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New Blog post: Azure DevOps is not a second-class citizen blog.workinghardinit.work/2026/02/11/a... #MVPBuzz #Azure #DevOps #DevSecOps

I am sad about the loss of the #GrandCanyon North Rim historic lodge in the 2025 #DragonBravo fire, as well as the impact on the great hiking and magnificent sights we can enjoy there ...#ThunderStorm But I intend to return!

Yup, keeping the lab & proofing grounds #OPNsense firewalls up to date. These play a crucial role in testing scenarios and ensure production environments are secured and protected #MVPBuzz #VeeamVanguard #Updates

Do I really need 10Gbps fiber to the home? - Working Hard In IT Do I really need 10Gbps fiber to the home? The nerd in me would love 10 Gbps (or 25 Gbps) Internet connectivity to play with in my home lab.

New Blog Post: Do I really need 10Gbps fiber to the home? #MVPBuzz #VeeamVanguard #Community blog.workinghardinit.work/2026/01/04/d...

The wilderness in the #Uinta Mountain Range in the Northeast of the wonderful state of #Utah. Excellent hiking opportunities in a rugged landscape. #MountainWest

That can be said about more than one "tech," but that is for a discussion over dinner in Remond or Bellevue, and that has become cost-prohibitive and in the grand scheme of things does not matter :-)

I recall buying some #Microsoft bands at the #Microsoft store in #Bellevue while attending the #MVPSummit for fellow IT Pros in Europe when they first came out. As so many consumer hardware products from MSFT were abandoned. Modernized devices still exist and sell well, like #Huawei

Gentle reminder to those posting AI-generated rubbish on any social or work-related platform. It ruins your credibility instantly & marks your content as untrustworthy. On the upside: more bandwidth for engaging content by good people by filtering the AI drivel out #AI #Drivel

Having worked with #TPLink #Omada => it delivers all that home networking needs at a great price point. If you need a more capable firewall, use #OPNsense or such. Combine it with FTTH without an ISP router, and it is the cheapest way to get great networking. I will serve SMB's needs as well.

Cool things that will happen in 2026 www.snia.org/smb3iolabemea #MVPbuzz #SMB #SNIA #MSFT #

Transition from VDSL to fiber cabling - Working Hard In IT Transition from VDSL to fiber cabling

Phased, creative transition from VDSL to fiber cabling ... blog.workinghardinit.work/2025/12/21/t... #MVPBuzz #VeeamVanguard #FiberToTheHome

Running #WindowsServer2025, #PHP 8.5.1, and #MySQL 9.5 for my blog and a renewed certificate. That was the end of the year's maintenance, and a proactive start to 2026! #MVPBuzz #VeeamVanguard #Community

Veeam V13 delivers for everyone - Working Hard In IT Veeam V13 delivers for everyone

New blog post: Veeam V13 delivers for everyone - where I address a comment I encounter occasionally blog.workinghardinit.work/2025/12/19/v... #VeeamVanguard #Veeam #V13

MC2MC Live: The Martian Codebase (18/12/2025) - MC2MC

I am speaking tonight at #MC2MC on IAKerb & Local KDC during my session "NTLM: For Whom The Bell Tolls" mc2mc.be/mc2mc-live-t... You can still grab a ticket (free), #MVPBuzz #Community #Windows #Security

I am rocking #Windows #Server #vNEXT 26534.100 now as my daily drover and in the lab! #MVPBuzz #Testing #Learning

Veeam Vanguard Applications for the 2026 class - Working Hard In IT %

Apply for the Veeam Vanguard program - class of 2026 blog.workinghardinit.work/2025/12/11/v... #Veeam #VeeamVanguard #Community #Excellence I strongly encourage you to apply if you fit the profile. I've met some people this year who should apply, and I'd be honored to welcome them into the program!

Announcing Support for S2D Campus Cluster on Windows Server 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub | Didier Van Hoye I am very happy to see the S2D Campus Cluster on Windows happen! We lobbied for it as it provides an answer to a real-world need op SME businesses, hospitals, manufacturing companies, and every organi...

Thank you #MSFT for listing and bringing S2D Campus Cluster on Windows Server 2025 to us! Reat it here: www.linkedin.com/posts/didier... #MVPBuzz #S2D #WindowsServer2025

Veeam 100 Summit 2025 – Prague: Trust, Resilience, and Community in Action Introduction to the Veeam 100 Summit 2025 On November 3rd to 6th, 2025, I attended the Veeam 100 Summit in Prague. That summit is not just another IT conference. It is a global gathering of an inno…

New blog post: Veeam 100 Summit 2025 – Prague: Trust, Resilience, and Community in Action blog.workinghardinit.work/2025/12/03/v... #Veeam #VeeamVanguard #Community - a bit later than planned due to work and life, but here it is!

Now deploying #Windows #Server Preview 26525.1001 on my daily workhorse and in the lab #MVPBuzz #Community

Ctrl+Esc Malta 2025 to bring global IT experts under one roof Ctrl+Esc Malta 2025 is designed to empower IT professionals in the areas of security, on-prem, hybrid and cloud infrastructure

The Times of Malta is featuring Ctrl+Esc Malta 2025
timesofmalta.com/article/ctrl... > looking forward to attending & presenting #MVPBuzz #SMBoverQUIC #DevOps #AzureFirewallRules TIP: Ping me if you're interested in attending, there is a free VIP ticket available!

Now rocking #MVPBuzz #WindowsServer

Great conference, learned a lot about AI, good networking & chats with other attendees ... but now it is time to head home before I head to #Maltya for CTRl+ESC 2025 > register here controlescape.net or ping me as a follower to see for a complimentary VIP ticket! #MVPBuzz

There we go ... this #Dell XPS 13 is leading the way! #MVPBuzz #Windows11 #25H2

KB4771: Vulnerabilities Resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2.4165 Patch Vulnerabilities Resolved in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2.4165 Patch

Heads up to all #Veeam customers: www.veeam.com/kb4771 Patch your backup fabric as soon as possible if domain joined!
Vulnerability in the Mount service of VBR, which allows for remote code execution Backup infrastructure hosts
#VeeamVanguard #MVPBUzz

My blog runs PHP 8.4.13/MySQL 9.4.0, which required some config changes due to the default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password no longer being supported. But all is well again. No more “Error establishing a database connection” #MVPBuzz #VeeamVanguard #Blogging #Community

Configure custom settings on the Veeam Software Appliance like you used to do in the Windows Registry Introduction In previous versions of the Veeam Backup & Replication server (before version 13), we did not have a Rocky Linux-based Veeam Software appliance. We can configure a multitude of set…

New Blog Post: Configure custom settings on the Veeam Software Appliance like you used to do in the Windows Registry blog.workinghardinit.work/2025/09/30/c... #Veeam #VeeamVanguard #VeeamSoftwareAppliance #V13

My daily driver workstation is now running Windows Server 2025 Public Preview Build 26491 #MVPBuzz #WeWereNotBornToFollow #Lead

The VeeamVanguard and Microsoft MVP Community is about more than the vendor programs Introduction I have been a Microsoft MVP and a Veeam Vanguard for quite some time now, which suggests that I share experiences, insights, knowledge, and feedback with the global IT community at lar…

New Blog Post: The VeeamVanguard and Microsoft MVP Community is about more than the vendor programs blog.workinghardinit.work/2025/09/25/t... #VeeamVanguard #MVPBuzz #Community

I've registered for #DellTechForum Brussels on 2 December 2025, who's joining me? Register here

I'm already looking forward to seeing what DELL is working on and networking with so many of my colleagues in the industry #Dell #DellTechForum events.dell.com/nyMa1E?refid...

#Hiking #Utah