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vSphere 8
VMware ESXi 8.0 New Host Client 2 and Logo
Well, many of us are undoubtedly underway upgrading and testing out the new vSphere 8 in our home lab environments. The new release has many exciting new things to play around with. However, one that is exciting with ESXi is…
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vSphere 8
ESXi 8.0 Upgrade in three ways
With the ESXi 8.0 release now available for download, many may consider upgrading their ESXi 7.0 servers to the latest and greatest ESXi version to get all that VMware virtualization offers. For the most part, many will only be doing…
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vSphere 8
VMware vSphere 8 – Download links for ESXi 8 and vCenter Server 8
Well, we have been eagerly waiting for the release of VMware vSphere 8 to download. It is a milestone release of VMware vSphere with many great new architectural features and changes and a revolutionary VMware vSAN release that is the…
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Containers
Rancher upgrade to the latest version
Suse Rancher is one of the coolest open-source tools you can use to manage, create, and configure your Kubernetes cluster, and it provides many great features that we will discuss. If you are already running Rancher, one of the tasks…
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Proxmox firewall rules configuration
In working with Proxmox, one of the cool features as part of the solution is the Promox firewall and firewall rules. Proxmox VE firewall is a firewall service that allows configuring firewall rules for filtering traffic to the Promox server,…
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Backup Software
Kubernetes backup and recovery using Kasten K10
Many organizations are now leveraging Kubernetes clusters to house modern application data and application configuration files for containerized applications. Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for running and orchestrating containerized applications. Kubernetes in itself does not include a native…
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Proxmox
Proxmox Container vs VM features and configuration
Proxmox is an extremely versatile hypervisor that provides the ability to run a Proxmox Container vs VM as part of the native functionality built into the platform. This is a great way to have the best of both worlds. It…
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Security
Commvault Metallic ThreatWise Early Threat Detection with Deception Technology
There is no question that cybersecurity is at the top of the minds of businesses in 2022 and beyond. High-profile ransomware attacks and data breach events continue to plague businesses worldwide with no end in sight. Threat actors continue to…
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home lab
Home lab dashboard with Dashy
Running a homelab provides an excellent opportunity to learn new technologies, applications, services, troubleshooting skills, and the list goes on and on. When you start spinning up dozens or more applications, it can become difficult to have all of your…
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vSAN
vSAN 8 Original Storage Architecture vs Express Storage Architecture differences
VMware vSAN 8 is revolutionary on many fronts and represents the most modern and technilogically advanced vSAN to date for running producton critical workloads. One of the new advancements with vSAN 8 is the new Express Storage Architecture. It is…
