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In Support of Backups: Part 3 – The Return

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026Jason Paul

Introduction Back in 2022, I wrote a couple of articles discussing the importance of backups and some hard lessons I learned when a hardware failure took down my homelab. In…Continue readingIn Support of Backups: Part 3 – The Return

AWS

AWS Summit Toronto 2026

June 7, 2026June 8, 2026Jason Paul

Introduction Well that’s a wrap! AWS Summit Toronto 2026 happened on June 3, 2026 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and was a great experience. AWS Summit is a free…Continue readingAWS Summit Toronto 2026

Hardware

Hardware Adventure – Journey to a Quiet Mechanical Keyboard

October 20, 2024October 21, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction I’ve been using mechanical keyboards for about 5 years now, but I’ve never built one myself. I’ve had many non-mechanical keyboard sets from Microsoft or Logitech in the past,…Continue readingHardware Adventure – Journey to a Quiet Mechanical Keyboard

AI/LLM

AMD Advancing AI 2024

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction This article will outline my experience at the AMD Advancing AI 2024 event, held on October 10, 2024. I was invited and sponsored by AMD to attend, as part…Continue readingAMD Advancing AI 2024

Career

Cisco Layoffs 2024 – Resources and Recommendations

September 16, 2024September 17, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably been impacted by a round of LR (Limited Restructuring) – aka Layoffs at Cisco. This article has resources to help get you…Continue readingCisco Layoffs 2024 – Resources and Recommendations

AI/LLM AWS

AWS Summit Toronto 2024 Retrospective

September 15, 2024September 15, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction AWS Summit Toronto 2024 was on Wednesday September 11, 2024. It was a full day of presentations and discussions, mainly focused around Generative AI, but there were lots of…Continue readingAWS Summit Toronto 2024 Retrospective

AWS

AWS Summit Toronto 2024 Survival Guide

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction As this will be my third year attending AWS Summit, I wanted to share some information, resources, and some recommendations that will help make your visit to Toronto a…Continue readingAWS Summit Toronto 2024 Survival Guide

AI/LLM Coding Linux

AMD x Hackster – Pervasive AI Developer Contest

August 6, 2024Jason Paul

TL;DR If you’re interested in testing out locally hosted AI/LLM features, this article goes through a number of tools that can let you do that. This article also goes through…Continue readingAMD x Hackster – Pervasive AI Developer Contest

Linux

Community Spotlight – The Linux Upskill Challenge

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction The Linux Upskill Challenge is a month-long course aimed at those who aspire to get Linux-related jobs in the industry. The challenge will help prepare for roles like a…Continue readingCommunity Spotlight – The Linux Upskill Challenge

Linux

Troubleshooting Ubuntu Desktop Black Screen on vSphere

June 12, 2024Jason Paul

TL;DR If you’re running vSphere 7.0.3 (or any other hypervisor), and upgrade Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 from kernel 5.15 to 6.5, after a reboot, you may find your graphics not working…Continue readingTroubleshooting Ubuntu Desktop Black Screen on vSphere

AWS

AWS Community Builders – Year 3 Renewal and Reflection

May 10, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction This morning, I woke up to a positive email that I was hoping to receive: My application for the AWS Community Builders program was approved, and I was renewed…Continue readingAWS Community Builders – Year 3 Renewal and Reflection

AWS Public Speaking

AWS New Voices – Lessons Learned

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction For the past few weeks, I’ve been participating in a weekly session to improve my public speaking skills, put on by the AWS Community Builders community. AWS New Voices…Continue readingAWS New Voices – Lessons Learned

Coding Gaming

After 12 Years – New Desktop Workstation!

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024Jason Paul

Background I built my previous PC back in 2012. I had used a number of old laptops and a Pentium 4 machine for a while, while mostly gaming on PS3,…Continue readingAfter 12 Years – New Desktop Workstation!

Proxmox Server Administration

Upgrading Ceph Quincy to Ceph Reef on Proxmox VE 8.1

April 5, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction In my previous article, I upgraded my hyperconverged Proxmox cluster in my homelab from Proxmox VE 7.4 to 8.1: As recommended by the Proxmox upgrade guide, we purposefully left…Continue readingUpgrading Ceph Quincy to Ceph Reef on Proxmox VE 8.1

Proxmox Server Administration

Upgrading a Hyperconverged Proxmox Cluster from 7.4 to 8.1

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction Before setting up some new projects in my homelab, I wanted to make sure I was up to date on the latest version of Proxmox. I was a bit…Continue readingUpgrading a Hyperconverged Proxmox Cluster from 7.4 to 8.1

Server Administration

Day of the Tentacle: ScyllaDB University Live

March 24, 2024March 29, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction On March 19, 2024, ScyllaDB hosted a live training event, going over an Essentials and an Advanced track, covering a number of topics. I had heard of ScyllaDB through…Continue readingDay of the Tentacle: ScyllaDB University Live

Linux Server Administration

KWLUG Presentation – March 2024 – Introduction to TrueNAS SCALE

March 8, 2024April 22, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction During the March 2024 session of the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux User Group, I delivered a presentation on TrueNAS SCALE: A free, open-source Linux based Network Attached Storage software solution. TrueNAS…Continue readingKWLUG Presentation – March 2024 – Introduction to TrueNAS SCALE

AWS

AWS To Provide Free Data Transfer Out To Internet

March 6, 2024April 18, 2024Jason Paul

Introduction A few days ago, AWS announced in a blog post that they would be providing free DTO (Data Transfer Out) of AWS, when moving data to another cloud provider…Continue readingAWS To Provide Free Data Transfer Out To Internet

AWS Bootcamp

AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp – Week 6 and 7: Unofficial Homework Guide

April 1, 2023April 4, 2023Jason Paul

Introduction We’re finally past what was considered the hardest part of the Free AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp – DynamoDB. Andrew did a poll on Twitter and LinkedIn, and DynamoDB was…Continue readingAWS Cloud Project Bootcamp – Week 6 and 7: Unofficial Homework Guide

Proxmox

Introduction to Proxmox VE 7.4 – Now with Dark Mode!

March 25, 2023Jason Paul

Introduction Proxmox VE 7.4 was released on March 23, 2023. It has a number of upgrades which the Release Notes and Forum Announcement outline, including: One of the main highlights…Continue readingIntroduction to Proxmox VE 7.4 – Now with Dark Mode!