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A massive multiday power outage hit my San Francisco neighborhood in December. There were dark streets, stalled robotaxis, even discarded dough from local bakeries bursting from trash bins. My family ...

Moving from Windows to Linux doesn't require much of a learning curve and brings some real benefits, but you need to accept a few compromises. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 ...

One thing to consider with SSDs though is powered off data retention. During the lockdowns and subsequent shift to WFH we had a few computers in the office that were powered off for over a year, some ...

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...

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Veeam is all set to fully launch version 13 of its Veeam Data Platform (VDP) – the platform upon which Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) runs – by the end of 2025. Last week, at its annual VeeamON ...