Issue 02
This issue explores career transitions, cybersecurity, identity, resilience, and the invisible realities behind building a career in technology.
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Full Stack to AppSec: Chasing the White Rabbit
How a side quest led me into application security and the hidden passages beneath a map I thought I knew. This is the story of following the white rabbit into a haunted castle and discovering that every corridor was connected.
By Tawni Glover·June 9, 2026·3 min·Contributor - 02
The Hidden Cost of Cybersecurity: When Burnout Becomes a Business Risk
Burnout in cybersecurity is more than stress it’s a growing risk to people, teams, and resilience.
By Chinenye Ugochukwu·June 11, 2026·5 min·Contributor
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Breaking Barriers in Cybersecurity: My Journey from a Small-Town Dreamer to a Senior Information security engineer
From a B.Tech graduate to a Senior Information security engineer in cybersecurity, my journey has been driven by continuous learning, resilience, and a belief that women belong in technology. Through challenges, growth, and ongoing education, I've learned that confidence is built through action, and I hope to inspire more women to pursue careers in tech.
By Kopal Dixit·June 2, 2026·8 min·Contributor - 02
Why I Chose to Study the Future Before It Arrived
What happens when a lawyer finds herself in rooms full of neuroscientists, engineers, and AI researchers? In this personal reflection, Namrata Bhowmik shares how an unexpected journey from law into interdisciplinary technology communities reshaped her understanding of innovation, collaboration, and the value of contributing beyond traditional professional boundaries. Through experiences spanning legal practice, emerging technologies, and global networks, her story highlights the power of curiosity, adaptability, and building bridges between disciplines.
By Namrata Bhowmik ·June 4, 2026·3 min·Contributor - 03
# Turning Detours into Strengths: My Journey from a Five-Year Career Gap to Co-Founding a Cloud, AI, and Security Company
After graduating with a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication, I thought my path would lead to robotics and chip manufacturing. Instead, a global pandemic, five years of competitive exam preparation, and countless rejections forced me to build a completely different route into technology. This is the story of how those seemingly unrelated experiences became the foundation for a career in cloud, AI, and security—and why I believe no learning is ever truly wasted.
By Manisha Sarkar·June 5, 2026·5 min·Contributor - 04
The Non-Technical Skills That Make a Great Cybersecurity Professional — A Guide for Career Switchers
This article breaks down the five non-technical skills that security teams desperately need and shows career switchers exactly where those skills fit in the industry.
By Stella Ojiuba·June 8, 2026·9 min·Contributor - 05
The Biscuit Wrapper That Started It All
When Abimbola Ayinde entered the University of Ilorin, it wasn't to study her dream course. Admitted into Forestry and Wildlife after hoping to pursue Medicine, she planned to eventually change direction. Instead, an unexpected encounter with a UI/UX seminar introduced her to a field that perfectly matched the curiosity she had carried since childhood. In this personal essay, she reflects on rejection, resilience, mentorship, and how design became more than a profession, it became a lens for understanding people, products, and opportunities.
By Abimbola Ayinde·June 9, 2026·8 min·Contributor
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The Invisible Weight Behind Every System
Everything that happens in infrastructure has a name. After moving into technology, I realized I had been experiencing these patterns long before I could define them through roles in customer support, fintech, telecoms, and e-commerce where system behavior directly shaped trust, business continuity, and user experience. That realization became the foundation of my journey into cloud infrastructure.
By Emmanuella Blessing Udeh·June 1, 2026·5 min·Contributor - 02
Trading Comfort for Curiosity: My Journey Into Cloud Engineering from the Girl who Swipes on Bumble
What does swiping on Bumble for a client have to do with cloud computing? More than you'd think. Here's the pivot story nobody writes about.. the messy, unglamorous, completely intentional kind.
By Abele Agbo·June 17, 2026·8 min·Contributor - 03
From Stage Fright To Sharing Cloud Stories Across Africa
I moved from an accidental 10-minute team talk to intentional stages across Lagos and beyond, I discovered that great speaking isn't so much about perfect slides, or even my oratory skill, it's about making hard things feel possible for someone else. With a framework built on failures, plain language, and immediate action, I transformed complex DevOps topics into relatable, locally grounded lessons. Today, I use my voice to bridge technical depth with human experience, especially for underrepresented people in tech who need to see what is possible.
By Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi·June 17, 2026·5 min·Contributor
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Learning to see beyond the code
Cloud and DevOps engineer from Karachi with a background in full-stack development, focused on building and improving cloud infrastructure, automation, and AI-assisted systems.
By Venisa Sara·June 15, 2026·5 min·Contributor - 02
I Used to Fear Infrastructure. Terraform Changed That.
A computer engineering student documents their hands-on journey learning Terraform and Infrastructure as Code — from Googling basic definitions to building a full three-tier AWS architecture with a CI/CD pipeline. The piece covers real concepts (remote state, security group bugs, credential management, configuration drift) through the lens of someone who learned by breaking things, fixing them, and being honest about the confusion along the way.
By Safalta Khanal·June 17, 2026·13 min·Contributor - 03
Still Becoming: My Journey Back Into Tech Through Cloud, Community, and Courage
After an unexpected career pause following a coding bootcamp, I questioned whether I still had a place in technology. Through the AWS re/Start program, I discovered cloud computing, developed a passion for DevOps, and began rebuilding my confidence in tech; one Terraform file, one project, and one lesson at a time. This is not a story of having everything figured out, it is a story of showing up, learning publicly, and continuing to build while still searching for my first opportunity in tech.
By Belinda Ntinyari·June 17, 2026·10 min·Contributor
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Still Becoming: Embracing the Journey of Impactful Leadership
Driven by a deep passion to give back to my community in Kenya, I initially believed I lacked the skills to lead and was afraid of speaking up. My perspective transformed when I joined the university and completed the Aspire Leadership Program, where I learned that leadership is not a birthright or a formal title, but a deliberate decision rooted in influence, purpose, and positive impact. Today, as an undergraduate student, I am actively breaking down the misconception that women cannot lead by guiding community projects, teaching digital literacy skills to children, and prioritizing mental health—proving that I am still on a continuous journey of growth and becoming an impactful leader.
By Elosy Mwendwa·June 9, 2026·5 min·Contributor - 02
From SAP Basis to AI Infrastructure: Reinventing Without Starting Over
In Summary, reinvention does not require starting over. The skills, experiences, and leadership capabilities developed over years of work can become the foundation for success in entirely new domains. My transition into AI Infrastructure is proof that with curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn, it is possible to evolve alongside technology and help shape its future.
By Roopashree Ishwar Konnur·June 16, 2026·6 min·Contributor - 03
Building A Rent Financing Startup From Life Experience
Ule Homes was born from watching people I knew struggle every rent season in Lagos. I saw a gap, and used my background in fintech and cloud engineering to build a solution. By listening to tenants, landlords, and agents first, I designed a platform that spreads rent payments over time while keeping landlords confident and users protected. The road hasn't been smooth but it's been worth it. For me, entrepreneurship is how I turn frustration with broken systems into solutions that can change lives at scale.
By Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi·June 17, 2026·5 min·Contributor
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My Personal Story
women in tech , leadership, motivation
By HOUINSOU Mahoumin Judith·June 6, 2026·5 min·Contributor - 02
Intelligence Below and Beyond
The student and the classroom. Special Education exposes the truth about every learner and what goes on behind the scenes in the classroom.
By Adeyinka Oluwasayo Esther·June 15, 2026·3 min·Contributor
- Tarak Bach Hamba · Founder
- Emmanuella Blessing Udeh
- Kopal Dixit
- Namrata Bhowmik
- Manisha Sarkar
- HOUINSOU Mahoumin Judith
- Stella Ojiuba
- Tawni Glover
- Abimbola Ayinde
- Elosy Mwendwa
- Chinenye Ugochukwu
- Venisa Sara
- Adeyinka Oluwasayo Esther
- Roopashree Ishwar Konnur
- Safalta Khanal
- Abele Agbo
- Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi
- Belinda Ntinyari
- Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi
- Tawni Glover
- Elosy Mwendwa
- Abimbola Ayinde