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Author: 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.
VMware vSphere Backup Best Practices
Backup Software

VMware vSphere Backup Best Practices

There is no question that backing up your VMware vSphere virtual machines is an absolute necessity.  If you aren’t backing up your vSphere environment, you are asking for trouble.  However,…

by Brandon LeeAugust 21, 2019January 11, 2021
Easy Fix for DCOM Permissions Errors with PowerShell
Powershell

Easy Fix for DCOM Permissions Errors with PowerShell

There is no doubt that in working with various applications, you have ran into issues with Distributed COM or DCOM as it is more commonly known. DCOM can be a…

by Brandon LeeAugust 20, 2019November 24, 2023
Protect Business-Critical VMs with Effective Backups
Backup Software

Protect Business-Critical VMs with Effective Backups

Today, your data is more important than ever.  Most businesses, no doubt including your own, are making use of data in ways that were not used just a few years…

by Brandon LeeAugust 19, 2019January 11, 2021
Automated Patching of Microsoft Wormable RDP Vulnerabilities
Security

Automated Patching of Microsoft Wormable RDP Vulnerabilities

Patching is a huge part of managing IT infrastructure. It can consume a large part of IT operation’s time and energy. However, this is one area where automation and automated…

by Brandon LeeAugust 16, 2019August 16, 2019
Easily P2V Physical Windows Servers to VMs with NAKIVO
Backup Software

Easily P2V Physical Windows Servers to VMs with NAKIVO

There are still businesses out there running physical workloads in their enterprise datacenters. This can be for various reasons. It could be due to some requirement for a phsyical server…

by Brandon LeeAugust 15, 2019January 11, 2021
VMware vSAN 6.7 Update 3 New Features
vSAN

VMware vSAN 6.7 Update 3 New Features

With the release of VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 3, one of the exciting upgrades that come with the new vSphere release is an updated version of vSAN. VMware vSAN 6.7…

by Brandon LeeAugust 14, 2019January 11, 2021
VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 3 Announced New Features
VMware

VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 3 Announced New Features

In case you haven’t heard today, the next version of VMware vSphere has been announced! VMware officially announced VMware vSphere 6.7 Update 3 today with new and exciting enhancements to…

by Brandon LeeAugust 13, 2019March 26, 2024
Keep Track of IP Addresses Automatically with GestioIP
ComputersNetworking

Keep Track of IP Addresses Automatically with GestioIP

I have been testing different IPAMs for use in the home lab as of late and seeing what I like about them and what I don’t. I am doing this…

by Brandon LeeAugust 12, 2019January 11, 2021
Free IPAM Open Source Netbox IP Scanner
Networking

Free IPAM Open Source Netbox IP Scanner

I have been looking recently for a better way to manage my IP Addresses in the home lab. With multiple VLANs and constant churn in the home lab, it becomes…

by Brandon LeeAugust 9, 2019October 26, 2023
Use Ansible AWX to Automate Linux Updates and Patches
Automation

Use Ansible AWX to Automate Linux Updates and Patches

Let’s face it, keeping your VMs and environments updated is a necessary evil that we all realize we need to do for security, stability, and enhancements. Especially from a security…

by Brandon LeeAugust 8, 2019January 11, 2021

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