Introducing our new customer knowledge base—self-service guides, troubleshooting, and best practices available 24/7 at kb.rainier-it.com.
Onboarding Day, Reinvented: How a New Client Gets Fully Protected Before Lunch
When you sign with Rainier IT, every device you own is provisioned, monitored, and backed up the same day — not three weeks later. Here’s exactly what runs, and why it matters for security.
What Huntress EDR Actually Does
A non-technical (then technical) walkthrough of Huntress Managed EDR — what it is, how it catches what antivirus misses, and the 2026 SMB breach numbers that explain why it ships on every plan.
☕️ Self-Hosted Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana ☕️
Set up a complete Prometheus + Grafana monitoring stack on your own Linux server in 10 minutes using Docker Compose.
Defender Is Free. Configuring It Correctly Is the Work.
Windows ships with Microsoft Defender. Every PC you own already has it. So why do small businesses still get breached at record rates? Because Microsoft ships Defender with permissive defaults, and most IT shops never tune them. Here’s exactly how we configure it for every client we manage.
Meet “Percival the Great” : The Always-On AI Agent
Behind the scenes: how Rainier IT built Percival, an always-on AI operations agent that watches every client system, answers in plain English, and asks permission before it does anything risky.
☕ Saturday Morning Coffee & IT Tips ☕
Happy Saturday, South Pierce County! 🏔️ Quick question: When was the last time you tested your backup? I’m serious. When was the last time you […]
Dockerize all the things!
Introduction to Docker: Ship Your Code, Not Your Headaches ‘Ever heard a developer say, “But it worked on my machine!”? That phrase highlights one of […]
Using Ansible and Jenkins to Automate Infra Tasks
From Chaos to Consistency: Automating Linux Maintenance with Ansible and Jenkins If you are running an internal IT team, or you are a business owner […]
Big Power, Tiny Footprint: How Mini PC’s & Proxmox Can Revolutionize Your Business IT
Is Your Business Ready for a “Server Room” on a Bookshelf? For many small business owners, the word “server” conjures up mental images of noisy, […]