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.
$ whoami
isageek
$ cat /etc/interests
cybersecurity · microsoft & cloud · backup & resilience · ai & emerging technology · infrastructure
$ echo "It’s all geek to me"
Digital Jersey can connect founders and technology businesses to workspace, skills, programmes and local contacts. This guide explains when membership and support are useful, what to check first, and when a regulator, government service or adviser is the better route.
If you’re choosing between HPE Alletra Storage MP and Pure Storage FlashArray, the deciding factors are less about flash performance and more about operating model: protocol fit, management approach (GreenLake vs Evergreen), upgrade behaviour and the level of control you want over the storage estate.
Tiangong Ultra’s 9.39-second preliminary 100-metre run is a major result for bipedal locomotion and autonomous control. It does not show that humanoid robots can yet work safely, reliably or independently in real-world settings.
A hardened repository is a Linux backup target with immutability controls, not a ransomware shield. This guide covers what Veeam supports, why dedicated repositories are often more resilient than appliance deployments, and how filesystem support, credentials and the immutability window affect real recovery.
A three-node Proxmox cluster can be the smallest sensible HA footprint in 2026, but it isn’t a substitute for backup. Survival depends on quorum and witness design, and storage choices determine how cleanly you can recover when a node is down.
Azure retirement notices become actionable only when they are linked to real resources, workloads, owners and dependencies. A reliable process combines Service Health alerts, Advisor and Resource Graph with evidence-based engineering tracking.
The decision is less about “which endpoint tool is best” than which control plane you want to live with. Defender for Endpoint is usually the cleaner fit if you already run Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra and Sentinel. CrowdStrike can better match an endpoint-first operating model.
Azure Backup and Veeam are often compared as if they were interchangeable. They are not. Azure Backup is a Microsoft-native service with tight Azure integration and sensible protections for Microsoft-centric estates. Veeam is a broader backup platform built for mixed infrastructure, migration, and recovery control. The right choice depends less on branding and more on what you need to protect, where it lives, and how much operational flexibility you want.
OpenTelemetry can separate application telemetry from a commercial observability backend, making a future move less disruptive. That freedom depends on controlled Collector pipelines, shared telemetry conventions and a realistic plan for the proprietary features that do not travel.
US data centres consumed an estimated 17.4 billion gallons of water on site in 2023, but national totals obscure the decisive questions: local supply, seasonal demand, electricity-related water use and who funds new capacity.
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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