{"id":10641,"date":"2022-08-09T05:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/?p=10641"},"modified":"2022-08-08T19:57:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T09:57:23","slug":"random-short-take-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/random-short-take-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Short Take #75"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Random Short Take #75. Half the year has passed us by already. Let&#8217;s get random.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I talk about GiB all the time when sizing up VMware Cloud on AWS for customers, but I should take the time to check in with folks if they know what I&#8217;m blithering on about. If you don&#8217;t know, this explainer from my friend Vincent is easy to follow along with &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/infrapcs.com\/2022\/07\/14\/a-little-bit-about-gigabyte-gb-and-gibibyte-gib-in-computer-storage\/\">A little bit about Gigabyte (GB) and Gibibyte (GiB) in computer\u00a0storage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/min.io\">MinIO<\/a> has been in the news a bit recently, but this article from my friend Chin-Fah is much more interesting than all of that drama &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/storagegaga.com\/beyond-the-worm-with-minio-object-storage\/\">Beyond the WORM with MinIO object storage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Geerling seems to do a lot of projects that I either can&#8217;t afford to do, or don&#8217;t have the time to do. Either way, thanks Jeff. This latest one &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgeerling.com\/blog\/2022\/building-fast-all-ssd-nas-on-budget\">Building a fast all-SSD NAS (on a budget)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; looked like fun.<\/li>\n<li>You like ransomware? What if I told you you can have it cross-platform? Excited yet? Read Melissa&#8217;s article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vmiss.net\/multiplatform-ransomware\/\">Multiplatform Ransomware<\/a>\u00a0for a more thorough view of what&#8217;s going on out there.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of storage and clouds, Chris M. Evans recently published a series of videos over at Architecting IT where he talks to NetApp&#8217;s Matt Watt about the company&#8217;s hybrid cloud strategy. You can see it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecting.it\/blog\/netapp-hybrid-cloud-storage-strategy\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of traditional infrastructure companies doing things with hyperscalers, here&#8217;s the July 2022 edition of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vmware.com\/cloud\/2022\/07\/27\/whats-new-in-vmware-cloud-on-aws-jul-2022\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=whats-new-in-vmware-cloud-on-aws-jul-2022\">What\u2019s New in VMware Cloud on AWS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In press release news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aparavi.com\">Aparavi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/index-x.html\">Backblaze<\/a> have joined forces. You can read more about that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/aparavi_and_backblaze_partner_to_create_simple_scalable_cloud_storage_services_for_unstructured_data_management\/prweb18784138.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve spent a lot of money over the years trying to find the perfect media streaming device for home. I currently favour the Apple TV 4K, but only because my Boxee Box can&#8217;t keep up with more modern codecs. This article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/avgadgets.com\/best-device-for-streaming-for-any-user\/\">Best Device for Streaming for Any User \u2013 2022<\/a>\u00a0seems to line up well with my experiences to date, although I admit I haven&#8217;t tried the NVIDIA device yet. I do miss playing ISOs over the network with the HD Mediabox 100, but those were simpler times I guess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Random Short Take #75. Half the year has passed us by already. Let&#8217;s get random. I talk about GiB all the time when sizing up VMware Cloud on AWS for customers, but I should take the time to check in with folks if they know what I&#8217;m blithering on about. 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