The vSphere v6 Webclient – hints and tips
Summary: The vSphere Webclient has been around since vSphere 5.0 but it’s fighting an uphill battle to gain user acceptance. I’ve recently tried using it as my primary administration tool with mixed...
View ArticleThe tech.unplugged conference – containers, containers, containers
On 22nd April I attended the first tech.unplugged event in London (organised by Enrico Signoretti) which was a one day conference about enterprise IT infrastructure. The theme was “The Future of...
View ArticleInTechWeTrust episode 32 – Netapp, containers, AWS and more
I recently attended the tech.unplugged event in London (my thoughts on it are here) and the London VMUG the following day, and was in the right place at the right time to take part in the InTechWeTrust...
View ArticleWordPress connectivity issues (Jetpack and XML-RPC failure)
Summary: Some WordPress features can be abused and are therefore locked down by hosting companies. My hosting company recently made changes to their security which broke features I use for my blog. The...
View ArticleA new challenge…joining VMware
Summary: An unexpected career change! I’m excited to announce that from late July I’m going to be joining VMware as a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer. The role will be a change compared to all of...
View ArticleChromecast causing wifi interference – resolved
Summary: I’ve found Google’s Chromecast to be a great streaming device but in rare cases it can misbehave and cause wireless access issues. I bought my first Chromecast the day they were released in...
View ArticlePhysical patching – down the wormhole with a borescope!
Summary: Virtualised environments don’t need physical patching. My home, sadly, does but a cheap USB borescope made the job simpler and quicker. This week I’ve been busy setting up my home office ready...
View ArticleVMware certification exams – 25% discounts (2015 offer)
If you’re in the market to take a VMware certification exam, there’s some good news – provided you’re quick. For the next couple of days (while VMworld US is running, August 30th-4th September 2015)...
View ArticleMy DockerCon Europe agenda
I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently familiarising myself with the ‘cloud native’ landscape (blog posts are in draft format and will hopefully get finished one day soon) and to that end I’m...
View ArticleThoughts on the Docker Datacenter training course (beta)
Summary: A good training course that succeeded in teaching me how to deploy and manage a simple Docker Datacenter environment, as well as giving me some insight into the product itself. Earlier this...
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