In this light-hearted article, we explore some famous movie quotes and how they fit into the IT universe.
“Do, or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda, Star Wars
This quote feels counter-intuitive, because in IT you absolutely do need to try… repeatedly… across multiple environments… until the code finally runs without exploding.
What Yoda really means is: don’t give up.
When the going gets tough, the tough get debugging.
So keep working that script, refine it with each iteration, and one day the whole task will be gloriously automated — and you will feel like a Jedi of CI/CD.
“With great power comes great responsibility.” — Ben Parker, Spider-Man
Remember that one developer who “can’t do their job” without being a Domain Admin?
Or better: a Global Admin, because everything is “cloud-ready” now?
The truth is, running code with full privileges is like summoning software demons.
One wrong script, one mistyped parameter, and instead of deleting a single user, you’ve wiped out an entire department.
Even Doctor Octopus learned the hard way: great scripts demand great caution.

“There can be only one.” — Highlander
In IT, this is the sacred law of data sources.
You fix an attribute in SQL table X, feel very proud, and go home.
The next day your IAM system has “helpfully” reversed all your work, because it thinks it is the single source of truth.
Moral of the story: always map your data landscape and define your stakeholders before wading into the data swamp.
“Life will find a way.” — Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
In IT, this quote perfectly describes shadow IT.
Lock down OneDrive sharing?
Users will discover Dropbox.
Disable Dropbox?
Suddenly USB sticks reappear like dinosaurs resurrected from amber.
No matter how secure your environment is, users will find a way.

“I’m a doctor, not an engineer!” — Dr. McCoy, Star Trek
“You work in IT? Awesome. Can you fix my printer?”
Every IT professional knows this pain.
To the outside world, a developer, systems engineer, cloud architect, and cybersecurity analyst all share a single magical ability:
They ‘do computers’.
Surely they can remove viruses, fix home Wi-Fi, recover deleted photos, and explain that new Word feature!
This misconception drives both new and seasoned IT professionals absolutely up the wall.
“Houston, we have a problem.” — Apollo 13
It’s Friday evening.
You upgraded the database but didn’t complete the entire post-installation checklist because… well… you wanted to go home.
Now things have gone very, very south.
Everyone has left the office, and you must make that call to your manager.
Don’t be that person — follow your documented procedures.

“I’ll be back.” — Terminator
Issues you ignore are issues that return.
“Hmmm… seems like a one-time glitch” is never an acceptable troubleshooting strategy.
Sometimes root-cause analysis can feel as painful as a root canal — but only by finding the true cause will you prevent the problem from rising again like a time-travelling cybernetic bug.
“One does not simply walk into Mordor.” — Boromir, The Lord of the Rings
This is the Dunning–Kruger effect in action.
Someone at the C-level believes a system rewrite should be “easy,” because “how hard can it be?”
Spoiler: very hard.
Removing a legacy application without understanding its full role is exactly how you end up spending your weekend in the office, cleaning up after someone else’s “simple” idea.
One does not simply decommission program XYZ.

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” — Sherlock Holmes
Troubleshooting IT issues can feel like battling Moriarty atop the Reichenbach Falls.
But the process is actually simple: gather data, follow the evidence, and make logical connections.
Ask the right questions:
- When did it first occur?
- What changed?
- What logs support the theory?
Don’t be a Watson.
Be a Holmes.
The truth is always in there — buried under 300 pages of logs.
“I see dead people.” — Cole Sear, The Sixth Sense
This is the unmistakable feeling you get when:
- a server that should have been decommissioned five years ago reappears in an audit
- a forgotten service account logs into production at 2 a.m.
- a rogue VM you were sure you deleted suddenly shows up on the billing statement
Is this a hacker?
A ghost?
Or just a lazy admin using shortcuts instead of applying for proper access?
Regular cleanup of unused systems and accounts prevents these hauntings — and protects your sanity.










































