Backup pfSense from Ubuntu 14.04
Back in mid 2016 Github user James Lavoy released a python script to backup pfSense. I was excited because pfSense didn’t (and still doesn’t) have a built in backup scheduler. Sure, you can backup...
View ArticleBuilding an On-Demand Cloud Lab
This time last week, I was in Palo Alto, California for the VMUG leader summit, which was great. Prior to the summit I submitted an entry into a new VMUG program called SPARK. To participate in SPARK...
View ArticleProud to be Selected as a Veeam Vanguard 2018
I woke up on the morning of March 6, 2018 to a very pleasant surprise. I had received the email pictured below from Rick Vanover, Director of Product Strategy at Veeam Software inviting me to be a...
View ArticleHow to Create a DellEMC XC CORE Solution With the Dell Solutions Configurator
Nutanix and DellEMC announced a new way to purchase a Nutanix solution on Dell hardware this week in the form of Dell XC CORE. Customers can purchase hardware delivered to give a turnkey Nutanix...
View ArticleNews from Nutanix .NEXT 2018
Nutanix is holding their annual .NEXT conference in New Orleans this year and have made several new announcements and enhancements to their platform. I will be highlighting some of my favorites Flow...
View ArticleFrom Automation Noob to…Automation Noob with a Plan
Note: This post is being published at the same time as a lightning talk that is being delivered at Nutanix .NEXT 2018 by the same title. It contains link to the various resources mentioned during the...
View ArticleMove Your Data into the Cloud NOW with SoftNAS
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend Cloud Field Day 4 in Silicon Valley. While there, one of the companies that presented to the delegates was SoftNAS. For those unfamiliar with SoftNAS, their...
View ArticleCohesity: Much More than Hyperconverged Secondary Storage
Recently I had the opportunity to attend Cloud Field Day 4 in Silicon Valley. While in attendance, one of the briefings I attended was provided by Cohesity. For those who are not already familiar with...
View ArticleLive Outside Your Comfort Zone. It Will Be Worth It.
On October 22, 2018, I will be joining Gestalt IT an Event Lead for Tech Field Day. This is an exciting moment for me and the culmination of nearly 3 years of effort consciously attempting to grow my...
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Looking Forward to Cloud Field Day 10
Back in late 2019 I made the decision to transition away from being a Tech Field Day event lead and Analyst for Gestalt IT and get back to my roots as an engineer. Thankfully Stephen Foskett, my...
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