2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 54: Bait and Switch
SSD manufacturers quietly switching out components, 20TB non-SMR HDDs, the surprising side effects of killing the landline, ZFS snapshots when space is limited, and how Jim and Allan set up their systems and monitoring.
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News
Samsung seemingly caught swapping components in its 970 Evo Plus SSDs
Western Digital introduces new non-SMR 20TB HDDs with onboard NAND
Internet revamp for the humble landline
Free Consulting
We were asked about how Jim and Allan set up their systems and monitoring, and how to deal with ZFS snapshots when space is limited.
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