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home lab
Prevent Domain Trust Relationship Failed with Snapshots in a Lab
If you have ever worked in a lab environment for any time period, VMware snapshots are a great feature to leverage for quick rollback and testing. As most of you already know, snapshots allow you to have a “picture” of…
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Backup Software
Backup and Secure Google G Suite and Office 365 with Spin Technology
It is always interesting to keep up with great products and see how they evolve and morph over time, improving the offering and features available. As the cloud continues to evolve and more data is placed there, it is extremely…
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Software
NetCrunch Network Monitoring Service Review
As your IT infrastructure grows more complex and spans across various networks, devices, and applications, monitoring is a critical aspect of managing your environment. There is simply no way to effectively monitor and manage today’s complex topologies and hybrid infrastructure…
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Security
Untangle NG Firewall 15 Released New Features
Network firewalls and firewall appliances have been an interesting subject for me the past several years working in various lab and production environments. Several years back, I had a friend that recommended a firewall solution called Untangle. It was free…
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Backup Software
Veeam Backup and Replication V10 Download Released New Features
The countdown in days is finally over for those who have been patiently awaiting the biggest news from Veeam in quite a while – Veeam Backup and Replication V10 Download Released New Features. Today with a signature even from Veeam,…
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vRealize Suite
vRealize Automation Easy Installer LCMVRAVACONFIG590003 Error
In working with vRealize Easy Installer in the lab environment recently deploying vRealize Lifecycle Manager, vRealize Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation 8.0.1 I ran into an issue with the easy installer once it got to the point of installing vRealize…
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Backup Software
Altaro VM Backup Review Part 2
In the previous Altaro VM Backup Review Part 1, we looked at Altaro as a backup solution from downloading, installation, and provisioning storage as a backup target. In our Altaro VM Backup Review Part 2, we will take a look…
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Automation
vRealize Orchestrator 8.0 Download Install and Configuration
Performing all the tasks associated with daily IT administration today in a manual way can be time consuming, tedious, and down right impossible. Automation is king when it comes to getting things done in a timely and efficient manner. VMware…
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Security
CIS Critical Security Controls VMware Scan with Runecast 4.1
Having the right tools to implement security and security best practices in your VMware vSphere environment is critical to a successful security posture. The recent release of Runecast 4.1 adds an additional powerful compliance check called the CIS Benchmark. What…
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Flings
Manage ESXi Hosts Without vCenter using VMware Pallas
For many, there may exist a use case for being able to manage ESXi hosts without vCenter Server. This can certainly be the case with certain remote edge environment scenarios where vCenter connectivity from the ESXi hosts may not be…
