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12 Essential Steps I Take on Every New Docker Host
I get excited when I am spinning up a new Docker container host as I think about all the new, cool workloads and projects that can be ran on it. Building up your Docker container…
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Hyper-V
Hyper-V Critical remote code execution vulnerability in May 2021 patch Tuesday
The past few months from a security perspective have been a roller coaster of zero-day vulnerabilities and critical patches that…
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Windows
Windows Server DHCP VLAN Configuration: Detailed Guide
Network segmentation is a great way to compartmentalize the various networks you need to run in your environment. This provides…
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Windows Server 2022
Upgrade Windows Server 2019 Active Directory to Windows Server 2022
Windows Server Active Directory upgrades are a part of administering Windows Server Active Directory infrastructure on-premises. Currently, businesses may have…
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Automation
Packer Build Ubuntu 21.04 for VMware vSphere
If you aren’t already using Hashicorp Packer for automating builds of the various operating systems you use in your environment,…
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Software Defined Storage
StarWind HCI Evaluation Kit Released: Config Walkthrough
It is not often that you can fully try out an entire solution from a vendor in your own lab…
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Automation
Terraform vSphere tutorial: Linux Virtual Machine Clone
Terraform is a great infrastructure as code (IaC) platform that allows easily spinning up and customizing infrastructure. The great thing…
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Windows Server 2022
New Windows Server 2022 Container Image Preview Install
Just a few days ago, Microsoft released news of the new Windows Server 2022 base OS container image preview. It…
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vSphere 7
Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) for ESXi 7.0 Update 2a Upgrade
VMware vSphere 7 Update 2 contains many great enhancements that I have written about here. Since Update 2 was pulled…
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vSphere 7
VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 2a Released for Download
Well, we have been waiting for a few weeks now for the updated release of ESXi 7.0 Update 2 to…
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Linux
Ubuntu Server CLI Cheat Sheet
One of the beautiful things about Linux is the power of the Linux CLI. This is what draws many to…
