Migration field notes

Plain-spoken notes on getting off dying platforms — and on the part everyone skips, which is proving the new machine actually does what the old one did.

September 2026

Rocky Linux vs AlmaLinux: which should you actually run?

Both are free RHEL rebuilds born from the same week in 2020. Where they really differ, what's identical day to day, and how to pick without overthinking it.

August 2026

The VMware renewal quote arrived. Here's how to actually leave.

Where the VMs go after Broadcom, the OS migration hiding inside the hypervisor migration, and why “it booted” is not “it's the same.”

July 2026

Getting off CentOS 7 without lying to your auditors

Why in-place converters bite, how to pick a target, and how to prove the rebuild is equivalent when an auditor asks.