Next Val Data

Data insights, analytics, and technical explorations.

I’m Dominick Ryan. As a Senior Systems and Data Engineer, I build reliable data transformations and cloud-native infrastructure. NextValData is my curated repository of academic and technical documentation—a personal archive shared in the hope that it helps others, while being just self-serving enough.

Latest Posts

The Evolution of LAPS

How Windows LAPS evolved into a native part of the OS security posture.

What’s in a Named Instance?

A look into the costs, convenience, and lock-in of Microsoft's named instances.

Quantum-Resistant HTTPS: The Roadmap to Merkle Tree Certificates

A look into Google's CQRS, Merkle Tree Certificates, and the future of web security in a post-quantum world.

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