First, a bit of news. This is the first blog being published under the new site redesign. It may take me a while to get used to some of the fancy tools that it has, so bear with me as I try to get myself sorted. I’m a little behind, but a couple of weeks ago was Storage Field Day, …
Storage Short Take #34
Computational storage, an incredibly great value for storage conference ($27!), and some updates in new storage tech.
Storage Short Take #30
Storage Short Take is back!
The Mysterious Hard Drive
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but something happened over the weekend that is prompting me to write a blog that I believe is worth spreading far and wide. You see, over the weekend I found myself the unexpected caretaker of a complete stranger’s digital life. Through a strange set of circumstances, I found myself in possession of his …
Storage Short Take #21
A slight delay in getting this one out (due to obvious reasons), but there’s quite a bit from AWS, a shocking announcement from Stratoscale, a not-so-shocking “Best of the Year” award, and a lot of SNIA work going on. Storage Media and Technology Storage Companies in the News Industry Associations and Standards Webinars and Conferences Synology Security News Bonus Round
Storage Short Take #18
This may be a “short take,” but there are a LOT of them in this update. Buckle up, it’s gonna be a ride!
Storage Short Take #12
It’s time for another storage update.
Storage Short Take #10
The tenth in the Storage Short Take Series, plus a book recommendation.
Storage Short Take #4 – End of Year Edition!
The last Storage Short Take of 2018! Get it before it goes stale!
“Cryptographically Strong”: Here Be Dragons
It is interesting to note that many government agencies that have a strong interest in security, almost always exempt themselves from FIPS or Common Criteria requirements.
PSA: Recent Synology Security Advisories
Synology has announced some vulnerabilities in the Diskstation software, some of which are critical.
Eastwood Tools Cybersecurity Fail
Be very careful about buying things from Eastwood Tools. And whatever you do, never, ever send copies of your personal IDs to someone you don’t know via email.