Using terraform-docs to limit my exposure to Markdown while also providing updated documentation when I do code commits?!?! Screenshots to Markdown At some point pretty early in my IT career, I started taking screenshots of the work I was doing. Initially, I did this to reinforce in my own mind, the steps required to configure … Continue reading Autogenerate Documentation with terraform-docs and GitHub Actions
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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
Migrate to VMC using HCX and Powershell
HCX is an application mobility platform that is available at no extra cost for VMC customers. It can perform a number of functions, most notably VM migrations, Disaster Recovery and L2 Network Extensions between sites that are paired within HCX. I've deployed VMC/HCX a number of times as a POC for customers that are evaluating … Continue reading Migrate to VMC using HCX and Powershell
Cloudy with a chance of APIs – Reflections from Tech Field Day 19
Tech Field Day 19 took place in Silicon Valley the week of June 26th, with presentations from Ixia, Automation Anywhere, NetApp, Druva and VMware. For those unfamiliar with Tech Field Day, it is an event that was started almost 10 years ago to bring together independent influencers (delegates) and vendors to discuss the technical aspects … Continue reading Cloudy with a chance of APIs – Reflections from Tech Field Day 19
vCloud Director Automation with RES
A while back, I needed to add a new tenant into our cloud environment. I went through all the manual steps needed to carve out storage, compute and network resources, and after a little bit of trial and error, got the tenant deployed successfully into vCloud Director. This process wasn't something I did fairly often, … Continue reading vCloud Director Automation with RES