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Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee is the Senior Writer, Engineer and owner at Virtualizationhowto.com, and a 7-time VMware vExpert, with over two decades of experience in Information Technology. Having worked for numerous Fortune 500 companies as well as in various industries, He has extensive experience in various IT segments and is a strong advocate for open source technologies. Brandon holds many industry certifications, loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Also, he goes through the effort of testing and troubleshooting issues, so you don't have to.
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    Brandon LeeJuly 30, 2020
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    VMware NSX Palo Alto Integration

    Today’s network environments are more complex than ever before. The move to the public cloud and extending resources from on-premises to the cloud is not showing any sign of slowing down anytime soon. Business are continuing to leverage technologies in…

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    Brandon LeeJuly 29, 2020
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    Configure Wasabi Backup Repository in NAKIVO

    One of the new features that I wanted to kick the tires on with the new NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10 release is the backup to Wasabi cloud storage. Integrating cloud into your backup architecture is a great way to…

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    Brandon LeeJuly 28, 2020
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    Windows Server Home Lab Build and Configuration

    I talk a lot about home labs on the site as I think they are a great way to get your hands “dirty” with learning new technology and skills from servers, networking, storage, automation, troubleshooting and many other great foundational…

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    Brandon LeeJuly 27, 2020
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    Hyper-V Server 2019 Windows Admin Center Management

    Starting in Windows Server 2019, Microsoft has made it clear that the way forward for managing Windows Server 2019 and future Windows versions will be the new Windows Admin Center (WAC) management tool. Windows Admin Center provides a new management…

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    Brandon LeeJuly 24, 2020
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    vSAN NFS Share Configuration in VMware vSphere 7.0

    VMware vSAN 7.0 has brought forward a powerful set of new features and capabilities that will take HCI in your environment to the next level. VMware vSAN 7.0 is the most capable vSAN to date and it contains really great…

  • Backup SoftwareNAKIVO-Backup-and-Replication-v10-GA-Download-and-Update
    Brandon LeeJuly 23, 2020
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    NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10 GA Download and Update

    Not long ago, NAKIVO released the newest beta of their flagship product, NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10 with some major new features. NAKIVO is certainly distinguishing themselves as a backup solution to watch IMHO. While many may think about some…

  • WindowsSetting-up-a-Securden-folder-to-perform-automatic-password-changes-for-Windows-service-accounts
    Brandon LeeJuly 22, 2020
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    Windows Server Managed Service Accounts Password Changes

    Passwords are a basic component of user security.  Managing passwords across your infrastructure can be an extremely challenging task, especially in larger environments.  There is a specialized account that is generally used in Windows environments known as the service account. …

  • WindowsViewing-the-NTP-registry-values-that-are-configured-for-your-Windows-Server
    Brandon LeeJuly 21, 2020
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    Set NTP Server Windows 2016 or Windows 2019

    There is no question about it, having accurate time in your environment set in critical infrastructure systems is a must. Many business-critical applications and infrastructure systems rely on accurate time synchronized between them to ensure the system functions as expected.…

  • Windows Server 2019Using-customization-specs-with-your-VMware-Windows-Server-2019-template
    Brandon LeeJuly 20, 2020
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    VMware Windows Server 2019 Template Best Practices

    Deploying Windows Server 2019 virtual machines from template is a great way to streamline the process of getting up and running with a new instance of Windows Server in your vSphere infrastructure quickly and easily. Templates help to take much…

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    Brandon LeeJuly 16, 2020
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    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 an automated way is a much better option than using…