Cloud, Chaos, and Continuity: Navigating IT the Nico Stein Way

About this episode

Nico Stein discusses innovative IT solutions and challenges in cloud computing and data redundancy.

In this jam-packed episode of Rebel Devs, your hosts Tom May and Jonah May sit down with none other than Nico Stein—Veeam Vanguard, Cisco Champion, and home lab experimenter extraordinaire. 🚀 From exploding 10Gb NICs to streamlining data redundancy with Syncthing, Nico brings real-world IT challenges and homegrown solutions to the table. The crew dives into: * 🧪 Nico's take on building a Microsoft-free personal cloud with Syncthing, Ubuntu, and Synology. * 💾 Why SureBackup is the most underrated feature in Veeam (and how it can save your job). * 🔒 Immutable backups, ransomware readiness, and the harsh truths about cloud cost creep. * ☁️ Object First vs. Linux Hardened Repos — the showdown you didn't know you needed. * 💥 That infamous CrowdStrike Friday outage and how Nico's clever Veeam boot integration shaved off recovery time. You'll laugh, you'll learn, and you'll probably want to audit your DR strategy afterward. 🔗 Mentioned in the episode: * Nico's blog: nicostein.com [https://nicostein.com/] * CyberFortress [https://cyberfortress.com/] for resilient DRaaS options * DifferentDev [https://differentdev.com/] for fractional Veeam expertise and audits 🎧 Whether you're a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom May, Jonah May

Guest: Nico Stein

Topics covered

• cloud computing
• data redundancy
• backup solutions
• disaster recovery
• IT challenges
• home lab experimentation

Keywords

• Veeam
• Syncthing
• disaster recovery
• cloud cost creep
• immutable backups
• data redundancy
• IT solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Veeam, Cisco, Syncthing, Ubuntu, Synology, SureBackup, CrowdStrike, CyberFortress, DifferentDev

Places: Microsoft

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