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2.5 Admins 314: 50 PBS TBS

August 28, 2026 · 28 min

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A TV station struggles to retrieve its data from the data centre company that a defunct intermediary used, why we don’t want AI to manage our networks (even if Microsoft thinks we should), and understanding vdevs, and datasets in ZFS.

 

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Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with some early episodes

OpenZFS User and Developer Summit 2026 CfP is open until September 11

FreeBSD Security in Production: Vulnerability Response and Operational Best Practices

 

News/discussion

Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data

Judge sets framework for Nine PBS to retrieve archival data

The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane

 

Free consulting

We were asked about pools, vdevs, and datasets in ZFS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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