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Friday, 19 October 2018

  • Quick Start Guide to CloudBerry Backup Desktop Edition

    Quick Start Guide to CloudBerry Backup Desktop Edition

    Posted on October 12, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    It has been a few years since my first look at CloudBerry Backup. Back then  it was called CloudBerry Online Backup, it’s now called Windows Desktop Cloud Backup. (Server backup is similar but a separate product.) To bring you up to speed, I’ve been using CloudBerry Backup Desktop Edition to protect my desktop for over…
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  • Azure DevOps – Never manually create a Docker container again!

    Azure DevOps – Never manually create a Docker container again!

    Posted on October 9, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Azure DevOps is a suite of offerings from Microsoft that aims to help companies deliver better software faster. They have a great article on “what is DevOps” here.  But why am I using DevOps? You may be asking yourself, why is this infrastructure guy using development tools? The short version is because my new role…
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  • Importing a GitHub Repo to Azure DevOps Repo

    Importing a GitHub Repo to Azure DevOps Repo

    Posted on October 2, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Microsoft recently re-branded Virtual Studio Team Services into Azure DevOps. With it came a face-lift and some great new features. I have been using GitHub for my zPlanner project, and recently thought it would be cool to take advantage of the CI/CD tools available with Azure DevOps. So this article is a quick how-to on…
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  • Finally, a geek travel router I love!

    Finally, a geek travel router I love!

    Posted on August 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments
    My ideal travel router I’ve been kicking around the idea of building a small travel router out of a Raspberry Pi or an Asus Tinkerboard for a while. My ideal product would be something that can connect to an upstream ISP via wired or wifi connectivity, while also having the horsepower to host a few web…
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  • Serial Consoles FTW like its 1978!

    Serial Consoles FTW like its 1978!

    Posted on August 7, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    A little history If you’re older than me I need not explain what a serial console is, but if you are younger than me then let me give you a little background information. Back in the day, they needed a way to make computers more user-friendly. switches and punch cards were all the rage, but there…
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  • The Secret Sauce Behind zPlanner

    The Secret Sauce Behind zPlanner

    Posted on July 16, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    zPlanner is a replication planning tool that analyzes VMware virtual machine storage patterns and helps plan for replication to the public cloud (or other disaster recovery locations). If you want to learn more about what zPlanner is, then check out the first article I wrote about it here. In the beginning Finding a place to run the…
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  • Zerto Alert – The default Microsoft SAN Policy may …

    Zerto Alert – The default Microsoft SAN Policy may …

    Posted on July 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Have you seen this SAN Policy alert? If you use Zerto to replicate Microsoft Virtual machines that have multiple hard drives you have probably seen this warning in the GUI. Typically It occurs when you are replicating data to Azure or to HyperV. Here is the link to the full Zerto Alert Description. This alert…
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  • My Ubiquiti UniFi Appliance 3.0 – now even more super!

    My Ubiquiti UniFi Appliance 3.0 – now even more super!

    Posted on July 5, 2018 by Justin Paul | 18 Comments
    Out with the old My Ubiquiti Unifi 2.0 virtual appliance has gotten quite a few downloads. So I decided to revamp it for 2018. This version is easier to use, comes with the latest UniFi server (as of this post), and can be more easily updated in the future. I also created a post on…
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  • How to Create a UniFi Server on AWS in 6 Easy Steps

    How to Create a UniFi Server on AWS in 6 Easy Steps

    Posted on June 20, 2018 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments
    If you are looking for an alternative to the Ubiquiti Enterprise Unifi service, hosting your UniFi server on AWS is a great alternative. Plus it’s super easy! If you have a VMware ESXi server I have created a virtual appliance that allows you to get up and running quickly too. Don’t have VMware at home?…
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  • Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

    Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

    Posted on May 22, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
    Zerto Virtual Replication has a pretty easy to use GUI, with a few clicks you are able to do everything from restore a file to move an entire datacenter. But even a few clicks can be a real pain in a large scale operation. To get around some of this issues you may want to consider…
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Zerto alerts your way – Sending them to the Windows Application Log

Zerto alerts your way – Sending them to the Windows Application Log

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Justin Paul | 4 Comments
Do you use a monitoring program to watch your Windows Event logs? If you do, and you’re a Zerto user you will love the script I just finished up! Zerto has the ability to send email alerts as well as…
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How to Create a UniFi Server on AWS in 6 Easy Steps

How to Create a UniFi Server on AWS in 6 Easy Steps

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments
If you are looking for an alternative to the Ubiquiti Enterprise Unifi service, hosting your UniFi server on AWS is a great alternative. Plus it’s super easy! If you have a VMware ESXi server I have created a virtual appliance…
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Remote Desktop Error: CredSSP encryption oracle remediation

Remote Desktop Error: CredSSP encryption oracle remediation

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments
Lately, I’ve been having trouble using Remote Desktop to get into machines in my lab. The error is always the same: What is CredSSP and why it is an issue? (From the Microsoft KB Article) Credential Security Support Provider protocol…
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Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

Easy Automation with Zerto REST APIs

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Zerto Virtual Replication has a pretty easy to use GUI, with a few clicks you are able to do everything from restore a file to move an entire datacenter. But even a few clicks can be a real pain in a…
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Zerto script: Quiesced MongoDB Journal Checkpoints!

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Don’t let MongoDB get amnesia, quiesce it! If you are a MongoDB user that also has Zerto Virtual Replication you can now get quiesced Zerto journal checkpoints with a script I published this week over on the Zerto Tech Alliances…
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Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials

Zerto Tip: Change your PowerShell API credentials

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Quick tip for a little extra security with Zerto Let me start by saying that by default unless you have your Windows firewall wide open, no one who doesn’t already have access to your Zerto server can access the PowerShell API.…
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Magical Internet Money – Cryptocurrency

Magical Internet Money – Cryptocurrency

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Cryptocurrency Magical Internet Money (a.k.a. Cryptocurrency or crypto) has been gaining more and more attention lately so I thought maybe I should share some of my experiences and also how to make your own magic internet money! You might be…
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How to install VMware Tools for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations

How to install VMware Tools for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Overview This is a companion article to the Hyper-V Integration Services Installation article I did recently. If you are looking to move a non-VMware based machine to VMware with minimal headaches then this is the article for you. These steps…
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How to install Hyper-V Integration Services for Easy Cross-Hypervisor Migrations

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Overview I.T. organizations are constantly looking for efficiencies and cost savings in their organization. Migrating VMware VMs to Microsoft Hyper-V is one way that some organizations are looking to save money (by reducing VMware license fees). Other organizations may be…
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Azure Quotas – How to request more Cloud

Azure Quotas – How to request more Cloud

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments
Everyone loves cloud! Right? But what if you run out? If you aren’t sure where you are on the “About to run out scale”, check out my article on how to check usage and limits here. But if you need…
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