VMware ESXi installation and setup – First 15 things I do
Setting up a VMware ESXi server is a process that requires a good understanding of the technologies and best practices. I have put together a list of installation and setup…
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.
Unraid vs TrueNAS – Home Lab Comparison in 2023
There is a debate among many in the storage community and home lab community about two very well known solutions – Unraid vs. TrueNAS. These are both NAS operating systems…
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In case you haven’t heard, the latest release of Portainer includes an excellent new feature that allows fully automated provisioning of Microk8s Kubernetes onto existing nodes you have running in…
NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10.9 Beta New Features
The new edition of NAKIVO introduces new features designed to increase resilience, streamline recovery, and support the latest platforms. Let’s delve into the NAKIVO Backup and Replication v10.9 Beta new…
Kubespray: Automated Kubernetes Home Lab Setup
Kubespray is a tool designed to simplify setting up a Kubernetes cluster. It’s an open-source project under the Kubernetes sigs, and it uses Ansible playbooks and inventory to automate cluster…
Kube Bench – Secure your Kubernetes Cluster with CIS Benchmark
Let me introduce you to a tool that is hosted on github.com/aquasecurity/kube-bench, kube-bench is a powerful Go application designed to evaluate whether Kubernetes is deployed according to best practices. What…
Terrascan: Cloud Compliance and Security Scanner for IaC
Terrascan is a cool utility that provides a code analyzer that helps to make sure your infrastructure as code is secure and compliant. What is Terrascan? Terrascan, is an open-source…