{"id":10785,"date":"2022-10-28T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/?p=10785"},"modified":"2022-10-28T08:43:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T22:43:15","slug":"random-short-take-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/random-short-take-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Short Take #79"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Random Short Take #79. Where did October go? Let&#8217;s get random.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A lot of data protection stuff this time around, kicking off with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/backupbear\">Preston de Guise&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nsrd.info\/blog\/2022\/10\/17\/dynamic-nas-protection\/\">deep dive into Dynamic NAS Protection with PowerProtect Data Manager<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Switching from NAS to cloud, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wcpreston\">W. Curtis Preston&#8217;s<\/a> latest podcast went into some depth on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupcentral.com\/when-to-use-public-or-private-cloud-and-how-to-protect-it\/\">using public and private cloud and how to protect it<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;re not done with backup and recovery yet though. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelowercasew.com\/vembu-how-to-setup-immutable-backups-to-aws-s3?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=vembu-how-to-setup-immutable-backups-to-aws-s3\">This article<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ben_liebowitz\">Ben Liebowitz<\/a> on setting up immutable backups for Vembu using S3 was comprehensive.<\/li>\n<li>Rounding out the data protection news, Zerto has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20221020005254\/en\/Zerto-Research-Reveals-Organizations-Have-Incomplete-Ransomware-Strategies-but-Intend-to-do-Better\">published a release saying that organisations don&#8217;t have great ransomware recovery strategies but they&#8217;re trying to do better<\/a>. Make of that what you will given some of the latest news in Australia and around the world when it comes to data leaks and attacks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NetworkingNerd\">Tom Hollingsworth<\/a> wrote a <a href=\"https:\/\/networkingnerd.net\/2022\/10\/24\/cleaning-out-the-cruft\/\">great article on clearing out the cruft in your home<\/a> &#8211; specifically the electronic kind. I have a cupboard full of cables I tell myself I&#8217;ll need at some point, but I really need to just get rid of them. In my defence, I did unplug my LaserDisc player last weekend. Baby steps and all that.<\/li>\n<li>I follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geerlingguy\">Jeff Geerling<\/a> for his zany antics with hardware, but I also really enjoyed his take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgeerling.com\/blog\/2022\/streaming-services-lost-plot\">what&#8217;s wrong with some of the streaming services<\/a> (in this case Netflix) we can&#8217;t help but feel obliged to shell out for.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of streaming, <a href=\"https:\/\/avgadgets.com\/what-is-the-best-service-for-purchasing-digital-movies-in-2022\/\">this article<\/a> covered some of the best mechanisms to purchase digital content with. I still prefer buying discs, but I&#8217;m a bit weird too.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, I&#8217;ve been a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnBirmingham\">John Birmingham&#8217;s<\/a> writing since I was a misspending my youth at university in the 90s, so it makes sense that I&#8217;d enjoy his <a href=\"https:\/\/cheeseburgergothic.substack.com\/p\/the-difference-between-price-and\/comments\">food reviews too<\/a>\u00a0(mainly because it&#8217;s not just about food). It should come as no surprise that I, too, love pork rillette.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Random Short Take #79. Where did October go? Let&#8217;s get random. A lot of data protection stuff this time around, kicking off with Preston de Guise&#8217;s deep dive into Dynamic NAS Protection with PowerProtect Data Manager. Switching from NAS to cloud, W. 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