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vSAN
VMware vSAN 7.0 Update 2 Top New Features
With the update to vSphere 7.0 Update 2, one of the great new updates contained in this release is vSAN 7.0 Update 2. The new vSAN 7.0 Update 2 release contains a long list of new enhancements and features that…
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vSphere 7
VMware vCenter Server 7.0 Update 2 New Features
Today was big news on the VMware front. VMware today released VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2 to the masses. This new release has improvements across the core VMware vSphere stack, including vCenter Server, ESXi, and VMware vSAN. For this blog…
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VMware Monitoring
Virtualization Monitoring with NetCrunch 11
There is no shortage of monitoring solutions on the market that allow businesses to manage their business-critical resources, including virtualized environments. Monitoring is a key task supporting business-critical operations in the enterprise. Arguably, monitoring is even more important with virtualized…
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Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 Public Preview New Features Download Install
After the latest Microsoft Ignite, there is renewed excitement over the Microsoft Windows server’s next version. The new Windows Server is Windows Server 2022 and contains quite a few notable features that provide the latest and most fully-featured Windows Server…
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DevOps
Ultimate DevOPs Git Commands and Workflow Guide
If you are learning Git, there is a lot of nuances of the Git workflow to become familiar with. However, with a bit of practice and lab time, most of the concepts working with Git make sense for DevOps workflow.…
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Automation
Using Terraform Vault Provider with VMware vSphere
If you are getting into infrastructure as code (IaC), no doubt you have at least experimented with Hashicorp Terraform. Terraform is a very human-readable language that allows easily provisioning infrastructure across a wide range of environments, from on-premises to the…
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Backup Software
Veeam Backup and Replication v11 CDP Configuration Step-by-Step
One of the new features contained in the Veeam Backup & Replication v11 release is what is defined as Continuous Data Protection (CDP). With CDP, you can protect a workload with ultra-low RPOs that start at seconds rather than minutes.…
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Backup Software
Upgrade to Veeam Backup and Replication v11
Just a couple of days ago now at the time of this writing, Veeam Backup & Replication v11 was released. You can read my full write-up on the new features contained in this release contained here: Veeam Backup and Replication…
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Security
Automated VMSA-2021-002 ESXi Workaround with Ansible
Just two days ago at the time of this writing, VMware has released a VMware Security Advisory that is listed as critical VMSA-2021-002 and is recommending that remediation for the vulnerability happen as soon as possible. This is a remote…
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Backup Software
Veeam Backup and Replication v11 Released New Features Download
Anyone who has worked in enterprise data center environments in the past decade with virtualized environments will no doubt be familiar with Veeam Backup & Replication. Veeam is arguably the industry leader in enterprise backup technology and provides one of…
