Marius NeumannIT ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALISTNotes on infrastructure, recovery, databases, and platform decisions. Short technical notes from the areas I work with most: infrastructure, SQL Server, backup, virtualization, and operating tradeoffs.
Security and Identity
OpenAI Daybreak, Microsoft MDASH, and the 2026 Verizon DBIR point to the same operational problem: vulnerability discovery is accelerating faster than many patch and validation processes can absorb.
2026-05-29
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Backup Architecture
Veeam Data Platform v13.1 matters less as another feature release and more as a signal that recovery now has to include identity, security posture, and operational context.
2026-05-29
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Infrastructure Strategy
The latest datacenter signal is not only that AI needs more power. NERC, PJM, Dell, and current industry reporting show that dense compute now has to be planned as part of grid behavior, facility design, and operational responsibility.
2026-05-20
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Windows Server Storage
March and April 2026 testing around Windows Server native NVMe shows real read-path gains, but the operational question is still where the new storage stack belongs in production.
2026-05-12
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Windows Server Operations
The March and April 2026 Windows Server hotpatch cycle shows the real value of fewer restarts, but also why baseline months and out-of-band fixes still need disciplined planning.
2026-05-11
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Backup Architecture
Veeam's March 2026 HPE Morpheus VM Essentials support shows why backup architecture can no longer assume one virtualization platform will carry every workload.
2026-05-10
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Infrastructure Strategy
The latest private-cloud signal is not a return to old datacenter thinking. VCF 9.1, IBM Sovereign Core, and Azure Local point to infrastructure that can prove where AI runs, who controls it, and how it is governed.
2026-05-06
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Infrastructure Strategy
The 2026 storage signal is not that flash replaces disks or that capacity alone wins. AI is forcing teams to design clearer hot, warm, and protected data paths before procurement pressure does it for them.
2026-04-29
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SQL Server Operations
The April 2026 SQL Server 2025 Linux release notes make platform support part of the database decision: RHEL 10 and Ubuntu 24.04 are current paths, while SLES is no longer supported for SQL Server 2025.
2026-04-28
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SQL Server Operations
Microsoft's April 2026 SQL Server 2025 security and CU releases are a useful reminder that database patching is not a calendar task. It needs workload awareness, HA sequencing, and a tested rollback path.
2026-04-27
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