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Powershell
Get-CimInstance: Get WMI Objects with PowerShell
In case you haven’t heard, starting on January 29, 2024, Microsoft has deprecated the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC), disabled by default on Windows 11 insider builds. If your application depends on WMIC, Microsoft, in their documentation, recommends that you…
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Proxmox
Top 10 Proxmox CLI Commands for Ultimate Control in 2024
One of the great things about Proxmox VE Server is that it contains very powerful command line utilities for controlling, configuring, and managing your Proxmox server. There are many Proxmox CLI utilities you need to know for ultimate control over…
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Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 Active Directory New Features
Windows Server 2025 contains many great new improvements from previous versions of Windows Server. One of the areas where we are seeing many new features and capabilities introduced is Active Directory, including a new domain functional level and forest functional…
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Proxmox
Proxmox New Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs
I am super excited with some news coming from Proxmox hot off the press. They have released a new import wizard to migrate VMware virtual machines and it is available now! This I think is going to be a welcome…
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Virtualization
VMware migration to Microsoft options
There has certainly been massive disruption in the VMware camp over the past several months. Now that the Broadcom purchase is final, Broadcom has introduced tectonic changes to VMware products, solutions, licensing, and even their partner program. It would be…
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Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 vs Windows Server 2022
After attending the March Windows Server Summit today, there were a lot of interesting insights shared about Windows Server 2025. I have compiled the new information on Windows Server 2025 vs Windows Server 2022 to see how these two modern…
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Containers
Best Docker Containers for Home Server in 2024
There are so many great containerized solutions and container images out there freely available for running applications and services in a virtualization environment. Using a simple Docker Compose file, you can quickly and easily spin up new applications in your…
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DevOps
Jenkins Docker Compose Install and Configuration
I have been experimenting with many different continuous integration and continuous deployment tools in the home lab. Recently, I have been using GitLab for most of my workflows. However, I have played around with Jenkins in the past and want…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Ebook Free Download for Home Labs
I have been writing a lot about Proxmox VE over the past couple of years and working with it in the home lab. It is a great free and open-source hypervisor with many features that home labbers can use to…
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Proxmox
First 10 Steps I do on Proxmox in 2024
Ok, there is no denying that Proxmox is picking up steam everywhere. Before, we said that Proxmox was really a home lab option. But now, with VMware going the way of other Broadcom purchases, many are giving Proxmox and other…
