Linux DevOps tools: Building Linux Infrastructure as Code Workstation
I have been doing quite a bit of DevOps work the past few months and have found myself working with Linux tools more and more. With this being said, I…
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Using Terraform Vault Provider with VMware vSphere
If you are getting into infrastructure as code (IaC), no doubt you have at least experimented with Hashicorp Terraform. Terraform is a very human-readable language that allows easily provisioning infrastructure…
Ansible Hashicorp Vault Storing vCenter Password
Recently I had detailed how to Install Hashicorp Vault on Ubuntu 20.04. If you followed along that post, you will see how easy it is to get a working installation…
Ansible Manage Windows Servers Examples Guide
Managing your Windows Servers from the GUI in mass is not fun or efficient. While the GUI has its place for one-off and ad-hoc configuration, managing your Windows servers in…
VMware vRealize Orchestrator Use Cases
Are you wanting to get into automation and have a way to easily use automated processes in your VMware vSphere environment? You most likely have access to a tool that…
Deploy Windows Updates with PDQ Deploy
If you are like me, keeping your hosts updated can be one of the most cumbersome and tedious tasks that you have to carry out in your environment. However, as…
Terraform for Azure Tutorial
Modernizing the way IT operations is able to provision, manage, and provide the needed resources for development necessitates the need to automate processes. This is especially true in cloud environments…
Automate Windows Server 2019 Core Installation and Deployment
As detailed in the previous post yesterday, Windows Server 2019 Core edition is gaining momentum among customers as the go to Windows edition for installation in their environments. Due to…
Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer
Not too long ago, I covered in a post called Create Unattend Answer File for Windows Server 2019 Automated Packer Installation. In carrying this further with continued automation of Windows…
Use Ansible to Update OUI tables in Arpwatch
As most of you are aware, I have written a few posts about Arpwatch and the great value it provides in a network for visibility. It can help to uncover…