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 89: Warm Storage
How long optical disks last and why cold storage isn’t usually worth it, VM security, more thoughts on crypto nonsense, and more.
Plugs
Learning the Fundamentals of the FreeBSD Shell
Feedback
Twitter thread about optical media longevity
Free Consulting
We were asked about exporting VMs.
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