoption for reliability.
Slow Progress Is Still Progress, Not Falling Behind
reminder that “slow progress” is still progress. you didn’t fall behind. you just took a different route.
Evening Curiosity Beats Midday Brain Fatigue
the audacity of my brain to want to learn something new at 10pm when it refused to retain anything at 2pm
Build Your Brand and Credentials Before Layoffs Hit
What I wish I'd done before the layoff: Started building in public sooner. Gotten certified before I needed to be. Documented my work and wins consistently. Built an audience outside of my employer. You don't think about these things until you need them.
Combat Tech Imposter Syndrome with Wins, Community, Teaching
Imposter syndrome hits different in tech. Here’s what helped me: 1. Document every win — no matter how small 2. Find your community (hi 👋🏾) 3. Remember — you were hired/accepted for a reason 4. Teach what you know — it proves you know it Save this for a hard...
MacBook Pro M5 Limits External Displays: Windows User Struggles
I've been a Windows girl my whole career. Four monitors, zero complaints. Now I'm looking at switching to a MacBook Pro M5 — and just found out Macs don't natively support 4 external displays. This is already going sideways 😭 Mac people,...
Black Women Build Their Own Seats at the Table
Black women are out here getting degrees, certifications, and experience — And STILL getting overlooked. This page exists because we deserve a seat at the table. And if they won’t give us one — we’ll build our own. 🖤💻 Welcome to the community.
Clarifying DevOps vs SRE: Key Differences Explained
I found this video super helpful for understanding the difference between DevOps vs SRE 👇 If you’ve been confused about the two — this one’s for you 🙌🏾
Free Certifications to Jumpstart Your Tech Career
Free certifications that can help you break into tech: 🎓 Google IT Support Certificate — Coursera 🎓 AWS Cloud Practitioner — free prep on YouTube 🎓 CompTIA Linux+ — great for SRE path 🎓 TryHackMe — free tier available No excuses. No gatekeeping. 🖤💻 Save this.
A Proxy Without SLOs Is a Liability
Your proxy is either a guardian or a liability. There’s no in-between. If it doesn’t have its own SLOs, timeouts, and runbook — it’s not a safe proxy. It’s a false sense of security with a load balancer in front. 🫥 What’s yours running...
Switching to an Attacker Mindset Transforms Cybersecurity Learning
Day 1 of learning to hack. Legally. 👩🏾💻🔐 The first thing TryHackMe teaches you? Stop thinking like a defender. Start thinking like the attacker. That shift alone broke my brain a little. 🤯 I'm uncomfortable. I'm confused. I'm a total beginner. And I just set a...
Start SRE Journey Free: 3 Essential Resources
3 free resources I used to start studying SRE: 1. OverTheWire — Linux & security basics 2. Google SRE Book — free online 3. TryHackMe — hands on labs No degree required. No gatekeeping here. Save this. Share it with a sis. 🖤💻
Walking with Baby and Dog: Mom’s Daily Therapy
afternoon walks with my baby + dog = my therapy 🫶🏿 any other moms in survival mode?
Moms in Tech Carve Time for Learning Anywhere
Good morning ☀️ Women in tech + moms— How are you finding time to show up for your goals today? 👀 Before the house wakes up? During naps? After bedtime? I’m squeezing in Linux + AWS later. Let’s talk 💬
Did You Really Show Up for Yourself Yesterday?
Good morning ☀️ Quick accountability check— Did you show up for yourself yesterday? Be real
Finding Purpose After Job Loss Through Community Learning
First day after my office closed… I ran to my computer out of habit ready to log in for my shift— then it hit me. I don’t have a job anymore. That moment felt heavy. But then I opened this app… and realized I still have something...