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 50: Optimal Airtime
Huge improvements for WireGuard on Windows, and a brief update on the Framework Laptop. Plus why RAID is not a backup, when to use bare metal vs VMs, choosing database types, and more.
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New WireGuardNT shatters throughput ceilings on Windows
Framework’s lightweight modular laptop is a winner
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We were asked about RAID and whether similar disks die at the same time, Samba speed differences, VMs vs bare metal, and databases.
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