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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.
Installing VMware vSphere Integrated Containers Part 1
vSphere Integrated Containers

Installing VMware vSphere Integrated Containers Part 1

For those used to working with VMware vSphere virtual machines in the enterprise datacenter, VMware makes the same tooling and interface experience available working with Docker containers in vSphere Integrated…

by Brandon LeeAugust 16, 2017January 11, 2021
Runecast Analyzer VMware Best Practices new REST API Integration
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Runecast Analyzer VMware Best Practices new REST API Integration

As we have covered before, Runcast Analyzer for VMware vSphere is a tremendously powerful product to ensure the health and to automate best practices discovery for your environment. Runecast continues…

by Brandon LeeAugust 15, 2017January 11, 2021
Spinbackup G Suite Security and Backup Installation
Cloud Software

Spinbackup G Suite Security and Backup Installation

In today’s world, most organizations are utilizing the public cloud for at least some aspect of their infrastructure.  Cloud resources allow organizations to be more agile and move quickly without…

by Brandon LeeAugust 14, 2017November 22, 2023
What is VMware Photon OS?
VMware

What is VMware Photon OS?

Today most vendors are putting a lot of emphasis on “cloud native” applications.  Cloud native applications are geared toward containers and containerized applications.  This makes possible running microservices inside containers…

by Brandon LeeAugust 11, 2017February 28, 2024
Configure Meraki to Azure Site to Site VPN
Azure

Configure Meraki to Azure Site to Site VPN

Lately, I have been playing around a lot with Azure as there is a lot of momentum, development, and enthusiasm around the platform.  Since I run the Meraki MX security…

by Brandon LeeAugust 10, 2017January 11, 2021
Powerful remote PC and thin client management with Praim ThinMan
VDI

Powerful remote PC and thin client management with Praim ThinMan

In our previous post looking at how to automate and repurpose old PCs into Thin Client VDI devices, we looked at both Praim ThinOX4PC and ThinMan.  In that post, we…

by Brandon LeeAugust 4, 2017January 11, 2021
VMUG Advantage adds vRealize Automation 7.3 Enterprise
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VMUG Advantage adds vRealize Automation 7.3 Enterprise

VMUG continues to offer a mind shattering package of value for VMUG Advantage members. The EvalExperience that comes with the Advantage membership is the hands down best cost effective way…

by Brandon LeeAugust 3, 2017January 11, 2021
Vembu BDR Suite 3.8 Released with New Features
Backup Software

Vembu BDR Suite 3.8 Released with New Features

With many backup solutions available on the market today, many may struggle to find a solution that fits their environment or backup technology.  Additionally, many backup solutions many only cover…

by Brandon LeeAugust 2, 2017January 11, 2021
Upgrading VMware ESXi to 6.5 update 1 with commandline
vSphere 6.5

Upgrading VMware ESXi to 6.5 update 1 with commandline

We have looked at upgrading ESXi hosts to 6.5 update 1 using the vSphere Update Manager. Today however, we want to look at upgrading VMware ESXi to 6.5 update 1…

by Brandon LeeAugust 1, 2017March 28, 2024
Upgrade to VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1 using VUM
vSphere 6.5

Upgrade to VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1 using VUM

With the release of vSphere 6.5 Update 1, we now have for many what is the release of 6.5 they were looking for as a valid upgrade candidate to their…

by Brandon LeeJuly 31, 2017February 13, 2024

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