Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS Review: Beefy Specs with Backup Server Built-in
Recently, Terramaster sent over their Terramaster T12-500 Pro NAS for me to take a look at. As always with these reviews, I am not paid outside of receiving the unit…
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.
Use Intel Optane SSD: Cheat your System Memory for Proxmox or VMware
I have done a lot of experimenting with my vExpert-provided Intel Optane 280 GB drives as a caching tier in front of my vSAN OSA configuration. However, since I have…
Terramaster NAS Docker Manager: Run Containers on your Network Attached Storage
I got my hands on the new Terramaster F8 SSD Plus NAS device and have been getting familiar with Terramaster tools and apps that run in their TOS 6 software…
Top DevOps Automation Tools I Use Every Day
There are many great DevOps Automation tools available for use that allow DevOps engineers and IT Ops to automate and make the most of their automation toolsets. I would like…
Best Home Lab Networking Architecture in 2025
One of the core aspects of any IT infrastructure is the network. The network is the center of how everything communicates, works, and it also forms the core of your…
Hyper-V Server 2025: Nope but sort of?
I think many have been dismayed about the discontinuation of Hyper-V Server. The last version that you can officially download is Hyper-V Server 2019. However, with the release of the…
Best Backup Solution for VMware Alternatives in 2025
As so many are looking at their options for virtualization solutions into 2025, one of the deciding factors can be the backup solution that can be used to backup your…
Proxmox Home Server Build 2025: Ryzen 9 7945HX 96GB and 10GbE
I have been intrigued with entertaining building my next Proxmox host in the home lab as opposed to simply buying a pre-built mini PC. Minisforum sent me one of their…
6 reasons a NAS is your Best Home Lab Investment
When it comes to spending our precious hard earned money on a home lab, you want to make your resources count. Many ask when getting into a home lab, what…
Best Hypervisor in 2025: It depends on your pain tolerance
Wow there have been so many changes with virtualization from 2024 into 2025, when looking back at the ground we have covered so far in 2024 and now moving into…