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Security
pfSense pfBlockerNG vs Pihole Pros and Cons
There is a wide range of excellent solutions for blocking ads, malware, tracking cookies, and other unwanted network traffic for home labs and home users. There are two open-source solutions available for download today, pfSense pfBlockerng and Pihole, that are…
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vSAN
vSAN File Share with vSAN File Service Configuration and Setup
I am a huge fan of VMware vSAN. It is a rock-solid solution to run mission-critical workloads. I also use it to power my VMware home lab. However, one of the features you may not readily think about with VMware…
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VDI
Managed Workplace Automation with Praim ThinMan Server
There are many moving pieces and parts to the overall IT infrastructure layout maintained by most organizations. Business-critical infrastructure spans both on-premises resources and remote work infrastructure. As organizations have transitioned to a large percentage of employees working remotely, businesses…
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Backup Software
World Backup Day 2022 – Backup Best Practices
What a wild last couple of years on the world scene! While many things in the world have changed over the last couple of years, there is one thing that has remained constant. That is the need to backup your…
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VDI
New VMware Imager Fling to Automate Windows 10 Builds
Like most of you, I am a big fan of automation, especially when it comes to automating the building of operating system images for template creation. I saw a blurb yesterday about a new VMware Fling simply called, Imager. It…
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Networking
pfSense VLAN to VLAN Routing in VMware ESXi
One of the basic and core functionalities that you will want to do with a physical or virtual firewall/router is route packets in your network or virtual environment. One of the areas that trip people up is pfSense VLAN to…
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System Center
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2022 VMware ESXi management
Recently, Microsoft released the latest version of System Center, System Center 2022. With the new System Center release, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2022 (SCVMM) has been released with new features that support the latest version of vSphere. Let’s look…
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Backup Software
NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10.6 Beta Released New Features
NAKIVO is a backup vendor that is certainly continuing to add great new features and functionality to its flagship product – NAKIVO Backup & Replication. We have seen many new features added over the past few years with NAKIVO and…
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VDI
How to run Windows Apps on Chrome OS with Cameyo Progressive Web Apps
Chromebooks and other devices running Chrome OS have become extremely popular as they offer an affordable option for schools, businesses, and other use cases. They provide a fully functional experience in today’s very web-centric world where apps, services, data, and…
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Security
Runecast 6.1 Released with New Features
As today’s organizations are tasked with managing a wide range of IT systems that transcend beyond on-premises datacenter into cloud environments and everything in between. Hybrid cloud is the new stance of most organizations where a combination of on-premises and…
