SysAdmin Weekly – 010 – Tips for Tech Conferences in 2025

This week, Andy is back from InfoSecurity Europe (and yes, still fighting off a conference cold), so naturally, we’re talking all about IT conferences. The big, the small, the budget-busting, and the badge-scanning bonanzas that are IT Events. Paul Schnackenburg returns to help unpack the real value of these events: learning (but not just in sessions), community (a.k.a. the hallway track), and how to dodge aggressive booth folks without pretending to answer a fake phone call.

Also covered:

– A news react segment on Trend Micro vulnerabilities and the Coinbase supply chain scare
– The reality of conference session overload (triple-booked? Same.)
– Why the expo hall isn’t just a capitalist trap (spoiler: you might stumble on tools that blow your mind)
– Why speaking at events could be your career’s best power-up

Oh! And don’t skip the outro. We tease a future episode on “what’s in your conference bag” (nerd edition).

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– AndyOnTech – https://www.andyontech.com
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– Companion newsletter – https://newsletter.sysadminweekly.com
– Trend Micro Vulnerabilities – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-fixes-six-critical-flaws-on-apex-central-endpoint-encryption-policyserver/
– Coinbase Insider Threat – https://www.theverge.com/news/667989/coinbase-rogue-support-agent-customer-data-stolen-breach
– Ookla Speedtest PS Script – https://github.com/nikiluk/automate-ookla-speedtest