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Containers
Docker Rollout: Zero-Downtime Deployments for Docker Compose Made Simple
Have you worked with Docker compose and ever wanted to have a proper blue/green deployment for making sure your services stay up and running when you update them? We have all experienced going down for…
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vSphere 6
Lightweight DNS Server for VMware Lab
For those of you who are building and working with your own VMware labs and using either physical home lab…
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vSphere 6
FreeNAS Change IP Address on iSCSI target VMware ESXi 6
FreeNAS is one of the easiest and coolest virtual SAN appliances out there for use with VMware and other Hypervisor…
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Virtualization
VMTurbo Free Virtual Environment Monitoring and Operations Management
Many may be looking for free virtual environment monitoring and operations management. There is a great solution out there in…
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Security
Installing MS15-034 Reboot Required
With the recent security alert concerning the “bluescreen of death” bug in Windows IIS servers from II7 and higher being…
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vSphere 6
How to update an ESXi 6.0 host from commandline
The process of updating an ESXi 6.0 host from commandline is a very painless operation. Especially if you have a standalone host…
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vSphere 6
Upgrade VMware PowerCLI 5.8 to 6.0
If you are into automating tasks in your VMware environment, there is no better way to do those tasks than…
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Security
Setup RDP Two Factor Authentication with Duo Security
Remote desktop servers that are sitting out in DMZ’s or just forward facing RDP enabled servers are security risks at…
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SQL
OLE DB provider SQLNCLI11 for linked server unable to begin distributed transaction
Today in working with a new virtual machine that was spun up with Windows Server 2012 R2 and SQL Server…
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Networking
Good VMware Home Lab Switch
Recently, I was looking to snag a really good VMware home lab switch for a couple of hosts and shared storage…
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SQL
Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster SQL 2012 SSL configuration
A project recently had me working on Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster SQL 2012 SSL configuration for an international company who…
