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VMware Hands On Labs Public Beta Available
VMware Hands On Labs are now available as part of a public beta. A few important links are as follows: You can follow for updates on twitter (@VMwareHOL) Check out the community and signup here. You...
View ArticleReview of VCDX Boot Camp Book
I recently finished reading the VCDX Boot Camp Book which was released last month on VMware Press. The book is written by three known VCDX’s(John Arrasjid, Ben Lin, and Mostafa Khalil) but also...
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A Deeper Look at the VMware Hands On Labs
Since my last post on the VMware Hands On Labs Public Beta becoming available, I’ve spent a few more hours taking some of the new labs and digging deeper into the catalog. The catalog consists of many...
View ArticleDesign Considerations of the vCenter Server Appliance
An interesting conversation broke out on twitter with @lamw(William Lam), @ChrisWahl, @tomralph, & @bsmith9999(Brian Smith) that I thought I would bring over to the blog. There are a couple of...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 U1a Released – Multi-Domain SSO Issue Resolved.
VMware has released vCenter 5.1 U1A which resolves a critical issue with vCenter Sign-on in multi domain environments. I noticed this issue first hand in a lab environment with several domains when...
View ArticleThe Software Defined VMware Home Lab
Sorry, I figured it was my turn to throw out the latest tech jargon. I’ve recently gone through the process of building out a new home lab and wanted to share the process for anyone else out there...
View ArticleHow to Find a New Job Utilizing Social Media and People You May Not Actually...
That may be the longest blog title ever. I will soon be starting a new venture and wanted to share some tips and experiences of the things I encountered while I was recently looking for a new...
View ArticleBeginning a New Adventure at VMware
I am very excited to announce I’m beginning a new adventure today and joining VMware. It’s hard to believe but I’ve spent over a decade using VMware products, and I am very excited to now be a part of...
View ArticleMy Brief VMworld Experience
New to VMware I had the chance to come out the week before VMworld and stay through Sunday night. While I unfortunately could not stay for the main festivities I did get to see and meet a lot of new...
View ArticleVMware’s VSAN in the Home Lab
Update:While my original plan of creating a VSAN datastore with just a single host worked, once I moved over subsequent VMs I experienced several issues. This is not a huge surprise, VMware recommends...
View ArticleObligatory End of Year Blog Post
It’s been a great year, but one that didn’t consist of a ton of blogging. I recently transitioned out of the day-to-day IT Engineer/admin role and into a technical marketing role. It is a new view at...
View ArticleThe Art of Working From Home
Working remotely can be one of the most challenging things you’ll do if you aren’t prepared. I’m talking about those of us that are a 100% remote employee and not the occasional work from home day....
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Rambling on Public Speaking , Creating Presentations, & PEX
One of my more recent personal/career goals is to get better at public speaking. When the opportunity to submit a session for PEX came up I jumped at the opportunity and I’ll now be presenting and...
View ArticleThe Aftermath of My PEX Presentation
In my previous post I talked about some of the preparation and worrying I went through for my upcoming PEX presentation. Last week I had the opportunity to deliver the session and wanted to add on a...
View ArticleProvisioning Nested vSphere Hosts with PowerCLI
A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to start automating a bit more of the provisioning I did for my test beds. One of the main requirements I had was to reduce the amount of interaction that was...
View ArticleThe Software Defined VMware Home Lab
Sorry, I figured it was my turn to throw out the latest tech jargon. I’ve recently gone through the process of building out a new home lab and wanted to share the process for anyone else out there...
View ArticleHow to Find a New Job Utilizing Social Media and People You May Not Actually...
That may be the longest blog title ever. I will soon be starting a new venture and wanted to share some tips and experiences of the things I encountered while I was recently looking for a new...
View ArticleBeginning a New Adventure at VMware
I am very excited to announce I’m beginning a new adventure today and joining VMware. It’s hard to believe but I’ve spent over a decade using VMware products, and I am very excited to now be a part of...
View ArticleMy Brief VMworld Experience
New to VMware I had the chance to come out the week before VMworld and stay through Sunday night. While I unfortunately could not stay for the main festivities I did get to see and meet a lot of new...
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Five SMB Focused Sessions You Should Vote for At VMworld
It is official, voting is open for VMworld sessions at http://www.vmworld.com/voting.jspa . If you’ve been through the list already you will notice that there are a lot of submissions that can drown...
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