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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.
Manage Storage Spaces Direct with Windows Admin Center
Computers

Manage Storage Spaces Direct with Windows Admin Center

If you are running Windows Server Storage Spaces Direct, the premier management tool for S2D is Windows Admin Center. Have you gotten familiar with Windows Admin Center as of yet?…

by Brandon LeeJune 12, 2019January 11, 2021
Spinbackup Multi-Cloud SaaS Backup Adds Microsoft Azure
Cloud Software

Spinbackup Multi-Cloud SaaS Backup Adds Microsoft Azure

You may already be migrating your users to Google G Suite or Office 365 if you have previously been hosting resources such as email and file storage on-premises.  There are…

by Brandon LeeJune 11, 2019January 11, 2021
How to Create a Self-Signed Certificate for Nginx in Ubuntu 18.04
Security

How to Create a Self-Signed Certificate for Nginx in Ubuntu 18.04

In the last post, we looked at how to configure and setup a Netbox installation to model and document your network. Netbox serves as the “source of truth” for network…

by Brandon LeeJune 10, 2019January 11, 2021
Netbox Network Modeling and Documentation Ubuntu Installation
Networking

Netbox Network Modeling and Documentation Ubuntu Installation

Typically in many environments, most keep up with documentation of network information through various spreadsheets and other documentation, including perhaps Visio diagrams and such. Some have an IPAM or DCIM…

by Brandon LeeJune 5, 2019January 11, 2021
NAKIVO Backup and Replication v8.5.2 Released with VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 2 Support
Backup Software

NAKIVO Backup and Replication v8.5.2 Released with VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 2 Support

Not too long ago, we posted about the release of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v8.5 which was a milestone release in the NAKIVO product line. With the NAKIVO Backup &…

by Brandon LeeJune 4, 2019January 11, 2021
Install LogRhythm NetMon in VMware vSphere VM
Security

Install LogRhythm NetMon in VMware vSphere VM

In the previous post, Free Network Threat Detection Monitoring and Forensics Tool, we tool a look at a great free network threat detection, monitoring solution, and forensics tool in the…

by Brandon LeeJune 3, 2019December 28, 2023
Free Network Threat Detection Monitoring and Forensics Tool
Security

Free Network Threat Detection Monitoring and Forensics Tool

Today’s networks are becoming increasingly complex and full of many different kinds of traffic traversing them. Capable tools are needed to be able to detect threats in real time and…

by Brandon LeeMay 31, 2019December 28, 2023
Simple and Secure VDI Access with Praim Smart Identity
VDI

Simple and Secure VDI Access with Praim Smart Identity

With breach after breach making headlines today as well as various cybersecurity incidents being reported in unprecedented numbers, businesses today are having to rethink their security architecture.  The security of…

by Brandon LeeMay 29, 2019January 11, 2021
Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer
Automation

Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer

Not too long ago, I covered in a post called Create Unattend Answer File for Windows Server 2019 Automated Packer Installation. In carrying this further with continued automation of Windows…

by Brandon LeeMay 28, 2019November 22, 2023
Enable VMware Virtual Machine 802.1X Authentication
Networking

Enable VMware Virtual Machine 802.1X Authentication

As I eluded to in a previous post about NIOC and consolidating my networking in the home lab using vSphere Distributed Switches and Network I/O Control, I had a few…

by Brandon LeeMay 24, 2019January 11, 2021

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