management
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home lab
Best Out of Band Management Solutions
Out-of-band management is an important part of managing a data center and even your home lab. What is it exactly, and what are the best out-of-band management solutions for your home lab to maintain access to everything? Table of contentsWhat…
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Horizon View
Monitoring and Troubleshooting VMware Horizon 7 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI with ControlUp 8.1
Many organizations at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic are transitioning from a “phase 1” implementation of empowering a remote workforce, to a “phase 2” or “Day 2” operations stance. This means that you have your infrastructure in place and…
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Skyline
What is VMware Skyline? Is It Free?
We are getting more in the day and age of automated and intent-driven operations and infrastructure. Environments and technology are moving so fast that having a human being troubleshooting the environment, especially very dense virtual environments, is a virtually impossible…
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VMware
VMware ESXi Remote Install using SuperMicro IPMI
In working with the home lab recently, I had the need to reload one of my hosts remotely. It was great to have this functionality available via the Supermicro virtual media option using IPMI connectivity. Supermicro has really come a…
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Azure
What is Azure Arc Management and Governance?
One of the major announcements coming from Microsoft’s Ignite conference was the introduction of Azure Arc. This announcement is especially interesting to those that are looking to consolidate management, governance, and security of their Windows, Linux, and Kubernetes workloads across…
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Windows Server 2019
Windows Server Core 2019 Management Fundamentals
Windows Server Core has finally matured and transitioned into the primary operating system that you should deploy when thinking about deploying a Windows Server platform in your environment. The days of GUI are numbered, especially with the recent developments in…
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Windows Admin Center
Managing Windows Server 2019 Core with Windows Admin Center
Recently, a blog post from Microsoft caught my attention as the discussion was around the adoption of Window Server 2019 Core edition. Microsoft detailed in this post that Windows Server 2019 Core edition has the fastest adoption rate of any…
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VDI
Manage and Configure Raspberry Pi Citrix VDI thin clients with Praim Agile4Pi
Raspberry PI devices have become increasingly popular among enthusiasts and enterprises alike. They are increasingly seen used in various use cases, all the way from home projects or appliances to enterprise appliances that are used in production. The are an…
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vSphere 6.7
VMware vRealize Operations 7.0 vCenter Connection and SMTP Configuration
With the release of vRealize Suite 2018, VMware has certainly raised the bar of its vRealize platform, including vRealize Operations 7.0, vRealize Automation 7.5, vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 2.0, vRealize Business for Cloud 7.5, and vRealize Log Insight 4.7. All…
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VDI
Praim Agile4PC vs ThinOX4PC VDI Thin Client Management and Configuration
When it comes to being able to control, administer, and configure thin client devices, Praim’s suite of products brings powerful management features and capabilities to the table. Praim has a powerful line of tools and solutions that give organizations and…
