On Call Sysadmin

About On Call Sysadmin

Join Brett & Brett where we break down the latest tech news, IT trends, cybersecurity stories, and the occasional digital dumpster fire. Whether you're a seasoned sysadmin, an IT professional, or just someone fascinated by the world behind the screen, join us each episode for real conversations, industry insights, and plenty of stories from the front lines of technology. Find us at https://harvestitsolutions.com/ (https://harvestitsolutions.com/)

Publisher

Brett Patterson and Brett Lemoine - Harvest IT Solutions

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #11: Terrible Passwords, Flying Cars, Cloud Backup Breach

   Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! (https://rss.com/podcasts/on-call-sysadmin/voicemail) Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Connectwise SkyKick Breach [Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/msp/comments/1x7gw61/cwskykick_breach/)] Microsoft CoPilot changes [NeoWin (https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-retiring-some-services-in-favor-of-copilot-products/)] Topgolf saves huge ditching Vmware [ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/topgolf-saved-over-11-3-million-after-leaving-vmware/)] Hackers vs. Refrigerators [Dexerto (https://www.dexerto.com/food/hackers-turn-supermarket-fridges-up-to-122-degrees-forcing-stores-to-throw-away-food-3418321/)][The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/15/researchers-warned-attackers-could-defrost-the-food-months-before-french-supermarkets-got-hit/5303425)] Flying Tesla Roadster [Fox Business (https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/teslas-new-roadster-makes-flying-debut-hitting-60-mph-under-second)] Firefox Enterprise [Mozilla (https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/introducing-firefox-enterprise/)] Password: "123456" [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/13/123456-password-linked-to-denmark-data-breach-affecting-88m-people/5302726)] Everyone knows my password [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/16/user-refused-to-change-her-password-because-everyone-already-knew-it/5301864)] Yandex in shambles [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/12/ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-yandex-datacenters-knock-cloud-and-payments-offline/5302577)]

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #10: End of Software, Surface Ultra, XP Pinball!

   Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. (https://rss.com/podcasts/on-call-sysadmin/voicemail) Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) XP Pinball comeback [Windows Latest (https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/10/06/microsoft-might-bring-windows-xps-3d-pinball-to-windows-11-as-windows-boss-puts-it-on-the-list/)] New Surface Laptop Ultra [Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/2280298/everything-announced-at-microsofts-windows-and-surface-event/)] Copilot Canvas AI for Excel [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/02/excel-canvas-offers-to-turn-your-workbook-into-the-bosss-next-report/5300812)] AI Recreating Office & Adobe Suites [ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/software-is-over-bold-ai-developer-takes-aim-at-adobe-with-open-source-clones/)] OneDrive Changes [Windows Forum (https://windowsforum.com/news/microsoft-365-family-and-premium-onedrive-storage-drops-from-6tb-to-2tb-shared-in-2027.447651/)] Cloud Storage is not Backup [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/10/09/ukrainian-drone-attack-takes-out-russian-datacenter/5302137)] Vmware's Decline [The Register (http://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/10/07/nine-in-10-vmware-customers-eye-the-exit-as-licensing-bills-bite/5301591)]

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #9: FBI hack, Quantum Safety, and AI jobs

   Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. (https://rss.com/podcasts/on-call-sysadmin/voicemail) Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Google ending ChromeOS support early [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/29/google-ending-chromeos-support-two-years-early/5299674)] FBI Hacked by Shinyhunters, FBI strikes back [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/29/fbi-to-shinyhunters-we-know-how-to-find-you/5299901)] Cloudflare to issue quantum safe certificates [ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/cloudflare-plans-to-issue-quantum-safe-tls-certificates/)] AI models keep posting public screenshots [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/29/ai-models-keep-posting-screenshots-showing-sensitive-data-from-inside-tech-companies/5299640)] Microsoft announces Linux containers on Windows [Windows (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2026/09/29/wsl-containers-now-generally-available/)] AI isn't taking jobs (yet) [ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/ai-was-supposed-to-hit-new-grads-hard-so-far-unemployment-data-says-otherwise/)] Copilot+ PC going away [ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/microsoft-stops-insisting-you-need-a-copilot-pc/)]

4. 

   22 Sept 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #8: Legacy Systems, AI Force, and New Laptops

   Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. (https://rss.com/podcasts/on-call-sysadmin/voicemail) Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) AI Investment and high prices lead to longer lifecycles [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/16/enterprises-are-sweating-legacy-it-assets-as-ai-investment-grows/5296896)] VMware exodus continues past 2029 [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/09/22/gartner-predicts-55-of-enterprise-vmware-users-will-be-investigating-an-exit-by-2029/5298043)] Google introduces the Googlebook [Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/2263652/i-tried-every-new-googlebook-announced-today/)] HP reveals flagship AI laptop {VideoCardz (https://videocardz.com/newz/hp-reveals-7449-price-for-ryzen-ai-max-pro-495-laptop-with-192gb)] President announces AI Force [Gizmodo (https://gizmodo.com/first-came-space-force-now-prepare-for-ai-force-2000814525)] IE Mode sunset for Edge in 2029 [Neowin (https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reminds-admins-of-2029-ie-mode-deadline/)] Google Gemini joins in on hacking [ArsTechnica (https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/09/google-confirms-gemini-models-hacked-three-companies-in-may-2026/)]

5. 

   16 Sept 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #7: Broken Updates, AI Code of Conduct, TV Spies

   Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. (https://rss.com/podcasts/on-call-sysadmin/voicemail) Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Windows September Update Failures [Windows Latest (https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/09/12/microsoft-admits-windows-11s-biggest-september-update-is-breaking-multiple-features-days-after-it-warned-users-not-to-delay-updates/)] Microsoft AI Code of Conduct [Microsoft (https://microsoft.ai/code-of-conduct/)] AI Safety and Development Pacing [CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-ai-safety.html)][DarioModei (https://darioamodei.com/post/we-must-pace-the-frontier)][CNBC (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/ai-models-cyber-weapon-cohere-safety-debate.html?msockid=33268f0ec3bc6928178998b5c25468bd)] Local AI Workstation Hardware [AMD (https://www.amd.com/en/products/workstations/amd-threadripper-halo-station.html)][Nvidia (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-station/)] Apple iPhone Duo, iOS 27, macOS 27 [Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-unveils-iphone-duo/)] LG Smart TV Data Collection [GamersNexus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA)]

6. 

   4 Sept 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #6: Outlook Features, GPT-6, Hugging Face

   Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Outlook Feature - Change meeting organizer [Admin Droid (https://blog.admindroid.com/change-meeting-organizer-outlook/)] Microsoft to bounce email from outdated Exchange Servers [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/09/04/microsoft-to-bounce-mail-from-outdated-exchange-servers/5294506)] New ClickFix attack for copy-paste malware [Cybersecurity News (https://cybersecuritynews.com/new-clickfix-attack-leverages-windows-terminal/)] ChatGPT-6 rolling out to users [Wired (https://www.wired.com/story/openai-says-gpt-6-can-use-a-computer-better-than-a-human/)] Nvidia to buy Hugging Face AI repository [Nvidia (https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/)] New Nvidia RTX Spark devices coming in October [Windows Central (https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/nvidia/nvidia-confirms-rtx-spark-configurations-and-availability-first-devices-expected-to-begin-shipping-as-soon-as-next-month-with-two-n1x-configs-on-offer)] AMD AI Development box coming soon [Tech Radar (https://www.techradar.com/pro/lenovos-thinkcentre-x-ultra-puts-128gb-of-unified-memory-in-a-1-6-liter-box-and-you-can-cluster-four-of-them-together)] Microsoft developer OS edition coming soon [Windows (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2026/09/04/announcing-project-zenith-the-ready-to-code-windows-experience/)] Apple Vision Pro improves Surgery [Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/05/apple-vision-pro-speeds-up-surgery/)] [Stryker (https://www.stryker.com/us/en/about/news/2026/stryker-introduces-first-of-its-kind-fda-authorized-surgical-application-for-apple-vision-pro-with-hip-arthroscopy-case.html)] 153 million IDs leaked on the dark web [Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/2249522/digital-scans-of-153-million-drivers-licenses-leaked-to-the-dark-web/)]

7. 

   26 Aug 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #5: Copilot+ PCs, New Macs, AI Slop

   Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) CoPilot+ PCs features - what do you get? [Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/business/devices/copilot-plus-pcs)] School district uses AI to make $10 agenda. It does not go well. [NYPost (https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/business/students-given-ai-slop-with-misspelled-state-names-faulty-table-of-elements-angering-parents/)] LinkedIn AI slop button used 1M+times in 3 weeks [TheRegister (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/24/users-mash-linkedins-ai-slop-button-1m-times-in-3-weeks/5291802)] Botnet uses TVs and other Android devices [Google (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/google-continued-disruption-residential-proxy-networks)] Google buys Spirit Air's Data to train AI [TheRegister (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/18/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/5288962)] Mail limits for new Exchange Accounts to combat SPAM [LazyAdmin (https://lazyadmin.nl/office-365/exchange-online-tightens-outbound-limits-for-new-trial-and-edu-tenants/)] New Apple Mac Mini and Mac Studio [Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-introduces-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra/)]

8. 

   14 Aug 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #4: End of SMS MFA, AI Murder, and Authorized Hackers

   Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Retirement of SMS and Voice MFA for Microsoft 365 [Microsoft (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-sms-voice-retirement)] Password Management and Security Incident at PageLoot [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/13/passwords-stored-in-public-google-doc-then-showed-up-in-search-results/5287028)] Microsoft Patch Tuesday and Security Updates [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/421-bugs-in-microsofts-patch-tuesday-release-and-the-norks-have-already-attacked-one/5286483)] Windows 10 LTSC End of Support and Extended Security Updates [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/06/windows-10-ltsc-2021-has-five-months-before-security-updates-cost-extra/5283904)] [Windows Latest (https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-is-limiting-microsoft-365-onedrive-on-windows-10-to-push-holdouts-to-windows-11/)] OEM Windows License Price Increases [Windows Central (https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/amid-ram-price-hikes-microsoft-reportedly-raises-windows-license-cost-forcing-oems-to-hike-prices-even-further-on-hardware)] Microsoft’s Maya AI Accelerator Chips [Tech Times (https://www.techtimes.com/articles/323878/20260811/microsoft-maia-300-seeks-300000-tsmc-units-nvidia-controls-60-packaging-queue.htm)] AI-Driven Agricultural Failure in China [Independent (https://www.the-independent.com/tech/farmer-crops-killed-ai-advice-china-b3030985.html)] Gunra Ransomware Attacks [CISA (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-222a)] White House Proposal for Licensed Hacking [White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/expanding-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/)]

9. 

   7 Aug 2026

   On Call Sysadmin Podcast #3: AI Bubble, Sketchy WiFI, and RIP Publisher

   Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Microsoft Publisher End of Life and File Migration [Microsoft (https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/publisher/microsoft-publisher-will-no-longer-be-supported-after-october-2026)] [GitHub (https://asleepattheterminal.github.io/pubbridge/)] CaptiveCrunch Public Wi-Fi Attack Campaign [Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/31/captivecrunch-midnight-blizzard-targets-travelers-worldwide-for-malware-delivery-and-credential-theft/)] AI Bubble and Tech Stock Volatility [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/03/the-ai-bubble-is-already-popping-we-just-dont-know-it-yet/5282004)] Floating Data Center Innovation [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/08/05/samsung-and-mousterian-move-ahead-with-floating-datacenter-for-texas/5283505)] Off-Prem Corporate IT Trend [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/07/30/the-majority-of-corporate-it-is-now-off-premises-for-the-first-time/5280554)] Healthcare Data Breach by ShinyHunters [HaveIBeenPwned (https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/ExactSciences)] Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Cyber Attacks [FBI (https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2026/malicious-cyber-actors-targeting-water-and-wastewater-sector-internet--facing-programmable-logic-controllers-causing-operational-disruptions)] Exchange Server Zero-Click Exploit [ProofPoint (https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/cleaning-out-inboxes-ta488-comes-outlook-another-half-click-exploit)] More AI Model Attack Incidents [Gizmodo (https://gizmodo.com/uh-oh-which-companys-ai-model-is-reportedly-a-hacker-now-too-2000795106)] [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/06/openai-reveals-its-rogue-agent-swarm-went-a-little-bit-borg-ahead-of-hugging-face-hack/5283741)] AI Hardware Developments [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/06/amd-acquires-ai-chip-startup-taalas-to-boost-inference-performance-by-etching-models-into-silicon/5284344)] Windows 11 Memory Optimization [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/03/microsoft-says-8-gb-of-ram-should-be-enough-for-anyone-running-windows-11/5282153)] Windows and Mac Dictation Feature Tip [Microsoft (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows/use-voice-typing-to-talk-instead-of-type-on-your-pc)] [Apple (https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-dictation-mh40584/mac)]

10. 

    31 Jul 2026

    On Call Sysadmin Podcast #2: AI Crackdown, Compliance, and Price Hikes

    Contact Brett and Brett at HarvestITSolutions.com (http://HarvestITSolutions.com) Microsoft 365 Price Increases and Feature Upgrades [Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/2026-m365-packaging-pricing-updates)] Claude AI Private Chat Leak and Data Security Concerns [Fortune (https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/a-trove-of-users-seemingly-private-conversations-with-anthropics-claude-ai-chatbot-showed-up-in-google-search-results/)] LinkedIn AI Content Detection and Reporting Feature [LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hsrinivasan1_ai-slop-is-a-top-priority-for-all-of-us-activity-7488612009660346374-xZiY/)] [Pangram (https://www.pangram.com/blog/ai-in-your-feed)] FCC Ban on Foreign-Made Routers and Robots [Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/2218707/no-100-percent-american-made-wifi-router/)] [PC-Mag (https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-ban-on-foreign-made-robots-includes-robot-vacuums)] Microsoft Cybersecurity AI Model [Microsoft (https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/microsoft-launches-its-first-cyber-model-and-a-new-agentic-cybersecurity-system/)] More AI Gone Rogue [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/31/anthropics-claude-escaped-test-sandbox-to-attack-three-organizations/5281562)] [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/28/openais-agent-siege-forced-significant-rebuild-at-hugging-face/5279577)] CMMC Phase 2 Suspension and Risk Shift to Subcontractors [ChannelPro (https://www.channelpronetwork.com/2026/07/20/cmmc-phase-2-shifts-more-risk-to-msps/)] Ransomware Attacks and Importance of Cybersecurity Hygiene [The Register (https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/13/german-firm-files-for-insolvency-blames-cybercrims-who-shut-down-production-for-6-weeks/5270524)] AI Solving Decades-Old Math Problems [New Scientist (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580932-extremely-basic-ai-prompt-cracks-decades-old-maths-problem/)] [Erdos Problems (https://www.erdosproblems.com/forum/thread/1196)] Apple Genius Bar AI Summarization Pilot [Gizmodo (https://gizmodo.com/apple-has-reportedly-started-recording-and-ai-summarizing-conversations-at-the-genius-bar-2000787507)] Amazon Leo Satellite Network Expansion [Amazon (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-direct-to-device-satellite-service-explained)]

11. 

    27 Jul 2026

    On Call Sysadmin Podcast #1: AI, Security, and the Future of IT

    In the debut episode of the On Call Sysadmin Podcast, Brett Patterson and Brett Lemoine dive into some of the biggest stories shaping the IT industry today. Episode Highlights AI Data Centers on Residential Homes NVIDIA and SPAN explore placing AI compute at residential properties, potentially helping meet growing AI demand while raising questions about power, cooling, networking, security, and homeowner adoption. [SPAN] (https://www.span.io/blog/span-announces-xfra-a-distributed-data-center-solution-to-close-the-speed-to-power-gap-for-ai-compute-demand) LG Monitor Adware Controversy Reports of software associated with certain LG monitors displaying advertisements on users' systems and what this means for consumer privacy and hardware ownership. [LG Spyware] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6bM) AI Safety and Model Containment Reports of an AI model interacting with external systems spark a conversation about sandbox security, AI governance, and the challenges of controlling increasingly capable models. [OpenAI attack] (https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/22/openai-admits-it-was-the-source-of-the-agent-swarm-that-attacked-hugging-face/5275939) Windows 10 End of Life Organizations continue running Windows 10 due to application and hardware dependencies. [Windows 10] (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/16/windows-10-refuses-to-die-and-the-security-bill-is-coming-due/5271987) Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday Microsoft's large-scale vulnerability fixes lead to a discussion about whether AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery for both security researchers and attackers. [Patchpocalypse] (https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/14/patchpocalypse-now-microsoft-tops-last-months-record-with-622-patch-tuesday-cves/5271434) [Patch Tuesday] (https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/06/09/ai-is-making-patch-tuesday-kinda-fun-again/5253225) [Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday for some Dell users] (https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/15/microsoft-cancels-patch-tuesday-for-some-dell-users-over-surprise-shutdowns-overheating-devices/5271691) Emerging Cybersecurity Threats Malware campaigns that leverage email, command-and-control activity hidden in Microsoft 365 calendars, credential theft, and advanced data exfiltration. [Russian attacks] (https://www.theregister.com/patches/2026/07/23/year-long-russian-attacks-infect-users-as-soon-as-they-look-at-an-email/5277358) The Economics of AI and Security AI makes creating attacks cheaper and faster, while defenders face the costly challenge of inspecting every email, file, and communication channel. How local AI processing could help shift the balance. [HOLLOWGRAPH] (https://www.group-ib.com/blog/hollowgraph-microsoft-365/)

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5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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