SysAdmin Weekly

Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron
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Welcome to the SysAdmin Weekly Podcast, your go-to source for IT-related content tailored to busy system administrators in the trenches. Hosted by longtime sysadmins and Microsoft MVPs Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron, this show dives deep into the challenges and solutions that matter most to sysadmins on any given day. From technical know-how to real-world insights, SysAdmin Weekly is dedicated to those tireless professionals who keep our digital world running. Tune in for relevant topics, expert advice, and engaging discussions to make your busy schedule a little bit easier.

  1. -3 ДН.

    044 - Hyper-V Failover Clustering in 2026

    Failover clustering is the part of Hyper-V that trips up the most people, especially anyone arriving from the VMware side. In this episode Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron pick up directly where episode 043 left off: you have standalone Hyper-V running, now what does it actually take to make it highly available in 2026? The guys start with the "why bother" question: Azure Local versus a traditional Hyper-V failover cluster comes down mostly to billing and governance overhead, not capability. From there the conversation moves into prerequisites: shared storage options (Storage Spaces Direct, iSCSI, SMB shares, Fiber Channel), Active Directory integration, and the heartbeat NIC myth Eric has been fighting against since he started seeing outdated Microsoft docs still getting passed around. The bulk of the episode is quorum: what split-brain means, why a two-node cluster needs a third vote, and the practical tradeoffs between a file share witness, a disk witness, and a cloud witness in Azure. Dynamic quorum gets its own explanation, including how graceful node shutdowns allow a cluster to shrink without taking everything offline. They close on the creation experience (PowerShell over Windows Admin Center, period), the gotcha that catches every VMware migrant (creating the cluster and adding VMs as clustered roles are two separate steps), live migration and shared nothing live migration. In the news and nerd hour segments this week: the FCC ban on foreign-made consumer routers (with Netgear already approved as an exception before anyone finished reading the press release), 3D printing of circuitry using microwave-based manipulation now down to the width of a human hair, Tim Cook stepping down from Apple, Andy using Claude Code to build a master index of every topic covered across all 43 episodes and every newsletter edition, and Eric deep in research on a home routing setup built around a mini PC with a separate router component so the internet does not require an IT degree to reset when he is traveling. --- ## Episode Resources SysAdmin Weekly Website: https://www.sysadminweekly.com SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter: https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com Community Discussion Board: https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly Share Your Family/Friends IT Support Stories (community post): https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly/discussions/15 AndyOnTech: https://www.andyontech.com Project Runspace: https://www.projectrunspace.org **Previous episodes referenced in this episode:** - Episode 043: Getting Started with Hyper-V in 2026: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4J77iiMVDWvvf8fshSurAL?si=D1hPaG7eSKiX6uU7UPBL3g - Episode 042: Should SysAdmins Job Hop or Stay Put?: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0o7EMW8JTGDm8rJv7Xu6Pg?si=uv1KIDZwS-y4l0g6yIV8jA - Episode 13: Should Hyper-V Be Domain Joined?: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KWjIe5xgqZV9XYHuV2UF3?si=oK6XKjJiQ_mvpEEDqY_vyg - Episode 017: Hyper-V Management Story episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rHwIc4U297R7I6KFayhlm?si=oTB7nX3bTgG7xekebnIU5g **Articles referenced in this episode:** - FCC ban on foreign-made consumer routers: https://www.wired.com/story/us-government-foreign-made-router-ban-explained/ - What's New with Hyper-V in Windows Server 2025 (Microsoft Docs): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/whats-new-windows-server-2025#hyper-v-ai-and-performance --- ## Chapters 03:30 - Tech News Highlights 14:38 - Nerd Hour: Personal Projects and Innovations 21:02 - Listener Feedback and Career Insights 25:54 - Hyper-V Failover Clustering in 2026 32:56 - Automated Setup and Shared Storage Solutions 35:03 - Active Directory Integration and Clustering Best Practices 36:55 - Understanding Quorum in Failover Clustering 46:15 - Establishing a Failover Cluster: Tools and Processes 57:18 - Live Migration and Storage Migration in Hyper-V 01:01:14 - Day Two Operations and Cluster Management

    1 ч. 9 мин.

  2. 23 АПР.

    043 - Getting Started with Hyper-V in 2026

    Hyper-V has been around since 2008, runs Azure, runs Xbox, and still gets overlooked by shops fleeing VMware/Broadcom pricing. In this episode Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron go back to basics: what Hyper-V actually is under the hood, why it is still worth your attention in 2026, and everything you need to know to stand it up and run your first virtual machine without losing your mind in the process. They walk through licensing (Standard versus Data Center, OSEs, core-based math, and the very short answer: call your licensing rep), then peel back the architecture to explain why Hyper-V is a genuine Type 1 hypervisor even though it boots into Windows. From there the conversation covers hardware requirements, the virtual switch types that trip up every VMware migrant, storage options, Gen 1 versus Gen 2 VMs (short answer: go Gen 2), Integration Services, and Dynamic Memory. Checkpoints and clustering get flagged as topics that deserve their own full episodes. In the news and nerd hour segments this week: CPU component prices climbing again with Intel and AMD reportedly raising costs by 15% or more, Microsoft announcing plans to rebuild Windows apps natively instead of relying on WebView, the MacBook Neo stirring up comparisons to the original Surface, Eric's week spent patching NetScaler appliances through a critical CVE while fighting Citrix's new licensing model, and Andy's experience standing up a Forgejo self-hosted git forge and putting Claude Code to work as a local repository agent. --- ## Episode Resources SysAdmin Weekly Website: https://www.sysadminweekly.com SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter: https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com Community Discussion Board: https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly/discussions Share Your Family/Friends IT Support Stories (community post): https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly/discussions/15 AndyOnTech: https://www.andyontech.com Project Runspace: https://www.projectrunspace.org Forgejo (self-hosted git forge): https://forgejo.org Claude Code: https://claude.ai/code **Previous episodes referenced in this episode:** - VMware/Broadcom coverage: https://open.spotify.com/episode/764MqlqHjNimkiAdoWNoRb?si=pLZoVGM9RCivR6iBOW7b0A - Hyper-V management tools episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rHwIc4U297R7I6KFayhlm?si=X_lxLkBDTuejzC_NCsoo2w --- ## Chapters 02:50 - Getting Started with Hyper-V in 2026 15:25 - Nerd Hour: Personal Projects and AI Tools 27:47 - Main Segment: Hyper-V Fundamentals 29:06 - The Evolution of Hyper-V31:33 - Understanding Hyper-V Licensing 37:53 - Navigating Hyper-V Licensing Complexities 41:44 - Hyper-V Architecture Explained 56:40 - Getting Started with Hyper-V 01:03:45 - Understanding Hyper-V Networking Challenges 01:08:45 - Exploring Hyper-V Storage Options 01:13:29 - Choosing Between Generation 1 and Generation 2 VMs 01:18:34 - Key Features of Hyper-V: Integration Services and Dynamic Memory 01:20:50 - Managing Hyper-V with System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    1 ч. 23 мин.

  3. 1 АПР.

    042 - Should SysAdmins Job Hop or Stay Put? There's a Secret Option C....

    Andy and Eric Siron tackle one of the most debated questions in IT careers: do you find a company and stay for the long haul, or do you job hop every few years to chase better pay and new challenges? With over four decades of combined industry experience between them, they've lived both sides of the equation and they make the case that the real answer is neither. In News React, Eric calls out Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's proposal that engineers should burn through AI tokens worth half their salary as a productivity metric, and Andy flags Intel's announced 10% consumer CPU price hike as the compute consolidation squeeze continues to tighten. Nerd Hour covers Andy's maddening K3S node kernel lockup mystery and Eric's journey from WordPress to Hugo for the Project Runspace site. For our main segment the guys walk through the case for staying long term at a job bringing deep institutional knowledge, ownership of your environment, the satisfaction of building something to your standards along with the real downsides: skill calcification, salary stagnation, and the risk of becoming so embedded you can't leave. Then they flip to the case for hopping. This method typically lands meaningful pay jumps, escaping bad culture, and breadth of experience alongside the pitfalls of being labeled a flight risk, never building depth, and fueling the contract economy. The guys then end the episode with Secret Option C.... --- ## Episode Resources - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: Engineers Should Spend 50% of Salary on AI Tokens (CNBC) - https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/nvidia-ai-agents-tokens-human-workers-engineer-jobs-unemployment-jensen-huang.html - Intel (AND AMD!!!) Preparing 15% Consumer CPU Price Increase (PCMag) - https://www.pcmag.com/news/intel-amd-reportedly-set-to-raise-cpu-prices-by-up-to-15-percent - SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.com - SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com - AndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.com - Project Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.org - SysAdmin Weekly GitHub Community Discussions - https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly/discussions - SysAdmin Weekly GitHub Discussion: Share Your Family & Friends IT Support Stories - https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly/discussions/15 ## Episode Chapters 00:00 - Introduction to Sysadmin Weekly 03:02 - Navigating Career Choices in IT 17:59 - The Case for Staying in One Organization 34:13 - The Case for Job Hopping 34:40 - The Job Hopping Dilemma 42:42 - Navigating the Contract Economy 47:47 - Finding Your Forever Home in IT 58:22 - Advice for Sysadmins at Different Career Stages

    1 ч. 5 мин.

  4. 25 МАР.

    041 - Is Microsoft Giving Up on Security? - The SFI Leadership Shakeup Explained

    Andy and Paul Schnackenburg dig into a leadership change at Microsoft that has the security community raising eyebrows. Charlie Bell, the executive vice president of security who championed the Secure Future Initiative, is out and being replaced by a go-to-market sales executive from the Google Cloud. Satya Nadella's announcement focused on selling more security products, with no mention of continuing the SFI's mission. That omission says a lot. In News React, the crew covers the new Microsoft 365 E7 SKU (Copilot, Agent 365, and a $99/user/month price tag aimed squarely at mega-enterprises), and the Iran-linked Stryker wiper attack where hackers compromised an Intune admin account and remotely wiped devices across 79 countries (no malware required). Nerd Hour features Andy's Forgejo self-hosted Git setup and Paul's new electric vehicle. From there Andy and Paul trace the arc from Microsoft's repeated security breaches, to the scathing CSRB report that seemingly forced the creation of the SFI, to what now looks like the initiative quietly losing steam. Included is discussion on Microsoft's pattern of treating security as a profit center, the ethical tension of selling security add-ons for your own platform's vulnerabilities, and what SysAdmins should be watching for as this plays out. SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.comSysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com SysAdmin Weekly GitHub Community Discussions - ⁠https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weeklyAndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.comProject Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.orgKrebsOnSecurity: Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Stryker - https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/03/iran-backed-hackers-claim-wiper-attack-on-medtech-firm-stryker/CSRB Report: Review of the Summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online Intrusion (PDF) - https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/CSRBReviewOfTheSummer2023MEOIntrusion508.pdfRisky Business Podcast (Recommended by Paul) - https://risky.biz

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  5. 21 МАР.

    040 - Big Tech Owns Your Compute... Should you be Worried?

    After a brief hiatus, the crew is back! Andy is joined by both Paul Schnackenburg and Eric Siron to tackle a big question: what happens when access to compute becomes a subscription privilege instead of an owned capability? This week's topic goes deep! Big tech bankrolling elections, Bezos pushing rented cloud PCs over owned hardware, a global RAM shortage driven by AI demand. All the ingredients for a dangerous consolidation of compute seem to be in place. The crew explores the erosion of trust in cloud providers, geopolitical implications for non-US businesses, how consolidated AI models could subtly shape reality, the environmental cost of AI data centers, and the growing movement toward cloud repatriation and on-prem infrastructure. There's no silver bullet, but awareness and intentional choices about where we place our trust and spend our money are the first steps. ## Episode Resources ## SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.comSysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.comSysAdmin Weekly GitHub Community Discussions - ⁠https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly⁠VoidLink AI-Generated Malware Framework (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/voidlink-linux-malware-framework-built.htmlGoogle Quietly Removes Net-Zero Carbon Goal Amid AI Data Center Buildout (Tom's Hardware) -https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/google-quietly-removes-net-zero-carbon-goal-from-website-amid-rapid-power-hungry-ai-data-center-buildout-industry-first-sustainability-pledge-moved-to-background-amidst-ai-energy-crisisGoogle Plans to Power Data Center with Fossil Fuels and Carbon Capture - https://theconversation.com/google-plans-to-power-a-new-data-center-with-fossil-fuels-yet-release-almost-no-emissions-heres-how-its-carbon-capture-tech-works-270425Why a Carbon Capture Breakthrough Will/Won't Save Us (PBS Reactions) - https://www.pbs.org/video/why-a-carbon-capture-breakthrough-willwont-save-us-9cmmk0/

    1 ч. 30 мин.

  6. 14 ФЕВР.

    039 - BitLocker, Key Escrow, and the Microsoft Trust Question

    Microsoft reportedly handed over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI as part of a criminal investigation and that raises some uncomfortable questions. In this episode of SysAdmin Weekly, Andy and Eric unpack what actually happened, how BitLocker key escrow works, and why the default behavior in Windows 11 matters more than most users realize. We dig into: - How BitLocker recovery keys get stored in Microsoft accounts without end users knowing - What “key escrow” really means in practice - The difference between consumer and enterprise configurations - The privacy vs. law enforcement debate - Why encryption is meaningless if someone else controls the key - The broader implications for trust in cloud vendors We also discuss the “tyranny of the default,” the quiet shift toward mandatory Microsoft accounts in Windows 11, and what this means for SysAdmins responsible for protecting executive devices and sensitive data. If you manage endpoints, run M365, or care about privacy, this one’s worth your time. And yes… we also manage to cover frozen beach vacations, AI replacing CEOs, SMTP auth drama, and why abstraction always comes back to bite you eventually. ## Episode Resources - SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.com - SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com - New SysAdmin Weekly Discussion Boards - https://github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly/discussions - AndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.com - Project Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.org - Forbes Article - Microsoft hands over BitLocker encrypted data keys to FBI - https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/ - Office 365 for IT Pros article on SMTP AUTH Basic Authentication retirement delay - https://office365itpros.com/2026/01/29/smtp-auth-basic-retirement/ - SysAdmin Weekly - 036 - The Hidden Cost of Abstraction in Modern IT - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0B4SfPgTbUlXTzSuJyfiby?si=OOehzhGTSnyda-zTKoW4tA - SysAdmin Weekly - 035 - AI Browser, Chromium Monoculture, and the Future of Browser Security - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zZDUAtcCJQ74d6zQdKV6N?si=R286nY4UTmaBIULFvArAcg

    1 ч. 14 мин.

  7. 30 ЯНВ.

    038 - Making Security Decisions Based on Data, Not Fear

    This week on SysAdmin Weekly, we push back hard on one of the most damaging patterns in modern IT security: making decisions based on fear instead of facts. Security headlines love absolutes: “everything is broken,” “encryption is useless,” “the cloud can’t be trusted.” But in the real world, those claims often fall apart the moment you slow down and examine the actual mechanics behind them. In this episode, we walk through why responsible security decisions must be grounded in verifiable data, not outrage-driven interpretations or half-read articles. We break down how encryption, key access, and lawful access actually work, where trust boundaries truly exist, and why conflating possibility with probability leads to bad architecture, bad policy, and unnecessary panic. Just because something can happen does not mean it is happening and SysAdmins are expected to know the difference. This isn’t an episode about dismissing risk. It’s about measuring it correctly. Understanding threat models. Asking “what evidence do we have?” before rewriting policies, re-architecting systems, or blowing up trust relationships that were never the real problem. If you’re tired of security discourse driven by vibes, doomscrolling, and worst-case hypotheticals and you still believe SysAdmins should be the adults in the room, this episode is for you. ## Episode Resources - New SysAdmin Weekly GitHub Discussions Board - https://www.github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly - SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com - Paul's Article About Making Security Decisions Based on Data - https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2025/12/03/refining-your-cybersecurity-strategy-based-on-data.aspx - YouTube Video From Lars Klint about Australian Bushfires - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEPSWcOheY - Paul and Amy's Defender + InTune Monthly Training Course - https://www.thirdtier.net/product/defender-intune-continued-learning/ - Decipher Podcast Episode on Vulnerability Management - https://www.buzzsprout.com/228511/episodes/18495360-the-future-of-vulnerability-management-with-jeremiah-grossman-and-robert-rsnake-hansen - SysAdmin Weekly - 036 - The Hidden Cost of Abstraction in Modern IT - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0B4SfPgTbUlXTzSuJyfiby?si=OuycyiFISKeKm9HmiimpKw - Project Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.org - AndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.com

    1 ч. 13 мин.

  8. 23 ЯНВ.

    037 - When Incident Response Plans Meet Reality

    It’s a new year, which means it’s time for every SysAdmin’s favorite activity...... dusting off the incident response and disaster recovery plans that haven’t been touched since the Apollo moon landing. In this episode of SysAdmin Weekly, Andy and Eric dig into why incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans so often exist… but completely fall apart when something actually goes wrong. They talk through what makes a response plan useful versus useless, why roles and decision-making matter more than tools, and how slow human processes can undo even the fastest detection systems. The conversation spans real-world tabletop exercises, ransomware scenarios, MFA bombing, on-call failures, and the uncomfortable reality that many organizations still don’t empower anyone to make business-impacting decisions during an incident. Eric even shares fresh lessons learned from a recent tabletop exercise, including what happens when critical people are unavailable, how communication can fail under pressure, and why “solo warrior” response patterns collapse fast. Along the way, Andy and Eric also touch on Broadcom’s ongoing VMware licensing chaos, cease-and-desist letters, the continued enshittification of enterprise software, and why supply-chain dependency should make every IT pro a little nervous. If you’ve ever wondered whether your incident response plan would actually survive first contact with reality or if you’ve never tested one at all this episode is your wake-up call. ### Episode Resources - New SysAdmin Weekly GitHub Discussion Boards! - https://www.github.com/ProjectRunspace/sysadmin-weekly - SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com - SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.com - AndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.com - Project Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.org - Bastard Operator From Hell - https://bofh.bjash.com - Continued VMware / Broadcom Drama - https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1pzp3eo/vmware_now_threatening_outages_to_perpetual/ - SysAdmin Weekly - 029 - When Good Tech Goes Corporate - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tDkgEmzjJQgmBSxCRcDeR?si=31S2s8ATTCuRnach82MUHw - WMI Documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmi-start-page

    1 ч. 14 мин.
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Welcome to the SysAdmin Weekly Podcast, your go-to source for IT-related content tailored to busy system administrators in the trenches. Hosted by longtime sysadmins and Microsoft MVPs Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron, this show dives deep into the challenges and solutions that matter most to sysadmins on any given day. From technical know-how to real-world insights, SysAdmin Weekly is dedicated to those tireless professionals who keep our digital world running. Tune in for relevant topics, expert advice, and engaging discussions to make your busy schedule a little bit easier.

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    Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron
  • Годы выхода
    2025 - 2026
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