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Storage
Truenas Core vs. Scale – A detailed comparison
Many powerful and robust open-source storage solutions are available for the home lab community and others. TrueNAS is one of those solutions that many are familiar with and have used for many years now. The…
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Azure Stack HCI
Azure Stack HCI vs. Windows Server Hyper-V Webinar
Virtualization host technologies for enterprises have changed significantly over the past decade, with virtualization vendors like VMware and Microsoft releasing…
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Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Install Remote Desktop Services
This year has been a year like none other with organizations scrambling to bolster their remote work infrastructure. It has…
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Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 Core Install Active Directory
Windows Server Core has been around since Windows Server 2008. It has not been the most popular way however to…
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Windows Server 2021
Windows Server 2021 vs Windows Server 2019
***Update*** – The next version of Windows is Windows Server 2022 and not 2021. See below. Recently we took a…
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vSphere 8
VMware vSphere 8 Update 1 Announced – New Features including OKTA
Not long now after the release of VMware vSphere 8 and great features like the VMware Cloud console, VMware has…
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vSphere 7
What’s new in VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 3f and ESXi 7.0 Update 3f
Guys heads up. There is a new vCenter Server update and ESXi hosts update to take note of. The new…
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vSphere 8
VMware vSphere 8 Update 1 Announced – New Features including OKTA
Not long now after the release of VMware vSphere 8 and great features like the VMware Cloud console, VMware has…
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ESXi on ARM
Add iSCSI Shared Storage to VMware ESXi-Arm
One of the exciting things in the home lab as of late is the ESXi-ARM fling that I have installed…
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Horizon View
Upgrade VMware Horizon 7.x Connection Servers to Horizon 8 2111
VMware Horizon 8 2111 is hot off the press from VMware and no doubt organizations are looking at a maintenance…
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Automation
Choosing the Best VMware Automation Tools
Providing streamlined and consistent management across the virtual estate is extremely important when using enterprise virtualization servers to run virtual…
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Networking
Pialert Docker Setup – Detecting Rogue Devices connected to the network
If you are like me, you are constantly looking at new solutions for network security and better visibility to devices…
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Software Defined Storage
Hyper-V Virtual SAN synchronization with StarWind Virtual SAN
The StarWind Virtual SAN solution is one of the easiest ways to run software-defined virtual SAN in Hyper-V. It has…
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Cloud
Microsoft 365 security and backup with Hornetsecurity
To the topic of Microsoft 365 security, many businesses are leveraging the cloud’s power for the modern hybrid workforce. One…
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Networking
Palo Alto PA 440 New Firewall Review
For the past few years now, I have been running the Palo Alto Networks PA 220 in the home lab…
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NSX-T
Identity Based Firewall configuration with NSX-T and vSphere
For years now, organizations have based application access and access to resources and files on identity. Typically, this is based…
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