From Magic to Metrics: Infotainment with Engagify | Episode #96 url:https://www.gtwgt.com/from-magic-to-metrics-infotainment-with-engagify-episode-96/

Saturn, Moon, Venus lined up!

Moon and Venus adding to the amazing sunset.

Finally jumping on board with @Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnels

Needed more Proxies! Nearly done... do like how we detect a self backup backup now and wait for the VBR server to be last in the process list.

I'm gonna call it now... DeepSeek is the LLM equal to Bluesky

vCenter is well and truly dead...I think it's time to give the SuperMicro HomeLab a new lease of life after 8+ years of great service with ESXi... time to backup these VMs, reinstall the host with Proxmox and restore with @Veeam Backup & Replication.

One more night with the comet… this time from my balcony even with the light pollution the iPhone did its job. Then last shot back on the coast before it dipped under the horizon. Still amazing and humbling… Always look up!

Released: @veeam.bsky.social Backup for Microsoft 365 8.1 🔹 Ubuntu 24.04 & RedHat 9.4 proxy support 🔹 Enhanced stability & scalability 🔹 Resolved key issues for better reliability Details: www.veeam.com/kb4711

Data Warehouses are a thing in 2025! First episode of GTwGT Podcast for 2025 with Yellowbrick Data rendering and will be released on all platforms this Monday! YouTube: youtube.com/@GTwGTPodcas... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5Y1Fgl4Dg

US Cloud soon illegal? Trump punches first hole in EU-US Data Deal. noyb.eu/en/us-cloud-... Anyone got any hot takes on this and what it means for Orgs with operations in the EU that operate in other regions... What happens to M365?

How does one protect the data ingested and then created and stored by a $500B Super AI Platform?

Still waiting for an ETA from Seeed Studio after purchasing over a month ago... www.seeedstudio.com/NVIDIAr-Jets...

As has become tradition after attending SKO in January... I manage to equip myself with the immunity needed to see out the rest of the year by getting sick!

Gone from Winter Vegas temps to summer Vegas temps here back home!

The Future of Tech in 2025 with AI | Episode #93 www.gtwgt.com/the-future-o...

Almost ready to take off MEL-LAX 14 odd hours travel time today means we arrive in the past.

Agentic

Last decent cup of coffee for at least a week…

Starting a slightly longer outbound journey to Vegas… on the water! Rottnest -> Hillarys Marina -> PER -> MEL -> LAX -> LAS

Quokka Selfie completed.

Just a few notifications to tell me my flight to Vegas for @Veeam SKO is ready for checkin!

Final Call!! VeeamON Call for Speakers for 2025 closes today!

RodeCaster DUO getting an FW upgrade... update.rode.com/notes/rcp2/

Cold almond latte reflections this morning at the cafe for the coffee/dog walk.

Don’t forget that for those buying overseas and in Australia the Nvidia USD conversation isn’t just a straight up currency lookup. $1999 USD to AUD right now is $3187 markup at least 10% on that meaning it will be about $3500 AUD That’s about $2000 more than I paid for my 4080 Super! #CES2025

I'm going to tell Tom this is why I was so shit at CS:GO ... didn't have Reflex tech for the FPS This stuff is so cool to dig into from the technology point of view... if not just for the gamers. youtu.be/zpDxo2m6Sko

I must admit that I was out of the loop when it came to modern graphics capabilities before getting into the new PC build last month... good to see that NVIDIA DLSS enhancements go beyond the new 50 series. youtu.be/qQn3bsPNTyI?...

32GB of GDDR7 memory, 1792 GB/sec of total memory bandwidth, 21,760 CUDA Cores, 680 5th Generation Tensor, and 170 4th Generation Ray Tracing Cores, it is the ultimate GeForce GPU The step up from the 40 series is mental!

GeForce enabled AI for the masses #CES2025

Was a bit dubious as to the legitimacy of these Licenses for Windows 11… but they worked a treat! Can get the licenses here: shorturl.at/6nub7

It’s a world of tokens! #CES2025

In retrospect, should have looked to get to CES this year as I am in Vegas from today week. Need to tick this off my bucket list one year! t.co/Yrt0lIVYN7

Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, Amazon with Bill, Steve, Elon and Jeff... maybe the single most anticipated Tech Keynote event is Jenson at CES. Such is the power of what NVIDIA does across all aspects of computing.

Let's kick off 2025 by looking back at the release of Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3, included in the latest @veeam.bsky.social Software Data Platform, representing a leap forward for Veeam Cloud & Service Provider partners. Read below... www.veeam.com/blog/v12-3-s...

Finishing the weekend with some Diablo IV

Anyone know what day it is?

It’s not quite happy new working year for me yet… still got this week off. Taken time to completely disconnect and recharge for what 2025 will bring... exciting times all round First dog/coffee walk of 2025 done!

There seems to have been a lot of hate for 2024. I agree that it was a challenging year on many levels… but interesting to have that be the majority narrative for most people…. Did anyone have a good 2024?

The comeback is greater than the setback!

Happy new year from the +8 Timezone!

Final expenses for 2024 being calculated and submitted… never balances does it?

Last coffee/cafe dog walk of 2024. Pic looking back at the Burns Beach Cafe and my usual seat… come summer or winter.

My @woolworths.bsky.social Rewards Wrapped for 2024 has revealed my Almond Milk obsession when it comes on special. Also funding part of Sanitarium and Quest.

Forgot to post this from last night… nature is amazing sometimes!

Can anyone tell me the difference between these two coffees?

Holiday morning coffee dog walk… last few days of 2024.

PC build is complete… the @msigaming.bsky.social MAG 321UPX is stunning!

Merry Xmas from the +8 Timezone!

Guess the movie?