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For the past year, I've helped a few Private Equity (PE) firms evaluate small companies (around $10 million to $20 million Annual Revenue) for acquisition into one of their portfolio companies. Here's what I've learned,…

A snow storm in the Sierras knocked out power, cell towers, internet connectivity, and emergency communication systems. There is a DSL line where we were staying to which wifi is connected--only available in the lobby.

How do you solve the petabyte logfile challenge? Apache Drill 'twas upon a midnight dreary, sql queries running through eternity, database errors making me weary. Stumble upon drill by Apache, bits and SQL galore, data…

I setup NextDNS on a server. The idea was to test blocking all tracking when using a vpn. As far as the test, nextdns is quick and accurate. It's a nice system and works well. In…

The Discovery Say you're at work and stumble across a file system with 8 petabytes of log files. How do you start to analyze the data? TL;DR: There is no answer. But we walk through…

Background In discussions with someone about cloud security, they were surprised to learn I store anything in the cloud. It's convenient to have my files synced between machines. I use syncthing, resilio, and cloud drives.

Each One Teach One Tech is in full swing this summer with a virtual internship program for 42 talented people. They come from all walks of life and bring unique talents to each job. They…

I bought a refurbished HTC 5G Hub to see if I could get a 5G hotspot and if it could act as a secondary internet connection if my main connection drops. The device runs Android…

Speaking at CORE IT Conference all week this week. Learn and up-skill your IT skills in a range of network and Internet topics. Join us and learn. CORE-IT is a free online conference focused on…

What I'm reading Study finds that owning a car is bad for your health, https://www.treehugger.com/cars/chinese-study-finds-owning-car-bad-your-health.html. A natural experiment in health affects of car ownership. Stop Using Encrypted Email, https://latacora.micro.blog/2020/02/19/stop-using-encrypted.html. An opinionated piece with which I…