Why I started BeyondLab

Every blog has on origin story. This one starts with a second-hand server, a lot of curiosity, and a growing frustration with how hard it is to find honest, practical IT knowledge, without starting a conversion with some AI bot. A bit of background I’ve been working in IT support for the better part of a decade. In that time I’ve helped businesses of all sizes keep their infrastructure running - diagnosing Active Directory issues at 8am, chasing down Exchange mail from problems after lunch, and explaining to someone why their VPN stopped working right before an important call. ...

May 18, 2026 · 3 min · Ward