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Building a home lab is a great way to explore new technologies, improve IT skills, and test different network setups. Whether you’re setting up a NAS, running virtual machines, or experimenting with container orchestration, choosing the right server is key. A home lab allows you to gain hands-on experience with enterprise technologies, simulate real-world IT…
Quantum computing is moving so fast it’s hard to keep up, and with it comes this big rush to get post-quantum cryptography (PQC) in place before things get out of control. The latest developments are shaking up cybersecurity, computing power, and even industries like finance and healthcare. There’s a lot happening right now, so let’s…
Introduction In today’s digital age, online privacy and security are more important than ever. Ads, trackers, and malicious websites can not only slow down your browsing experience but also compromise your privacy. Pi-hole is a powerful, open-source network-wide ad blocker that acts as a DNS sinkhole, blocking unwanted content before it even reaches your devices….
VCF in Home Lab Guide Introduction In the world of IT infrastructure, virtualization has become a cornerstone for modern data centers. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a leading platform that integrates compute, storage, networking, and management into a single, unified stack. For IT professionals, building a home lab to simulate a VCF environment can be…
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the backbone of the internet, translating human-readable domain names (like www.google.com) into machine-readable IP addresses. However, this essential process is not immune to attacks. One of the most concerning threats is DNS spoofing, a cyberattack where a hacker manipulates DNS records to redirect users to malicious websites or intercept…
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DNS (Domain Name System) is an essential component of the internet, responsible for translating domain names into IP addresses to enable seamless communication between devices. However, its critical role also makes it a frequent target for malicious activity. Analyzing DNS logs can help detect security threats such as DNS tunneling — a covert method used to exfiltrate…
Of all the VMware tools that I’ve used, and written blogs about, I’ve not done much with Aria yet. So for today’s blog, I’ll cover the Avi plugin inside of VCF Operations. VCF Operations has also been known as Aria Operations, and vRealize Operations. In the version I’m using below, it will show as VMware…
Ok. Before I start the blog post on how to upgrade the BIOS and firmware on your supermicro board, I have a small rant. It seems there is surprisingly little useful information out there, on how to upgrade the bios and firmware for the supermicro. There are definitely plenty of documents, and lengthy PDFs provided…
Avi can be deployed in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), to handle the load balancing traffic in your VI Workload Domains. Avi is already part of the latest VCF 5.2 release, as a bundle. In this blog I’ll show the few steps that are required to spin up an Avi cluster in your VCF domain….