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Repurpose old PC as thin client
Many organizations today have strict budgets for new hardware, and refreshing hardware often is…
VMware
Home Lab virtualization software I use
Those who have followed my site and Youtube channel know that I am passionate about home lab en…
Articles
Cooling for Home Labs and tricks to reduce your heat
Especially since we are in the middle of the summer here in the U.S., running your home lab now…
VMware
Rancher Node Template VMware ESXi – Ubuntu Cloud Image
In one of the Youtube videos I had created some time ago, one of the questions that keep coming…
VMware
What Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware means for the Enterprise and vSphere
Well, I have yet to weigh in among the hundreds if not thousands of comments and full comment…
VMware
XCP-NG in VMware nested virtualization
As many of you may already know from reading my previous blog posts, I really like playing arou…
VMware
ESXi Auto Deploy add Driver to ESXi ISO Custom Image
One of the things you may find the need for from time to time is customizing an ESXi ISO image …
Windows Server
5 Server Downtime Prevention Methods
As an IT or system administrator, is it one of the phrases we do not want to hear from customer…
VMware
VMware vSphere+ and vSAN+ announced new features
Today, VMware is announcing major news with the release of VMware vSphere+ and vSAN+. These new…
Articles
Install Longhorn Rancher for Kubernetes Block Storage
Storage and specifically persistent storage has been a challenge with Kubernetes and contai…
Articles
Convert Packer Variables JSON to HCL2 for automated vSphere templates
One of the tasks I have been working on lately is getting my Packer vSphere build templates con…
VMware
Upgrade vRealize Automation with vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager vRSLCM
I have been doing a bit of upgrading and updating the home lab environment recently. One of the…
VMware
What’s new in VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3f and ESXi 7.0 Update 3f
There is a new vCenter Server update and ESXi hosts update to take note of. The new vCenter…
VMware
VMware affected by Retbleed Spectre variant – VMSA-2022-0020
Well, if you thought that Spectre and Meltdown (security nightmare blasts from the past) were…
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Traefik Helm install and configuration
Traefik is a great ingress controller for Kubernetes clusters allowing you to have an L7 ingres…
VMware
vRealize Automation SaltStack Config Installation using vRSLCM
VMware announced the acquisition of SaltStack, the enterprise offering of the Salt automation p…
Windows Server
RDP vs SSH – Which should you choose?
Remote access is one of the most powerful tools in the toolbelt of an IT admin or helpdesk tech…
Windows 10
What is Microsoft Entra and what does it do?
The Microsoft cloud ecosystem is continually evolving, often introducing new features and capab…
Articles
Remote Desktop Multi-factor Authentication with ThinMan Smart Identity
Modern security is based around verifying and only granting access to critical systems once ide…
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Traefik Ingress Example YAML and setup in K3s
I have been playing around lately in my DevOps learning adventures with Traefik. Traefik is a…
