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 · backup & resilience · itgeek · current technology
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LEGO’s 6,130-piece Executor Super Star Destroyer is a 136cm-long UCS display model that prioritises structural engineering and cinematic scale over play. At £649.99 and more than 5kg, it demands both collector commitment and serious furniture.
In 2026 the choice is less about which hypervisor is “best” and more about which operating model matches your licensing, management, storage and exit strategy. Hyper-V suits Microsoft-heavy estates; Proxmox fits Linux-first teams, especially with clearer subscription handling and newer distributed management.
AWS AI services address different jobs: Amazon Bedrock for generative applications, SageMaker AI for custom machine learning, pre-built APIs for recognised tasks, and Amazon Q for employee and developer assistance.
Microsoft is steering Entra ID away from SMS and voice MFA and towards passkeys. The shift is security-led, but it’s operationally risky: recovery, Conditional Access interactions, legacy apps, and helpdesk load can all change the outcome.
If you are tightening up Microsoft Entra ID security, the first wins are usually not exotic: they are the controls that reduce password abuse, shrink admin exposure, and stop legacy sign-in paths from becoming an easy route in. The trick is to turn on the right controls in the right order, without breaking sign-in for the people who keep the business running.
Ransomware exploitation of SharePoint flaws has sharpened the case for removing public access to on-premises farms. With SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 unsupported, organisations must investigate historic compromise and choose migration, Subscription Edition or retirement.
Microsoft will make passkeys the default sign-in method in Entra ID from 1 September 2026 and retire Microsoft-provided SMS and voice delivery on 1 February 2027. The key risk is strand-through: recovery and helpdesk flows that still assume telecom MFA.
Microsoft’s Instant Access snapshots for Azure Ultra Disk and Premium SSD v2 change the restore story in a small but operationally important way: snapshots can be used immediately for rapid disk creation before the background copy finishes, then later settle into standard durable snapshot storage. For teams designing backup, DR, and environment-refresh workflows, that reduces waiting time — but it does not remove the need to think carefully about durability, region-copy behaviour, and failure domains.
Time-based backup immutability is now available for Azure SQL Database LTR backups: once the policy is enabled and locked, protected backups can’t be deleted or modified until the retention window ends. But it only covers backups created after the lock.
Jersey’s Cyber Security Law takes effect in two stages: the JCSC gains statutory functions on 1 September, while OES security duties and 24-hour incident reporting begin on 1 December. Potential operators should use the gap to establish scope and response readiness.
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.
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.
A newer Microsoft Defender security intelligence update appears to restore failed scans on affected Windows PCs, highlighting why rapidly delivered endpoint-protection updates need monitoring, staged deployment and clear recovery procedures.
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