For the first show of 2025, let's talk about being a sysadmin in the coming year. This is the sixth year of Richard going solo on the show to talk about the things he's seen in the past year and speculate a bit on the next year, at least for sysadmins. Economic uncertainty is still a thing, as is employment. The security situation continues to be tough - and getting worse. But remarkable new tools, including large language models, are on the horizon to make things a bit easier. The adoption rates for LLMs aren't as quick as some people would like, but things are happening, and they can provide value. However, you have to do your homework. Oh, and then there's Windows!

Links

• Microsoft Copilot
• Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Microsoft Security Copilot
• GitHub Copilot
• Privileged Identity Management
• Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10
• Plan for Windows 10 EOS with Windows 11, Windows 365, and ESU
• LAPS
• Microsoft Fabric

Recorded December 31, 2024