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19 articles

Cybersecurity

Security changes, vulnerabilities and practical resilience without turning every update into panic or theatre.

Start with thisDesigning an Auditable Sovereignty Landing Zone with Azure LocalA regulated Azure Local deployment needs more than local workloads. This blueprint sets out how to define management, identity, network, key and evidence boundaries, then map them to repeatable controls and audit artefacts.
15 articles

Microsoft & Cloud

Articles, guides and practical notes about Microsoft & Cloud, with useful context on what matters, how it works and where the interesting details are.

Start with thisDesigning an Auditable Sovereignty Landing Zone with Azure LocalA regulated Azure Local deployment needs more than local workloads. This blueprint sets out how to define management, identity, network, key and evidence boundaries, then map them to repeatable controls and audit artefacts.
10 articles

Backup & Resilience

Articles, guides and practical notes about Backup & Resilience, with useful context on what matters, how it works and where the interesting details are.

Start with thisRansomware Recovery Must Start With Email, Identity and OAuthRansomware recovery now depends on regaining clean control of email and identity. Compare rapid account restoration, tenant-wide clean-up and staged rebuilds across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and connected SaaS applications.
7 articles

Infrastructure

Enterprise infrastructure, platforms and architecture: the systems underneath the applications people actually care about.

Start with thisAzure Backup vs Veeam: Where Each One FitsAzure 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.
6 articles

AI & Emerging Technology

Articles, guides and practical notes about AI & Emerging Technology, with useful context on what matters, how it works and where the interesting details are.

Start with thisAWS AI Services Compared for Real-World Use CasesAWS 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.
6 articles

Current Technology

Current technology developments worth paying attention to, with context about what actually changes in practice.

Start with thisHow Much Does Azure Disaster Recovery Really Cost?Azure Site Recovery is not a single line item you can read off a pricing page and forget about. The licence is only part of the bill. Storage, transactions, outbound data transfer, test failovers and the way you architect recovery all affect the real Azure disaster recovery cost.
6 articles

Storage

SAN, enterprise storage and data-platform design, from architecture choices to the awkward operational details.

Start with thisHow to Troubleshoot Fibre Channel SAN Path FailuresTroubleshoot a Fibre Channel SAN by proving the failed path first, then working from link state and optics through fabric login, zoning, LUN masking and host multipathing. Capture evidence before resetting anything; the failure pattern usually tells you where to look.
5 articles

Virtualisation

VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox and the changing virtualisation landscape, including migration, operations and platform-selection decisions.

Start with thisUse a migration gate before upgrading to Proxmox VE 9A Proxmox VE 9 upgrade is an operating-system and platform migration, not a routine package update. Check restores, boot recovery, storage, networking, repositories, guests and cluster health before approving any node for the move.
5 articles

ITgeek

Enterprise technology notes covering infrastructure, platforms, operations and the practical side of running IT.

Start with thisHPE Alletra MP in the Real World: Performance and InsightsIn real-world environments, HPE Alletra MP proves it’s more than just modern storage—it delivers flexible scaling, cloud-like management, and consistently strong performance where it matters most. From seamless SAN migrations to handling mission-critical workloads, HPE Alletra MP shows how next-gen infrastructure actually performs in day-to-day operations.
2 articles

Cars

Cars, engineering and the occasional automotive rabbit hole—especially when the technology, design or driving experience is interesting.

Start with thisHonda S2000: The High-Revving Roadster That Became a Modern ClassicThe S2000 Classic Few sports cars have achieved cult status quite like the Honda S2000. Introduced in 1999 to celebrate Honda’s 50th anniversary, this lightweight roadster quickly became…
2 articles

LEGO

LEGO, design and the satisfying engineering hidden inside a pile of bricks.

Start with thisLEGO Pokémon SMART Play Is Promising but DemandingLEGO Pokémon SMART Play makes brick-built Pokémon react to physical play without making a phone or tablet the game. Its inventive screen-free appeal comes with a pricier, less effortless ownership experience than ordinary LEGO.
2 articles

Consumer Technology

Phones, gadgets, personal technology and connected devices, focusing on day-to-day usefulness, value and the trade-offs that actually matter.

Start with thisLEGO Pokémon SMART Play Is Promising but DemandingLEGO Pokémon SMART Play makes brick-built Pokémon react to physical play without making a phone or tablet the game. Its inventive screen-free appeal comes with a pricier, less effortless ownership experience than ordinary LEGO.
2 articles

General Geekery

The useful, curious and occasionally unnecessary geeky rabbit holes that do not fit neatly anywhere else.

Start with thisKeep Your Observability Stack Replaceable with OpenTelemetryOpenTelemetry 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.
1 article

Telecommunications

Networks, connectivity, mobile services and telecoms resilience: the infrastructure that keeps everything else online.

Start with thisSure’s Jersey mobile upgrade brings local disruption as 3G switch-off startsSure is upgrading former Airtel mobile sites across Jersey while beginning its 3G retirement. The immediate issue for businesses is not 5G: it is checking older SIM-connected equipment, voice settings and mobile failover plans.
1 article

Places & Travel

Articles, guides and practical notes about Places & Travel, with useful context on what matters, how it works and where the interesting details are.

Start with thisHow Disney Attraction Technology Makes the Machinery DisappearDisney attractions rely on animatronics, ride vehicles, sensors, practical effects and show-control systems. Their real achievement is not technical spectacle, but making movement, timing and physical environments feel inseparable from the story.
1 article

Disney

Disney parks, attractions and Imagineering, exploring the technology, design and operational detail that make the experience work.

Start with thisHow Disney Attraction Technology Makes the Machinery DisappearDisney attractions rely on animatronics, ride vehicles, sensors, practical effects and show-control systems. Their real achievement is not technical spectacle, but making movement, timing and physical environments feel inseparable from the story.