{"id":9286,"date":"2020-08-08T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/?p=9286"},"modified":"2020-08-08T05:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:47:22","slug":"random-short-take-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/random-short-take-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Short Take #41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Random Short Take #41. A few players have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.fcgi?number=41\">worn 41 in the NBA<\/a>, but it&#8217;s hard to go past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nowitdi01.html\">Dirk Nowitzki<\/a> for a quality big man with a sweet, sweet jumpshot. So let\u2019s get random.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There have been a lot of articles written by folks about various home office setups since COVID-19 became a thing, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedatacentrebrit.co.uk\/2020\/07\/27\/project-lockdown-pimping-out-the-home-office\/\">this one<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jabenedicic\">Jason Benedicic<\/a> deserves a special mention. I bought a new desk and decluttered a fair bit of my setup, but it wasn&#8217;t on this level.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of COVID-19, there&#8217;s a hunger for new TV content as people across the world find themselves confined to their homes. The Ringer published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/tv\/2020\/7\/7\/21315197\/pandemic-tv-coronavirus-effects-2020\">interesting article<\/a> on the challenges of diving in to the archives to dig up and broadcast some television gold.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/\">Backblaze<\/a> made the news a while ago when they announced S3 compatibility, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/aws-to-backblaze-migration\/\">this blog post<\/a> covers how you can move from AWS S3 to Backblaze. And check out the offer to cover your data transfer costs too.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerto.com\/\">Zerto<\/a> has had a bigger cloud presence with 7.5 and 8.0, and Oracle Public Cloud is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerto.com\/blog\/company-announcements\/zerto-adds-oracle-to-its-growing-list-of-leading-public-cloud-partners\/\">now a partner too<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of cloud, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaseweb.com\/\">Leaseweb Global<\/a> recently announced the launch of its Leaseweb Cloud Connect product offering. You can read the press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/leaseweb_global_launches_leaseweb_cloud_connect_to_deliver_a_flexible_agile_and_cost_effective_hybrid_cloud_infrastructure_solution\/prweb17286651.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>One of my favourite bands is <a href=\"https:\/\/tmoc.com.au\/\">The Mark Of Cain<\/a>. It&#8217;s the 25th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/The-Mark-Of-Cain-Ill-At-Ease\/master\/790861\">Ill At Ease<\/a> album (the ultimate gym or breakup album &#8211; you choose), and the band has started publishing articles detailing the background info on the recording process. It&#8217;s fascinating stuff, and you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/tmoc.com.au\/ill-at-ease-recording-insights-part-1\/\">Part 1 here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tmoc.com.au\/ill-at-ease-recording-insights-part-2\/\">Part 2 here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The nice folks over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalecomputing.com\/\">Scale Computing<\/a> have been doing some stuff with various healthcare organisations lately. You can read more about that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/scale_computing_delivers_high_availability_increased_reliability_and_ease_of_use_to_healthcare_organizations\/prweb17301794.htm\">here<\/a>. I&#8217;m hoping to check in with Scale Computing in the near future when I&#8217;ve got a moment. I&#8217;m looking forward to hearing about what else they&#8217;ve been up to.<\/li>\n<li>Ray recently attended <a href=\"https:\/\/techfieldday.com\/event\/cfd8\/\">Cloud Field Day 8<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/techfieldday.com\/appearance\/igneous-presents-at-cloud-field-day-8\/\">presentation<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.igneous.io\/\">Igneous<\/a> prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/silvertonconsulting.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/30\/can-we-back-up-a-pb\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Random Short Take #41. A few players have worn 41 in the NBA, but it&#8217;s hard to go past Dirk Nowitzki for a quality big man with a sweet, sweet jumpshot. So let\u2019s get random. 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