It’s all geek to me
Practical notes, deep dives, fixes and experiments across infrastructure, cloud, security, networking, automation and the rest of the technology rabbit hole.
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isageek
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cybersecurity · microsoft & cloud · virtualisation · backup & resilience · ai & emerging technology
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Windows Server still belongs on site when a service must carry on through a disconnection, react with predictable speed or remain close to difficult hardware and legacy dependencies. For other workloads, cloud and managed services can remove real operational effort—but only if their connectivity, recovery and support assumptions survive scrutiny.
Ethernet is the most dependable option for fixed, demanding devices, Wi-Fi is best for mobile kit, and powerline can help in difficult rooms — but only if your home’s electrical wiring supports it.
CVE-2026-117691 can allow unauthorised login as federated Keycloak users. Community users should move to Keycloak 26.8.2, while Red Hat-supported estates should prepare for an erratum and assess exposure now.
For a small enterprise, I would pair rapid local restores with an off-site immutable copy under separate administration, then set recovery priorities and retention around what the business can realistically restore.
Red Hat has rated CVE-2026-115731 Critical: a CA-signed Puppet agent certificate can be used to execute code on a Puppet Server. Weak autosigning may give an unauthenticated network attacker that prerequisite, putting the central CA and downstream managed systems in scope.
For a small enterprise, a Microsoft Azure platform should reduce operational work rather than imitate a large bank’s cloud estate. The right foundation uses only the boundaries, controls and recovery commitments the business can genuinely operate.
Recoverable eMudhra intermediate CA keys have turned emergency distrust into an estate-wide remediation task, spanning embedded and application-managed certificate stores that browser and operating-system updates may never reach.
Choosing between VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, and HPE Morpheus in 2026 isn’t just a technical decision—it’s a question of long-term value versus cost, flexibility, and control. In this head-to-head comparison, we break down how each platform stacks up so you can decide which solution truly fits your infrastructure and budget.
A practical comparison of HPE Alletra MP and Dell PowerStore for enterprise storage buyers who care about protocol fit, operational model, resilience and long-term platform direction — not brochure language.
Broadcom’s VMSA-2026-0006.2 adds vSphere 7.0 guidance for two unauthenticated, network-reachable vCenter flaws rated 9.8. With no workaround available, restrict access and use the supported patch route as an emergency change.
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