Matt Ferguson
Managed storage as a defense against ransomware
It’s getting harder to trust cloud storage providers --- In the wake of revelations that Western Digital’s internal IT resources were...
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Matt Ferguson
May 1, 20235 min read
Your laptop’s advertised battery life is a lie
— Windows laptop manufacturers have dramatically overstated battery runtimes, for years With the sole exception of Apple, every single...
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Matt Ferguson
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Companies are turning their backs on the cloud
Rising costs and complexity are fostering a cloud repatriation — As of early 2023, a new trend is emerging in corporate IT: companies are...
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Matt Ferguson
Mar 12, 20235 min read
Telcos, with the help of the FCC, are dropping copper and replacing it with nothing
— In August 2022, the FCC handed down Order 19-72, titled “FCC Grants Relief From Outdated, Burdensome Phone Industry Regulations”. Order...
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Matt Ferguson
Mar 6, 20236 min read
Microsoft mistreats its captive audience
In the Before Times, the Windows operating system was sold on physical media: first, floppy diskettes, then CDs, then DVDs. When you...
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