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Whether tech debt is inevitable and where the blame lies, how to properly organise ZFS datasets, and selectively managing updates.
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ZFS Orchestration Tools – Part 2: Replication
SysCloud
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The key differences between throughput and latency – and when they matter, the tech that we’d keep if we stopped working in IT, and avoiding bitrot with rsync backups.
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Core Infrastructure: Why You Need to Control Your NTP
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We were asked about avoiding bitrot with rsync backups.
SysCloud
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RISC-V is on the rise in China, why Power CPUs aren’t as promising, the dystopian nightmare of surveillance tech at work, and decrypting ZFS at boot.
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Understanding ZFS in the Real World: Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned & Future Plans
News/discussion
Alibaba launches server-grade RISC-V CPU design
Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup’s demo goes viral
Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You
Free consulting
We were asked about automatically decrypting ZFS at boot.
SysCloud
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Ten-year-old Chromecasts stop working, movie DVDs start rotting, Skype is finally dying, using ZFS on VM guests and hosts.
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ZFS Space Accounting Explained
News
Google apologizes for Chromecast outage in email to users
“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams
Free consulting
We were asked about using ZFS on VM guests and hosts.
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HP was forcing people to wait on hold for 15 minutes to get support, the DOGE site was embarrassingly insecure, setting up encrypted offsite backups, and mixing SATA and NVMe in a server.
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Why FreeBSD is the Right Choice for Embedded Devices
News/discusison
HP ditches 15-minute wait time policy due to ‘feedback’
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website (archive.is)
Free consulting
We were asked about mixing SATA and NVMe in a server.
Factor
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SysCloud
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Arm is going to make its own server chips, WordPress is selling “100 year” domain registrations, geo-redundancy for VPSs, and backing up Windows to Backblaze B2.
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Isolating Containers with ZFS and Linux Namespaces
News
Arm to launch its own chip in move that could upend semiconductor industry
The WordPress.com 100-Year Domain
Free Consulting
We were asked about geo-redundancy for VPSs, and backing up Windows to Backblaze B2.
Hybrid Cloud Show – Episode 24
DNSMadeEasy – Failover Service [Allan’s Affiliate Link]
RAID is NOT a Backup and Other Hard Truths About Disaster Recovery
SysCloud
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Google found a way to run unofficial microcode on AMD CPUs, whether software should get a CVE when it goes end of life, LLMs changing Redditors’ minds and self-replicating, and managing SSH keys at scale.
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ZFS Orchestration Tools – Part 1: Snapshots
News/discussion
How to make any AMD Zen CPU always generate 4 from RDRAND
OpenAI says its models are more persuasive than 82 percent of Reddit users
AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified
Free Consulting
We were asked about managing SSH keys at scale.
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Used Seagate drives are being sold as “new”, another reminder not to hack Windows 11 onto unsupported hardware, about using ZFS on VPS block storage, picking hardware to run VMs, and delegating datasets to containers.
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Controlling Your Core Infrastructure: DNS
News
Fraud with Seagate hard disks: Dealers swap, Seagate investigates
Fraud with Seagate hard disks: Dozens of readers report suspected cases
Windows 11 on devices that don’t meet minimum system requirements
Free Consulting
We were asked about using ZFS on VPS block storage, picking hardware to run VMs, and delegating datasets to containers.
Klara: Isolating Containers with ZFS and Linux Namespaces
SysCloud
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We appreciate the elegance of subnets as well as the power of custom benchmarking, Xboxes will support large amounts of external storage, why it’s not looking great for bcachefs, malware and remote desktops, and our thoughts on Fortigate network gear.
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Key Considerations for Benchmarking Network Storage Performance
News/discussion
Xbox beta tests support for massive amounts of external storage
Free Consulting
We were asked about malware and remote desktops, and our thoughts on Fortigate network gear.
SysCloud
Over 2,000 IT admins already trust SysCloud to protect their SaaS data. Head to SysCloud.com for a 30-day free trial—and for a limited time, use code 25ADMINS to get 50% off your first purchase.
Factor
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free shipping.
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An embarrassing typo suggests that MasterCard’s monitoring isn’t as good as it should be, tricky offsite backups, why two-factor authentication over SMS is a bad idea, and keeping two Mac laptops in sync.
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Klara Webinar, Feb 13th: RAID is NOT a Backup and Other Hard Truths About Disaster Recovery
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MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years
Free Consulting
We were asked about tricky offsite backups, why Two-factor authentication over SMS is a bad idea, and keeping two Mac laptops in sync.
ServerMania
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Automox
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