Articles
Configure Pi-hole SSL using a self-signed certificate
I have been playing around a lot with Pi-hole lately. If you are new to Pi-hole and what it can do, take a look at my blog post here on how to Inst…
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Articles
DIY fibre channel SAN with High Availability using StarWind VSAN
Many organizations have long used fibre channel as their preferred storage platform of choice. While iSCSI and other protocols have dominated markets…
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VMware
VMware vCenter Server Log4j patch script remediation process
In case you haven’t heard, Apache Log4j is arguably the biggest vulnerability found across the board since Spectre/Meltdown vulnerabilities were disc…
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Articles
Runecast 6.0 released with new features including Log4j scanning
It is always a great feeling when you are able to watch a product or solution that you knew was destined to be great, form, grow, and develop over ti…
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VMware
VMware Horizon Log4j patch workaround
The fallout from the Log4j vulnerability continues to make ripples across organizations at the time of year when the last thing many want to hear abo…
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Articles
Install Pi-hole in Ubuntu 21.04
These days there are threats everywhere you turn when using electronic devices. Most of us are targeted for ads everywhere we go and every device we …
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Articles
Backup Strategy for Ransomware attacks
If there is one worry among organizations today concerning their data, it has to be ransomware. Ransomware is continuing to plague businesses at an a…
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VMware
Easy vCenter Server two-factor authentication without ADFS
One of the new features added in vSphere 7 is the new identity federation component that allows organizations to point vCenter Server to an exter…
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Directory
Java Applet
A Java applet is a small dynamic Java program that can be transferred via the Internet and run by a Java-compatible Web browser. The main difference …
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VMware
Change ESXi Management IP Address and VLAN on vSphere Distributed Switches VDS
As I have posted the last few days, I have been undertaking some home lab network redesign and moving a few things around. This includes carving ou…
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VMware
VMware NSX-T 3.2 Released New Features
There is arguably not another software-defined networking solution that has had the impact of VMware NSX. It has revolutionized the way organizatio…
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VMware
Critical Vulnerability in Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 is VMware affected?
Well, unfortunately, it seems like we are ending the year on a dangerous critical vulnerability. Just a couple of days ago, a critical vulnerabilit…
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Windows Server
Windows Server 2022 Security Hardening best practices
Hardening your Windows Servers is a great way, along with other security measures, that you have a strong security posture. What are the best ways to…
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VMware
Change IP ESXi for vSAN host with VDS
I am doing a bit of network redesign in the home lab (a new post to come on that soon), for better manageability and security practices. With that be…
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VMware
VMware Home Lab and Learning Goals 2022
As we are beginning to wrap up the 2021 year, like me, you may be starting to think about the year ahead and what technologies and other skills you w…
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VMware
Upgrade VMware Horizon 7.x Connection Servers to Horizon 8 2111
VMware Horizon 8 2111 is hot off the press from VMware and no doubt organizations are looking at a maintenance window to upgrade their existing Horiz…
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VMware
Change your vSphere Management Network now!
As part of the goals that I have set for myself, my home lab environment, and the production environments I work with, becoming more security conscio…
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Windows Server
What is Windows Server IoT 2022? Can you download it?
Microsoft has worked really hard to bolster its offering in the space of IoT with robust Azure-integrated solutions that have come full circle. Recen…
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Directory
Communication Protocol
Communication protocols are formal descriptions of digital message formats and rules. They are required to exchange messages in or between computing …
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Articles
Remote Device Management Client with ThinMan Server
Organizations today have had to streamline their IT operations due to the significant shift to a remote workforce. In addition, with the change to a …
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