Below is a quick and simple VyOS deployment for my home lab. This is an example configuration being used to isolate networks within my environment for testing purposes. I use the VPN functionality to access each different environment from a jump box on the main network. VyOS is a powerful open…
With the ever growing dependence on IT, backup & disaster recovery are necessary services for every environment. Simplifying what is typically time consuming, Backup and Disaster Recovery services are getting more automated and smarted daily. When we consider the evolution of backup mediums across history tape devices, a technology still used…
VMworld 2016 – be_Tomorrow Another year has passed as VMware head to Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas for VMworld 2016. Moving on from San Francisco after 4 years’, VMworld was last in Las Vegas in 2011. VMworld is VMware’s annual event which is full of product announcements & vision for the…
Software Inventory Licensing Aggregator – Install, Configure & Manage is a follow on from my previous post – ‘Software Inventory Licensing Aggregator – Is Microsoft license management giving you a headache?’. The first post led to a lot of conversations outside of my blog from customers in regards to this…
Get Microsoft SPLA Certified Microsoft Get Licensing Ready offers a range of licensing certifications to demonstrate your proficiency in Microsoft licensing. One of the certification paths available on the Get Licensing Ready site, is the Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) track. What is Microsoft SPLA? Microsoft Services Provider License Agreement…
My CloudFlare Journey As a long time DynDNS customer, I recently made the decision to move my services away. For the past 10 years DynDNS has been my Domain, DNS & Email (before the split to DuoCircle) provider. The decision to move my services was not due to bad experience…
Software Inventory Licensing Aggregator The most common question I have been asked, “How do we track Microsoft licenses in our environment?” From Service Providers who deploy Microsoft licensing on demand with the Microsoft SPLA program. It is a common misunderstanding of what needs to be reported and more so how…
Starting my IT career on a service desk many years ago, I was what I would consider your typical ‘nerd’. I anticipated that I would be happy as a System Admin looking after a large environment. I spent a lot of time in front of a screen, wasn’t overly social. I…
I was recently asked after one of my presentations how I consume IT and the cloud. After thinking about the question, I think I struggled to answer the question fully. I have taken some time to produce this article to really consider all the factors. To provide an overview, my…
Earlier this month VMware held its annual conference, VMworld in wonderful San Francisco. See my earlier post “VMworld 2015 – Ready for Any“. To set the scene, VMworld was held at the Moscone Centre, and had 23,000+ attendee’s from 88 countries present and another 50,000+ attendee’s joining online. The week…
