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VMware
The Great VMware Exodus, Real Migration Stories and Alternatives for 2025
We have seen/are seeing a seismic shift in the virtualization space after Broadcom completed the $61 billion acquisition of VMware in November 2023. What has followed has been a complete transformation in terms of price…
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Virtualization
How to Upgrade to VMware Workstation 12 Pro
I use VMware workstation daily in my work environment for segmenting administrative traffic from Internet browsing, as well as to…
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Virtualization
Equallogic SAN basic initial iSCSI setup
Recently, I configured a couple of Dell Equallogic SANs for two different VMware environments and I wanted to pass along…
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Security
Secure SSH with Public Key Authentication and Two Factor with Duo
If you want the ultimate in security for your SSH enabled Linux box that is sitting in the DMZ or…
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Powershell
Powershell if equals and not null
A while back, I wrote a blog post about using Powershell to email notify you if your home IP address…
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Windows
Create a Windows SXS install share
If you find yourself spinning up many Windows Server VMs like I do, you may not want to sit and…
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Virtualization
AppAssure vCenter Permissions for Exporting Virtual Standby VMs
In working recently with AppAssure in exporting VMs for Virtual Standby purposes, I found a lack of documentation in AppAssure…
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Security
Sophos XG UTM firewall virtual appliance install and configure
So the other day I received the announcement from Sophos they had released their “next generation” firewall appliance that would…
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Virtualization
Can’t remove permissions from vCenter Server VCSA 6
Recently, I came across a weird issue with permissions in vCenter. A list of user permissions were displayed within vCenter…
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Virtualization
Best Practices using VLANs with iSCSI and vMotion
So many times, the discussion comes up with using vlans , how to use them, and when they need to…
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Virtualization
USB 3.0 thumb drive not showing in VMware Workstation
For those of you who use VMware Workstation, if you have ever tried to mount maybe a new USB 3.0…
