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. 17시간 전

    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

    1시간 5분

  2. 3월 25일

    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

    1시간

  3. 3월 21일

    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/

    1시간 30분

  4. 2월 14일

    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

    1시간 14분

  5. 1월 30일

    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

    1시간 13분

  6. 1월 23일

    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

    1시간 14분

  7. 1월 16일

    036 - The Hidden Cost of Abstraction in Modern IT

    Abstraction has made modern IT faster, easier, and more scalable but it’s also quietly eroding the deep technical understanding that SysAdmins used to rely on. In the first SysAdmin Weekly episode of 2026, Andy and Eric dig into how layers of abstraction stretching from cloud platforms and managed services to Kubernetes and modern software design are changing what it means to be a SysAdmin. The guys explore where abstraction helps, where it actively hurts, and why losing visibility into how systems actually work becomes a serious problem the moment something breaks underneath the hood. Along the way, they connect abstraction to real-world examples: cloud VMs, Microsoft 365, Kubernetes misconfigurations, browser monocultures, Rust’s “memory safe” reputation, and even how modern generations interact with technology differently than those who lived through the pre-cloud era. The episode wraps with practical advice for SysAdmins who want to stay sharp in an increasingly abstracted world while focusing on curiosity, home labs, documentation, and rebuilding deep product knowledge before the defaults fail you. If you’ve ever felt like IT is turning into a collection of black boxes, this episode is for you. Episode Resources - SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.com - SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com - Github Discussions is Coming Soon! - I Promise! - AndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.com - Project Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.org - What are IRQs? - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrupt_request - Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software - https://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Computer-Hardware-Software/dp/0137909101 - From Mathematics to Generic Programming - https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Generic-Programming-Alexander-Stepanov/dp/0321942043

    1시간 16분

  8. 2025. 12. 20.

    035 - AI Browsers, Chromium Monoculture, and the Future of Browser Security

    This week on SysAdmin Weekly, Andy goes on a (fully justified) rant about the current state of browsers and why it feels like there are no good options left for sysadmins. From Chromium monoculture and browser bloat, to AI creeping into the most trusted piece of software we use every day, this episode breaks down what’s changing, why it matters, and why “just turn it off” isn’t a real security strategy. Along the way, Andy digs into: Firefox’s push toward becoming an “AI browser” Why agentic AI inside browsers introduces serious, unresolved threat models Real-world examples of prompt injection and AI-assisted data exfiltration Why browser forks are a stopgap, not a long-term escape hatch And the question: would a "boring" and "security-first" browser have a place in the market? This is less about tools and more about trust, threat boundaries, and the slow erosion of choice in the browser ecosystem. If you use a browser to manage infrastructure, security, or SaaS platforms (so… all of us), this one’s for you. Episode Resources - Firefox News from Windows Central - https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/mozilla-says-firefox-will-evolve-into-an-ai-browser-and-nobody-is-happy-about-it-ive-never-seen-a-company-so-astoundingly-out-of-touch - Browser Market Share Data - https://www.tech2geek.net/most-used-web-browsers-in-july-2025-market-share-statistics/ - SysAdmin Weekly: "Good Enough" Software is Ruining IT - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uUdRBvUHpo15x6h2dXpEO?si=ItOqAFpaT8eS11wHIkBa9w - SysAdmin Weekly: The Importance of Documentation - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OWL5VPiGx08QMIhpGMFsT?si=z3legxgwQXuehPxT4ix_yA - DNS over HTTPS resources - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_over_HTTPS - Encrypted Client Hello resources - https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-encrypted-client-hello/ - Comet-Jacking Article - https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/cometjacking-one-click-can-turn.html - SysAdmin Weekly Website - https://www.sysadminweekly.com - SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter - https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com - Project Runspace - https://www.projectrunspace.org - AndyOnTech - https://www.andyontech.com

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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
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    2025년 - 2026년
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