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2020 Wrapped Up and Reviewed – Veeam Product Strategy Live

While the Veeam Product Strategy Team had our wings clipped this year by Covid, together with Veeam as a whole, we adjusted to this by trying to get to the masses via different means. One of these was an idea that we had in the early days of the pandemic which was to bring members […] Read More

2020 Wrapped Up and Reviewed – Great Things with Great Tech

One of the positive things to come out of 2020 for me was the launch of Great Things with Great Tech. This was something that I had been thinking about for a long time and 2020 gave me the opportunity to pivot on my original idea and take advantage of the Podcast explosion as well […] Read More

If Cyberpunk 2077 was a Backup Product?

For those in the gaming world, you would be well aware of the much anticipated release of Cyberpunk 2077… a game that was first announced back in 2013 and was even more hotly anticipated after the updated release trailer was featured at the E3 last year with Keanu Reeves featuring as an in game character.  […] Read More

Wifi Coverage New Downstairs

Eero Mesh WiFi Review Part 2 – Setup and Performance Comparison

A few months ago I wrote about why I decided to go with the Eero extenders for WiFi at home and went over some of the technical specs of the Eero mesh router pack. In this post I am going to go through a little bit about the setup and then dive straight into some […] Read More

Eero Mesh WiFi Part 1 – My Selection Criteria and Tech Overview

It might be a surprise to some, but I have a tendency to be a bit of a Luddite when it comes to adopting new technologies around the home and office. Such was the case with my home WiFi network setup. Prior to searching for a more reliable solution to solve my home/office WiFi frustrations […] Read More

Garmin Down! – Dumbing Down Smart Devices Changes The Way We See IoT

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things have been hot topics for any digital transformation discussion in recent years. It’s no surprise. The IT industry is obsessed with what the future has in store. As technologists, it’s important to continue to drive conversations about where the industry is going and what the next […] Read More

VMware Cloud Director CVE-2020-3956 – My Worst Nightmare Realized!

Before anything else… if you haven’t patched your Cloud Director installations as per the below table… do it now! Product Version Running On CVE Identifier CVSSV3 Severity Fixed_Version Workarounds Additional Documentation VMware Cloud Director 10.1.0 Linux, PhotonOS appliance CVE-2020-3956 N/A N/A Not affected N/A N/A vCloud Director 10.0.x Linux, PhotonOS appliance CVE-2020-3956 8.8 Important 10.0.0.2 […] Read More

vForum Online 2020 – Save The Date!

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m writing about an event that is being held online… especially in this very moment in time. 2020 is the year of the virtual! Though in this case, the VMware vForum Online Spring evet is one of those online events that hasn’t been put together directly in response […] Read More

Innovation… Technical Acceleration has begun!

We are currently experiencing a period of Technical Acceleration. The current situation has forced businesses and people to modify their behaviors and pivot to new ways to do things to cope with the restrictions put in place to help bring things under control, specifically related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Like other times of global […] Read More

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