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Author: Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.
Rebuild Failed vSAN ESXi Host
vSAN

Rebuild Failed vSAN ESXi Host

Just within the last couple of days, I had the USB device that one of my home lab ESXi servers was booting from become corrupt. I had noticed an issue…

by Brandon LeeDecember 23, 2019January 11, 2021
VMware PowerCLI Download and Install Connect to vCenter
VMware PowerCLI

VMware PowerCLI Download and Install Connect to vCenter

If you are looking for THE way to automate VMware vSphere, VMware PowerCLI is the way to do it. PowerCLI is the defacto standard for interacting with VMware vSphere from…

by Brandon LeeDecember 20, 2019January 11, 2021
Migrate Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2019 with Storage Migration
Windows Admin Center

Migrate Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2019 with Storage Migration

With the January 14, 2020 deadline rapidly approaching, getting off Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 should be a priority. The End of Life designation will now mean no more…

by Brandon LeeDecember 19, 2019January 11, 2021
NSX-T vs NSX-V Differences and Similarities
NSX-T

NSX-T vs NSX-V Differences and Similarities

When it comes to network virtualization in the enterprise datacenter, there is no better solution on the market currently than VMware’s NSX network virtualization platform. VMware NSX has certainly changed…

by Brandon LeeDecember 18, 2019December 28, 2023
Windows Server 2008 R2 End of Life Near
Windows

Windows Server 2008 R2 End of Life Near

If you run Windows Server 2008 R2 in your environment as well Server 2008 flat, you are in the “5 minutes til midnight” hour of getting a plan together to…

by Brandon LeeDecember 17, 2019January 11, 2021
Azure Hybrid Connection Configuration with Windows Admin Center
Azure

Azure Hybrid Connection Configuration with Windows Admin Center

There is no question that you are most likely making use of the public cloud in some way, shape, or form these days. For most, there will be no full…

by Brandon LeeDecember 16, 2019January 11, 2021
ESXi vs vSphere vs vCenter
VMware

ESXi vs vSphere vs vCenter

For this post, we are getting back to the basics of VMware and comparing the core essential terms that are associated with a VMware environment. These are ESXi vs vSphere…

by Brandon LeeDecember 13, 2019January 11, 2021
Vembu BDR Suite v4.1.0 GA with New Features
Backup Software

Vembu BDR Suite v4.1.0 GA with New Features

The backup space is certainly one that stays exciting among the various vendors contributing great products in this realm. Vembu BDR Suite is a very robust and unique backup solution…

by Brandon LeeDecember 12, 2019January 11, 2021
VMware ESXi Free Download Configuration and License
vSphere 6.7

VMware ESXi Free Download Configuration and License

We are certainly in the age of virtualization and the hypervisor is at the core of what makes virtualization possible. Both VMware and Microsoft have hypervisors they allow you to…

by Brandon LeeDecember 11, 2019March 18, 2024
Runecast 4.0 Released with AWS Analysis
Cloud

Runecast 4.0 Released with AWS Analysis

If like me, you have been following Runecast and the great things they have been doing from day one in VMware vSphere environments. You knew it would only be a…

by Brandon LeeDecember 10, 2019January 11, 2021

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