Ben Thomas

Managing Veeam Data Cloud Vault is great, but sometimes you need raw data. I built a Chrome Extension to export tenant details, subscription limits, and storage usage directly to CSV.

Time to pick hardware! After researching Dell R640/R740, AMD EPYC servers, and barebones options, an unexpected find on TradeMe changed everything—three ex-NetApp SolidFire servers for just $900 NZD each!

My Dell R730xd servers have served well, but power consumption, aging drives, and limited scalability mean it’s time for an upgrade. Part 1 covers my current setup, challenges, and the goals shaping my new homelab.

Stop manually calculating seconds since 1970! The .NET DateTimeOffset class makes Unix Epoch conversions simple with ToUnixTimeSeconds() and FromUnixTimeSeconds() methods.

Need a quick backup before patching or making changes? Veeam Quick Backup creates ad-hoc, application-aware backups of individual VMs. Here’s how to use it with PowerShell—it’s just two commands!

A complete guide to backing up Synology NAS data to C2 Object Storage using CloudSync. Covers bucket setup, sync configuration, version recovery, and accessing your data with Cyberduck.

Looking for affordable S3-compatible object storage? Synology C2 offers $6.99/TB/month with no hidden egress fees. Compare it to Wasabi and Backblaze, plus try their free 15GB tier.

Windows Server 2025 is coming! In Part 1, we explore the new installer UI, compare Windows Features (hello NetworkATC!), note removed features like PNRP and SMTP, and review PowerShell module changes.

Hit a CORS error in the Veeam VCD plugin? The fix is simple: update vcdIpOrDnsAddress in Veeam Enterprise Manager’s Web.config to match the external URL tenants use to access VCD.