Deny Public IPs on VM Nic

I was looking for a sample Azure policy to deny the assignment of a public up to an Azure VM Nic. I found this blog post that seemed to fit the bill, but as a I was testing I started to run into issues. I would add a second IP on the same Nic and… Read More »

So I didn’t Make vExpert

Along with 1300 or so of my peers, I waited around for the 2018 vExpert announcement. I started to see the posts on Twitter and the vExpert Slack of people who go the “You’re In” email. I checked my email. Nothing. So did that mean I’m out? Or did the email not arrive. I found… Read More »

MS Ignite 2017 Experience

This year has been heavily Azure and Azure Stack for me, a departure from my normal VMware shenanigans. The change in focus afforded me the opportunity to attend MS Ignite 2017 in Orlando, a huge conference that is similar but very different from VMworld. LocationThe conference was at the South and West halls of the… Read More »

Scripted HPE Firmware and ESXi Software Update

I’m a big fan of PXE, but sometimes I don’t want to re-image. It may be a system that isn’t connected to PXE, or a system that I don’t have a profile for. In dealing with these one-off systems, I wanted to be able to apply update the firmware, update the ESXi OS, and apply… Read More »

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