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Infrastructure & Cloud
VCF Automation is the successor to VMware Aria Automation: a self-service layer for private clouds. Here is what it does, how its two organisation types differ, what was dropped from Aria and who can safely ignore it.
Emerging Technology
Companies now sell or rent access to living human neurons wired to silicon. We separate what the published evidence shows from the marketing, and say what a UK business should and shouldn't do about it today.
Infrastructure & Cloud
If you already run Veeam Backup & Replication, restoring VMware backups to Proxmox VE is a low-risk way to migrate. We compare it with Proxmox's own importer and set out a staged pilot, cutover and rollback plan.
Security & Protection
A June 2023 ransomware attack on KNP Logistics Group was followed by administration and about 730 redundancies. Here is what is documented, what is only reported, and which lessons hold up.