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 17: CPU change
How Intel and AMD have fought it out over the years, Apple changes the industry with their M1 SoC, and we repeat the mantra that RAID is not a backup.
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A history of Intel vs. AMD desktop performance, with CPU charts galore
Hands-on with the Apple M1—a seriously fast x86 competitor
Intel’s Disruption is Now Complete
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A question about drive failures is answered with a basic lesson in backups.
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