Note: Updated 6/28/2020 to include Gravity-sync and MacOS/iOS Pi-hole control apps. Note: Updated 11/15/2019 to optionally use the ​NextDNS.io DNS filtering and analytics service.Note: Updated 11/1/2019 for Anonymized DNS configuration, added Raspberry Pi 4 firmware update procedure, and apt package removal ​to free up more space.Recently I've become more and more...
Notes: Although the notes from the session are not lengthy, the impact of this announcement cannot be understated. VMware has finally brought to the table slimplifed VCSA (and later ESXi) certificate management. I can't wait for the future betas to try out these new features. New APIs for Cert...
​Session: HBI4937BU; Kit Colbert ​Session: HBI4937BU; Kit Colbert Unifying vSphere and Kubernetes Modern application deployments are accelerating More applications and solutions will be deployed in the next 5 years than in the previous 40. A modern application is complex: Kubernetes cluster, legacy apps, database, serverless. Challenges for developers and IT...
​I recently purchased Synology NAS, and wanted to run an OpenVPN server in a container for remote access. Yes, the Synology has a built-in OpenVPN server, but I felt that running a containerized version was more prudent. There are resources such as the Reddit Synology forum covering the Kylemanna OpenVPN...
In my article, Derek's 2019 NAS Selection, I discussed why I bought a Synology DS918+ for my home NAS needs. Now, I will cover the software configuration and some of the neat features of DSM (Disk Station Manager) 6.2.2. Topics that I will cover include security, snaphots, replication, Docker containers,...
​Years ago I had a QNAP NAS which I used for my VMware home lab, but it was aging and I wanted something new and larger for all of my data and photos. Now, in 2019, I selected the Synology DS918+ NAS. Find out the specs, how I configured it,...
​Hot off the press are a few security patches for a variety of VMware products. Advisories include the products ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and vCloud Director. As always with security updates, read the release notes, assess your risk, deploy the patches in a lab, test, then gently roll out to production. The...
​Nakivo just released version 8.1 of their Backup and Replication Suite. Nakivo supports VMware, Hyper-V, and AWS EC2. ​What's new in this 'dot' release? Policy based Data Protection NAKIVO Backup & Replication v8.1 revolutionizes the way companies manage their backup operations by introducing Policy-Based Data Protection. Set up policies for...