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Insights and lessons learned building distributed systems, edge computing, and IoT devices.

Contract Manufacturing Needs Guaranteed Processes, Not Instructions

CMs can't guess at configuration steps. Profile-driven provisioning provides executable processes that work the same way every time.

February 21, 2026 • Critical Shift Engineering Team

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Stop Manual Provisioning: Automate Hardware Configuration at Scale

Manual device provisioning doesn't scale. Command-line automation and profile-driven configuration eliminate 150+ hours of repetitive setup work.

February 4, 2026 • Critical Shift Engineering Team

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Debugging Hardware Across Two Cities Without Shipping or Travel

We created MIMICK to allow engineers in two locations to collaborate on the same hardware. From 200 miles away our software team controls equipment on the hardware engineer's desk.

January 14, 2026 • Critical Shift Engineering Team

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