Welcome to The NAS Guy Blog

In the ever-evolving world of technology, where data rules supreme and innovations abound, finding your way through the digital labyrinth can be a daunting task. Whether you’re a seasoned tech enthusiast, a curious newcomer, or just someone looking to make sense of the rapidly changing tech landscape, “The NAS Guy” is here to be your guiding light.

Welcome to my tech-savvy haven where we unravel the mysteries of cloud computing, dive deep into storage solutions, explore the intricacies of data backup, and navigate everything in between. If you’ve ever found yourself lost in the jargon of terabytes, cloud migrations, or RAID arrays, fear not – you’re in the right place!

Recent Blog Posts

  • New Amazon EC2 P6-B200 instances powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to accelerate AI innovations
    Today, we’re announcing the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) P6-B200 instances powered by NVIDIA B200 to address customer needs for high performance and scalability in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high performance computing (HPC) applications. Amazon EC2 P6-B200 instances accelerate a broad range of GPU-enabled workloads but are especially … Read more
  • Why You Need to Cover Your SaaS
    In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are constantly seeking new ways to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. One of the most significant innovations in recent years has been the rise of Software as a Service (SaaS). According to Gartner Research’s latest forecast, worldwide SaaS spending has grown 20% to a staggering $247.2 billion in 2024, … Read more
  • Accelerate CI/CD pipelines with the new AWS CodeBuild Docker Server capability
    Starting today, you can use AWS CodeBuild Docker Server capability to provision a dedicated and persistent Docker server directly within your CodeBuild project. With Docker Server capability, you can accelerate your Docker image builds by centralizing image building to a remote host, which reduces wait times and increases overall efficiency. From my benchmark, with this … Read more
  • Accelerate the modernization of Mainframe and VMware workloads with AWS Transform
    Generative AI has brought many new possibilities to organizations. It has equipped them with new abilities to retire technical debt, modernize legacy systems, and build agile infrastructure to help unlock the value that is trapped in their internal data. However, many enterprises still rely heavily on legacy IT infrastructure, particularly mainframes and VMware-based systems. These … Read more
  • AWS Transform for .NET, the first agentic AI service for modernizing .NET applications at scale
    I started my career as a .NET developer and have seen .NET evolve over the last couple of decades. Like many of you, I also developed multiple enterprise applications in .NET Framework that ran only on Windows. I fondly remember building my first enterprise application with .NET Framework. Although it served us well, the technology … Read more
  • 5 Features for Service Providers to Monetize in Advanced BaaS and DRaaS Offerings
    With so many features included in Veeam Data Platform, service providers can create differentiated package offerings to clients and address their business needs, service level agreements (SLAs) and budgets. Depending on business requirements driven by industry regulations and compliance or their overall risk tolerance in terms of an availability gap, a customer needs to find … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: South America expansion, Q Developer in OpenSearch, and more (May 12, 2025)
    I’ve always been fascinated by how quickly we’re able to stand up new Regions and Availability Zones at AWS. Today there are 36 launched Regions and 114 launched Availability Zones. That’s amazing! This past week at AWS was marked by significant expansion to our global infrastructure. The announcement of a new Region in the works … Read more
  • Veeam Extends our #1 Market Share in Data Protection Software, Growing Faster Than the Top 5 in the Category 
    In the high-stakes arena of cybersecurity, where threats evolve with every passing second, standing still is not an option. That’s why at Veeam, we don’t just participate — we actively lead the charge in cyber resilience by offering the best data protection and rapid ransomware recovery. This is a battleground; one where every detail and nuance counts. … Read more
  • Ransomware Brings Backup out of the Basement into the Boardroom
    By design, data backup functions have traditionally been siloed and hidden away. But in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the surge in ransomware attacks has brought backup and recovery functions into the light of top leadership and forced organizations to rethink their data protection strategies. No longer is data recovery just a technical necessity, but … Read more
  • In the works – AWS South America (Chile) Region
    Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to launch a new AWS Region in Chile by the end of 2026. The AWS South America (Chile) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch, bringing AWS infrastructure and services closer to customers in Chile. This new Region joins the AWS South America (São Paulo) and … Read more
  • Accelerate the transfer of data from an Amazon EBS snapshot to a new EBS volume
    Today we are announcing the general availability of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Provisioned Rate for Volume Initialization, a feature that accelerates the transfer of data from an EBS snapshot, a highly durable backup of volumes stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to a new EBS volume. With Amazon EBS Provisioned Rate … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Nova Premier, Amazon Q Developer, Amazon Q CLI, Amazon CloudFront, AWS Outposts, and more (May 5, 2025)
    Last week I went to Thailand to attend the AWS Summit Bangkok. It was an energizing and exciting event. We hosted the Developer Lounge, where developers can meet, discuss ideas, enjoy lightning talks, win SWAGs at AWS Builder ID Prize Wheel, take a challenge at Amazon Q Developer Coding Challenge, or learn Generative AI at … Read more
  • Amazon Q Developer in GitHub (in preview) accelerates code generation
    Starting today, you can now use Amazon Q Developer in GitHub in preview! This is fantastic news for the millions of developers who use GitHub on a daily basis, whether at work or for personal projects. They can now use Amazon Q Developer for feature development, code reviews, and Java code migration directly within the … Read more
  • Amazon Q Developer elevates the IDE experience with new agentic coding experience
    Today, Amazon Q Developer introduces a new, interactive, agentic coding experience that is now available in the integrated development environments (IDE) for Visual Studio Code. This experience brings interactive coding capabilities, building upon existing prompt-based features. You now have a natural, real-time collaborative partner working alongside you while writing code, creating documentation, running tests, and … Read more
  • The Organizational Structure of Ransomware Threat Actor Groups is Evolving Before Our Eyes
    As we approach the one year anniversary of two prominent ransomware group collapses (Lockbit and BlackCat/ALPHV), we find the ransomware ecosystem to be as fractured and uncertain as it did in the months following these events. The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model remains irreversibly tarnished after the groups that pioneered this framework were exposed as being fraught … Read more
  • Amazon Nova Premier: Our most capable model for complex tasks and teacher for model distillation
    Today we’re expanding the Amazon Nova family of foundation models announced at AWS re:Invent with the general availability of Amazon Nova Premier, our most capable model for complex tasks and teacher for model distillation. Nova Premier joins the existing Amazon Nova understanding models available in Amazon Bedrock. Similar to Nova Lite and Pro, Premier can … Read more
  • 5 Hybrid Cloud Benefits for IT Teams
    Have you heard about the recent UniSuper and Google Cloud accident? This recent incident impacting a company like that serves as a stark reminder of the potential risks associated with relying solely on a single cloud provider and highlights the importance of  . To address these challenges, many organizations are now turning to the concept … Read more
  • Top 10 Azure Security Tools & Features
    It’s safe to say many organizations have embraced some form of cloud strategy. Some have adopted a hybrid cloud model, while others have chosen a multi-cloud model with Software as a Service, Platform as a Service, or Infrastructure as a Service. Regardless of the infrastructure choice, businesses must protect and secure these environments. Microsoft Azure … Read more
  • How Malware Protection by Veeam Safeguards Your Workloads from Threats
    Ransomware attacks are more sophisticated than ever, targeting cloud-based workloads and posing significant risks to organizations. These cyberthreats can encrypt critical data, disrupt business operations, and demand hefty ransoms. Tactics such as double extortion and data theft amplify this potential damage, so a solid defense strategy is essential for safeguarding your cloud workloads. Many ransomware … Read more
  • Announcing second-generation AWS Outposts racks with breakthrough performance and scalability on-premises
    Today we’re announcing the general availability of second-generation AWS Outposts racks, which marks the latest innovation from AWS for edge computing. This new generation includes support for the latest x86-powered Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, new simplified network scaling and configuration, and accelerated networking instances designed specifically for ultra-low latency and high-throughput workloads. … Read more
  • Efficient Multi-Cloud Management for Strategic Integration of AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
    Hybrid and multi-cloud environments are often chosen because they offer flexibility, resilience, compliance capabilities, and opportunities for optimization and innovation for modern businesses. According to a report published by Enterprise Strategy Group in 2023, the majority of organizations use multiple on-premises data centers, colocation providers, and Platform as a Service (PaaS)/Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers … Read more
  • Llama 4 models from Meta now available in Amazon Bedrock serverless
    The newest AI models from Meta, Llama 4 Scout 17B and Llama 4 Maverick 17B, are now available as a fully managed, serverless option in Amazon Bedrock. These new foundation models (FMs) deliver natively multimodal capabilities with early fusion technology that you can use for precise image grounding and extended context processing in your applications. … Read more
  • Reduce your operational overhead today with Amazon CloudFront SaaS Manager
    Today, I’m happy to announce the general availability of Amazon CloudFront SaaS Manager, a new feature that helps software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers, web development platform providers, and companies with multiple brands and websites efficiently manage delivery across multiple domains. Customers already use CloudFront to securely deliver content with low latency and high transfer speeds. CloudFront SaaS … Read more
  • Writer Palmyra X5 and X4 foundation models are now available in Amazon Bedrock
    One thing we’ve witnessed in recent months is the expansion of context windows in foundation models (FMs), with many now handling sequence lengths that would have been unimaginable just a year ago. However, building AI-powered applications that can process vast amounts of information while maintaining the reliability and security standards required for enterprise use remains … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Q Developer, AWS Account Management updates, and more (April 28, 2025)
    Summit season is in full throttle! If you haven’t been to an AWS Summit, I highly recommend you check one out that’s nearby. They are large-scale all-day events where you can attend talks, watch interesting demos and activities, connect with AWS and industry people, and more. Best of all, they are free—so all you need … Read more
  • 10 Critical Alarms to Stop Ransomware and Protect Your Business Continuity
    Ransomware attacks aggressively target virtual infrastructure like ESXi and vCenter, exploiting vulnerabilities to encrypt data and disrupt operations. Veeam’s advanced monitoring capabilities empower organizations to detect threats early and respond swiftly, safeguarding critical data before backups are compromised. By configuring precise alarms and integrating with SIEM tools such as CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto XSIAM, Rapid7, … Read more
  • In the works – New Availability Zone in Maryland for US East (Northern Virginia) Region
    The US East (Northern Virginia) Region was the first Region launched by Amazon Web Services (AWS), and it has seen tremendous growth and customer adoption over the past several years. Now hosting active customers ranging from startups to large enterprises, AWS has steadily expanded the US East (Northern Virginia) Region infrastructure and capacity. The US … Read more
  • Enhance real-time applications with AWS AppSync Events data source integrations
    Today, we are announcing that AWS AppSync Events now supports data source integrations for channel namespaces, enabling developers to create more sophisticated real-time applications. With this new capability you can associate AWS Lambda functions, Amazon DynamoDB tables, Amazon Aurora databases, and other data sources with channel namespace handlers. With AWS AppSync Events, you can build … Read more
  • Key Innovations and Data Resilience Highlights from VeeamON 2025 
    With over 60 sessions and more than 100 speakers, VeeamON 2025 was a resounding success. We’re thrilled you joined us — whether in San Diego or virtually — to continue to learn the transformative potential of data resilience. During three action-packed days, we introduced significant new products and features, presented groundbreaking research on ransomware protection … Read more
  • CrowdStrike and Veeam: Enhancing Data Security with Proactive Threat Detection
    In this day and age of constant cyberthreats, organizations are perpetually required to enhance their cyber defenses. Security professionals now rely on innovative and AI-infused technologies more than ever to monitor their operations. At the same time, IT Operations teams must oversee all their digital infrastructure, including data and recovery processes. To assist both Security … Read more
Scroll to Top