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Networking
Configure Windows DNS Server and Linux to Use Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS
It seems like as of recently there has been much movement in the public DNS space. Not long ago, the “quad 9” public DNS server was announced that touted as a new secure public DNS address that provides enhanced security…
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VDI
VDI Deployment Best Practices
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or VDI can bring significant benefits to organizations looking to be more agile as well as reduce the cost and complexity of managing a variety of client desktops, laptops, and mobile handheld devices. Organizations utilizing VDI are…
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Automation
Install and Configure Ansible Tower in Ubuntu Server
One of the goals that I have set for 2018 is learning more automation skills and employing these both in the home lab as well as with employers. The days of pointing and clicking to get things done are no…
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Windows Server 2019
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2019 and Project Honolulu
Update 4.13.2018 – Project Honolulu released officially as Windows Admin Center With the release of the newest technical preview of Windows Server 2019, you can now go out and pull down the latest code available for the upcoming release of…
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Networking
How to View Network Connections in Linux with IFTOP
There are a myriad of network utilities in both the Windows and Linux world. If you are working with a Linux distribution and you are needing to view network connections being made to and from your Linux server, there is…
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Automation
Automating a Home Lab Windows Server with Chef
In a previous post, Basic Chef Workstation and Server Installation and configuration, we took a look at how to get up and running in a basic sense with a working Chef server as well as a management workstation running the…
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Backup Software
NAKIVO Backup and Replication v7.4 Beta Released Review of New Features
Recently, as we had covered, NAKIVO had announced the upcoming release of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v7.4 Beta that would include some pretty exciting features including enhancements to granular file restores as well as replication network mapping automation. NAKIVO announced…
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Automation
Basic Chef Workstation and Server Installation and configuration
Automation is perhaps the most exciting and most desirable skill in today’s work of infrastructure operations. Today “infrastructure as code” is a buzzword you here everywhere. If you haven’t started working on your automation skills, now is the time to…
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Backup Software
Adding Backup Space with Vembu BDR Suite Storage Pools
We all know what a headache it can be when running out of backup storage for a data protection solution. Moving backups around can be a major ordeal. Reconfiguring jobs can also be tremendously management intensive as well as and…
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VMware Cloud on AWS
What is VMware Cloud on AWS?
One of the most exciting new offerings from VMware is certainly the VMware Cloud on AWS offering that allows customers to run VMware SDDC on top of AWS infrastructure. If you have heard about this new offering from VMware and…
