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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.
Ceph Storage Best Practices for Ultimate Performance in Proxmox VE
Storage

Ceph Storage Best Practices for Ultimate Performance in Proxmox VE

Ceph is a scalable storage solution that is free and open-source. It is a great storage solution when integrated within Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) clusters that provides reliable and scalable storage for virtual…

by Brandon LeeMarch 4, 2024August 31, 2024
Top Home Lab Trends in 2024
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Top Home Lab Trends in 2024

Wow, things have really changed in the past year from what we knew and were used to, compared to where things are now in early 2024. In this digital age,…

by Brandon LeeMarch 1, 2024March 22, 2024
Almalinux vs Rocky Linux: Best CentOS replacement in 2024
Linux

Almalinux vs Rocky Linux: Best CentOS replacement in 2024

If you are looking to replace RHEL with another distribution, there are two that comes to mind. These are Almalinux and Rocky Linux. Both were designed for 1-to-1 compatibility with…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 29, 2024August 20, 2024
Why 2024 is the Real Year of Container vs VM
Containers

Why 2024 is the Real Year of Container vs VM

Wow, who could have foretold what was in store for 2024 with all the changes and shocking tectonic shifts that have happened over the course of the last few months.…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 2024
Wubuntu: Ubuntu operating system that looks like Windows 11
Linux

Wubuntu: Ubuntu operating system that looks like Windows 11

It seems like if you like Windows or Linux, you have to choose one or the other. Most will say they like the “look” of Windows but they want the…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024
Best KVM based Hypervisors in 2024
Virtualization

Best KVM based Hypervisors in 2024

This may very well be the year of KVM-based hypervisors in 2024, aside from other options like Microsoft Hyper-V. Many are looking at different options this year for virtualization technologies…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 26, 2024August 21, 2024
How to build Xen Orchestra from Source code
XCP-ng

How to build Xen Orchestra from Source code

Xen Orchestra (XO) is the “vcenter like” frontend tool for managing XCP-ng hypervisor. It is freely available from Vates along with the free XCP-ng hypervisor as a xen orchestra turnkey…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 23, 2024February 23, 2024
VMware by Broadcom Lesson: Don’t base your career on a product
VMware

VMware by Broadcom Lesson: Don’t base your career on a product

I have been involved or at least associated with VMware solutions and infrastructure since circa 2004, which is quite a long time. Like most I was blown away by the…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 22, 2024February 22, 2024
Best Open-Source DevOps Monitoring Tools in 2024
DevOps

Best Open-Source DevOps Monitoring Tools in 2024

This blog post looks at the best open-source monitoring tools in DevOps in 2024 for continuous monitoring tools, many of which you can run in Docker on-premises in prod or…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 21, 2024August 21, 2024
Kasm Workspaces Install: 5 Steps to Run your Linux Desktop inside a Docker container
Containers

Kasm Workspaces Install: 5 Steps to Run your Linux Desktop inside a Docker container

If you are looking for one of the slickest and coolest solutions for streaming applications and desktops in your home lab or production, I want to introduce you to Kasm.…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 20, 2024February 20, 2024

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