If you need an easy and secure method to provide a hardened browser to your end users, AWS's fully managed WorkSpaces Web may be the service you've been waiting for. What is Amazon WorkSpaces Web? To give the textbook definition, Amazon WorkSpaces Web is "a low cost, fully managed WorkSpace built specifically to facilitate secure, … Continue reading Introduction to Amazon WorkSpaces Web
A Quick and Easy EC2 Inventory using AWS Config
Do you need a quick and easy way to inventory EC2 Instances across your organization? Have you tried an Advanced Query for AWS Config? I can't remember if I was on a call or "heard" this over email but a comment like this was made, "I'm updating the EC2 inventory spreadsheet.".....Not knowing anything beyond this … Continue reading A Quick and Easy EC2 Inventory using AWS Config
Customizing the Amazon WorkSpaces Client
Overview Earlier this month, AWS announced that the Amazon WorkSpaces API could now be used to modify the appearance of the WorkSpaces client to enhance the end user experience. The updated API allows you to add a logo, login message, forgot password, and support links unique to your organization. What aspects of the WorkSpaces client … Continue reading Customizing the Amazon WorkSpaces Client
CFD13 Day Three Recap – StormForge, RackN and Fortinet
I was invited to participate as a delegate for Cloud Field Day 13 from Feb. 16 - 18, 2022 in San Jose, CA. Check out my day one recap and day two recap if you missed them earlier. Day three consisted of presentations from StormForge, RackN and Fortinet StormForge StormForge was relatively unknown to me … Continue reading CFD13 Day Three Recap – StormForge, RackN and Fortinet
CFD13 Day Two Recap – VMware and Metallic
I was invited to participate as a delegate for Cloud Field Day 13 from Feb. 16 - 18, 2022 in San Jose, CA. Check out my day one recap if you missed it earlier. Day two consisted of presentations from VMware and Metallic. VMware VMware spent the first half of the day focused on their … Continue reading CFD13 Day Two Recap – VMware and Metallic
CFD13 Day One Recap – NetApp, Pure Storage and Kasten by Veeam
I was invited to participate as a delegate for Cloud Field Day 13 from Feb. 16 - 18, 2022 in San Jose, CA. CFD13 was a hybrid event, but I was able to attend in person for the first time in well over two years. It sure did feel great to finally be in the … Continue reading CFD13 Day One Recap – NetApp, Pure Storage and Kasten by Veeam
Tune in next week for Cloud Field Day! #CFD13
I'll be participating as a delegate during Cloud Field Day 13 which takes place Wed, Feb 16th through Fri, Feb 18th. This will be a hybrid event which I will be attending in person! I'm really excited to be back in a room with both delegates and presenters. It has been a crazy couple of … Continue reading Tune in next week for Cloud Field Day! #CFD13
Why the heck can’t I connect to my stuff running in VMC from AWS?!?
When it comes to VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC), the devil is in the networking details. For those out there unfamiliar with VMC, it is an service that was jointly developed between AWS and VMware, and is fully managed by VMware. It is essentially a VMware Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) as-a-Service running within the … Continue reading Why the heck can’t I connect to my stuff running in VMC from AWS?!?
Adding an Amazon Linux 2 Instance to Veeam using Private Key Credentials
Overview There may come a time when you wish to add an AWS Amazon Linux 2 EC2 instance as a managed server in Veeam Backup and Recovery. In this specific case, I was simply playing around with Veeam backup job settings with a Veeam Backup and Replication Server hosted on a VMware Cloud on AWS … Continue reading Adding an Amazon Linux 2 Instance to Veeam using Private Key Credentials
Deploying Linux Desktops and Applications with Amazon AppStream 2.0
Overview I suppose its impossible to keep up with every AWS announcement, even for some of your favorite services. I can't really even remember how I came across this but on November 16, 2021, AWS announced that, "Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for Amazon Linux 2. With this launch, you can now stream Linux applications … Continue reading Deploying Linux Desktops and Applications with Amazon AppStream 2.0