SysAdmin Weekly

• 020 - Top Microsoft Skills that Every SysAdmin Needs

  Andy and Eric break down the actual Microsoft skills that move the needle with no fluff, and no buzzword salad. We hit the core Windows/AD fundamentals, the PowerShell magic you’ll use every day, and the cloud/M365 bits that keep modern shops sane. If you’re trying to level up without wasting cycles, this is your roadmap.What we cover (at a glance):- Identity & Directory - AD/Entra basics, Group Policy that won’t bite you later, hybrid gotchas- Automation - PowerShell patterns you’ll use forever (loops, pipeline, remoting, “please don’t run that in prod”)- Networking for Windows admins: DNS/DHCP sanity checks, practical troubleshooting, knowing when it’s actually the firewall- Microsoft 365 - mail flow triage, Teams/SharePoint survival skills- Security stack - Defender realities, Conditional Access guardrails, least privilege that people will actually follow, Just in time administration.- Azure orientation - VMs, storage, networking, Arc and what’s worth learning first- Career path - what to learn now vs. what to park for later, and which certs are signal vs. noiseBring coffee. Leave with a plan. And yes, a little snark, because ticket queues were meant to be mocked.Episode Resources- SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter- AndyOnTech- Project Runspace- SysAdmin Weekly - 018 - What did Broadcom do to VMware?- SysAdmin Weekly - 014 - How SysAdmins can Showcase Value- SysAdmin Weekly - 008 - Getting Started with GitHub Copilot

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• 019 - What Counts as a Security Breach (and What Doesn't)

  "Compromised." We throw the word around like everyone agrees what it means, but do we? This week, Andy and Eric dig into the many faces of compromise in a security context and why it’s not a simple definitionIn this episode:- What actually counts as a security compromise (and why the answer is “it depends”)- Full breach vs. partial breach: Does it even matter?- Why lateral movement should keep you up at night- Session token hijacking in M365 and why MFA isn’t a silver bullet- The Myth of the Green Matrix Terminal Hacker (aka Hollywood hacking nonsense)- How risk profiling and layered defenses can contain the blast radius- Real-world detection failures and the “10,000 alert problem”- Practical steps to tune logs, outsource monitoring, and avoid burnout📬 Reminder! - You can subscribe to the SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter (link below) or email your own security horror story to [email protected]!Episode Resources:- SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter- AndyOnTech- Project Runspace- SysAdmin Weekly 012 - Identity is the New Firewall- Evilginx (Reverse Proxy Phishing Toolkit)- Debian 13 “Trixie” Release Notes- Ghost CMS Overview

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• 018 - What Broadcom Did to VMware (and Why SysAdmins are Furious)

  Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left the sysadmin community reeling. From gutting VMware’s workforce to skyrocketing license costs (1000+ percent increases in some cases), cease-and-desist letters for perpetual licenses (really?), and a collapse in customer support, the VMware we once knew is gone.In this episode of SysAdmin Weekly, Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron dig into:- How Broadcom’s handling of VMware triggered massive customer backlash- Why small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are being pushed away- The licensing and pricing nightmare (including lawsuits from giants like AT&T and UnitedHealthcare)- Declining customer experience and security patch transparency- Alternatives on the rise: Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix- And even a spicy debate: will SysAdmins return to physical servers?If you’ve ever managed a VMware environment, are considering your virtualization options, OR you just need to share in VMware Grief, this one’s for you.Episode Resources:SysAdmin Weekly Companion NewsletterAndyOnTechProject RunspaceJen Easterly Joins Huntress Advisory Board

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• 017 - Hyper-V Management Drama, What Tool to Use, and When

  In this episode of SysAdmin Weekly, Andy and Eric wade through the sometimes mess that is managing Hyper-V. From MMC snap-ins to Azure Arc and everything in between, we’re talking about the confusing pile of tools Microsoft throws at you when you just want to manage some virtual machines.Topics include:- The evolution (and stagnation) of Hyper‑V Manager- Why Failover Cluster Manager feels like an insider secret- SCVMM: A tool that should be great… but isn’t- Windows Admin Center and its 80-inch monitor problem- Azure Arc: Is it helpful or just cloud cosplay?- PowerShell, Live Migration, CSVs, and sysadmin war storiesIf you've ever screamed at a clustered VM that just *won’t* move, this episode’s for you.---EPISODE RESOURCES - AndyOnTech- Project Runspace- Create a Failover Cluster- System Center Virtual Machine Manager Overview- Manage Hyper‑V Integration Services- Cluster Shared Volumes- Microsoft 365 Direct Send Abuse---Subscribe to the companion newsletter: https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.comGot a Hyper‑V horror story? Share it with us in the comments!

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• 016 - AI Agents for IT Admins

  In this episode of SysAdmin Weekly, Andy sits down with Mike Nelson to talk about how SysAdmins can harness the power of Generative AI to make their day-to-day lives easier. From writing PowerShell scripts to reducing cognitive load during incidents, Andy and Mike break down real-world use cases that go beyond hype.They dive into what AI agents really are, how large language models (LLMs) fit in, and introduce the concept of Model Context Protocol (MCP), a game-changer for future infrastructure automation. Mike shares his home automation experiments, Andy nerds out about running open-source models locally with Ollama, and together they discuss where tools like Microsoft Copilot and Azure MCP might take SysAdmins next.If you’ve ever wondered how AI can move from buzzword to genuine productivity tool in IT operations, this episode is for you!---Episode Resources---- SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter- AndyOnTech- Project Runspace- ProPublica article on Microsoft support risk- Ollama GitHub Repository- Open WebUI for Ollama- Azure Model Context Protocol (MCP) Overview- GitHub MCP Servers Repository (Awesome MCP)

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