{"id":468,"date":"2025-12-28T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lighthouse-program.com\/?p=468"},"modified":"2025-12-24T08:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:41:46","slug":"lessi-learned-week-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthouse-program.com\/?p=468","title":{"rendered":"Lessi learned – week 1\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to the \u201cLessi Learned\u201d Newsletter!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Right now during the holiday season, many of us are once again adding countless new photos full of special memories to our collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At work, we treat data protection with the utmost care \u2014 but at home, regular backups of our private photos often don\u2019t get the same attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no surprise, considering that smartphones make it so quick and convenient to take countless photos, which then end up scattered across SD cards and various cloud services, making it easy to lose track of where everything is stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why the holiday season is a good moment to review your personal backup strategy. Gathering your photos from the past year and saving an additional copy to an external drive, stored securely at home or perhaps even in a safe deposit box, can prevent unpleasant surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because if all your photos disappear at once, even the holiday spirit might struggle to bring peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, I wish you happy holidays and hope you enjoy reading this newsletter! By the way, if you are looking for a festive backup job monitoring, read the Lessi-Learned section carefully \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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vExpert 2026 Applications are open<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last issue<\/a> I highlighted that applications for the Veeam Vanguard<\/strong> program are now open \u2014 still a great opportunity you shouldn\u2019t miss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on that momentum, another standout community program has just opened its application cycle: the VMware by Broadcom vExpert program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This global advocacy initiative has been around since 2009 and today includes roughly 1,350 active members across more than 75 countries, making it a truly international peer network.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve been part of this amazing and highly knowledgeable community for 14 years<\/strong>, and the relationships and support I\u2019ve gained, whether solving tricky issues or advancing my career, have been invaluable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re actively contributing in the virtualization space with VMware, this is your moment to apply and grow your impact. Applications close January 15th at 4:00 PM PST!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t forget \u2014 applications for the Veeam Vanguard<\/strong> program are still open too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find all relevant links here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n