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Mini PC & Server
NPUs in Mini PCs are Worthless for a Home Lab, Here’s Why
I have totally shifted my home lab over to using mini PCs in the past couple of years. Full-blown enterprise servers, while cool, are simply not needed to self-host or do very cool things as…
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Latest articles
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Windows 10
Windows 10 VM 99 percent disk utilization performance issue
In troubleshooting a recent performance issue in my home lab environment on a couple of Windows 10 VMs that I…
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Windows Server 2016
When to use Windows Server 2016 ReFS
Windows Server 2016 has many exciting enhancements, however, one that many will want to take advantage of is the new…
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VMware PowerCLI
Configure VMware vSphere Cluster with Web Client or PowerCLI
As powerful as VMware ESXi is out of the box in a standalone single server format, we really don’t get…
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Powershell
Veeam Powershell Automatically Add Backup Jobs
One of the great things with Veeam Backup & Replication is the integration with PowerShell and the ability to automate…
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Windows Server 2016
Install and Configure Windows Server 2016 WSUS
Windows Server Update Services or WSUS is a Microsoft product that allows us to centrally manage patches for Microsoft operating…
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Backup Software
Secure Backup Data in flight and at rest with Nakivo
Protecting our data in today’s security conscious world is imperative for all infrastructure systems. However, an area that often gets…
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Backup Software
Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 2 released new features
Today there was anticipated news from Veeam with the release of Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 update 2. It has…
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Automation
Best Rest API Client Download
These days APIs are all the rage when it comes to interacting with devices, infrastructure, software, etc. Most vendors and…
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NSX
Add VMware NSX Identity Source Domain
VMware NSX is a powerful tool to not only abstract your virtual networking from the underlying physical infrastructure, but also…
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NSX
Secure Home Lab DMZ network with VMware NSX firewall
With the recent announcement from VMUG that Advantage subscribers now have access to VMware NSX, it opens up a lot…
