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.

DevOps

Brandon LeeJune 20, 2023
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Ansible Semaphore: Awesome Open Source Ansible GUI

Ansible is an awesome automation tool that I use in the home lab and production environment regularly. However, sometimes it is nice to have a GUI to point and click around to configure jobs, inventory, etc. Ansible has a commercial…
Software

Brandon LeeJune 19, 2023
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Edge Get Rid of Discover Button in 4 ways

I have been using Microsoft Edge for quite a while and like it. However, even though AI is cool and definitely going to revolutionize things, you may not care for the new Bing Button in the upper right corner of…
Kubernetes

Brandon LeeJune 16, 2023
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Kubectl Port Forwarding: Easy Kubernetes Ports Access

Hashicorp Nomad
DevOps

Brandon LeeJune 15, 2023
0 4,732

Resolve-DNSname: PowerShell DNS Lookup

Let’s look at a very cool and powerful DNS troubleshooting tool that is included as a PowerShell cmdlet. The Resolve-DnsName PowerShell cmdlet is a tool that includes the features of many of the legacy command line tools. Let’s see how…
VDI

Brandon LeeJune 14, 2023
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Cameyo for Cloud Workers: Secure Remote Worker

I have been following Cameyo Virtual Application Delivery (VAD) for a few years now, and they continue to impress and deliver for customers. Today, they made a pretty exciting announcement. Cameyo for Cloud Workers. Let’s dive into this announcement and…
Security

Brandon LeeJune 14, 2023
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Top Open Source Firewalls in 2023

I have been running open-source firewalls in the lab and other environments for years now. This post delves into my picks for the top open-source firewalls in 2023. We will examine each firewall’s key features and discuss how they might…
VMware

Brandon LeeJune 13, 2023
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vSphere Update Manager: Switch to vSphere Lifecycle Manager

As we transition from vSphere Update Manager to this new model of the vSphere Lifecycle Manager, we need to be up on understanding the capabilities of each is vital. Let’s consider vSphere Update Manager vs vSphere Lifecycle Manager and better…
Networking

Brandon LeeJune 12, 2023
6 28,551

pfSense Plus vs CE: Complete Comparison

Netgate, has made an interesting announcement and have announced pfSense Plus in 2021. This is a new version of its popular open-source firewall and router software based on FreeBSD. If you want to run pfSense CE on your own hardware,…
home lab

Brandon LeeJune 9, 2023
1 25,287

TinyPilot: Raspberry Pi KVM over IP Solution Review

Legacy discovery software available
Self hosted

Brandon LeeJune 8, 2023
0 5,630

Authelia: Open source SSO and MFA in Docker

If you are looking at securing your home lab or other environment, two-factor authentication is the way to go. However, is there a way to self-host your two-factor authentication and SSO technologies? Yes, there is! I want to introduce you…