2.5 Admins 314: 50 PBS TBS

A TV station struggles to retrieve its data from the data centre company that a defunct intermediary used, why we don’t want AI to manage our networks (even if Microsoft thinks we should), and understanding vdevs, and datasets in ZFS.

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FreeBSD Security in Production: Vulnerability Response and Operational Best Practices (klarasystems.com/webinars/freebsd-security-pro…)

News/discussion

Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data (current.org/2026/08/nine-pbs-sues-iron-mountai…)

Judge sets framework for Nine PBS to retrieve archival data (current.org/2026/08/judge-sets-framework-for-n…)

The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane (azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-patch-windo…)

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