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A Water Heater Breakdown Was the Best Thing for My Utility Bills!

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

The back story… Recently I replaced an electric water heater with a manufactured date from 1992. You might be asking yourself how the hell a water heater survived that long to begin with. Long story short, my wife and I purchased a farm which belonged to my great-grandparents in 2021. They had passed about 15…

DIY Stratum 1 NTP Server: Secure Time Sync with Raspberry Pi Under $200

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Justin Paul | 1 Comment

In today’s digital world, precise timekeeping is more important than ever. From securing financial transactions to managing networks, accurate time synchronization ensures that all devices are on the same page. This is where the Network Time Protocol (NTP) comes into play. NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network,…

Harnessing Zerto 10 API Enhancements for Superior Disaster Recovery

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

Zerto 10 marks the third iteration of a Linux based ZVM, and v10 is already in its 5th major update. While 9.5 and 9.7 were aimed at greenfield environments, Zerto 10 is the path forward for all customers and with the introduction of update 5, has introduced many new APIs. Summary of Core APIs When…

Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance v2

A little over a year ago I posted about converting your scripts from Zerto’s ZVM 9.x API to the new ZVM 10.x API. The process I described here still works, but there is an easier way if you are willing to use a username and password, instead of a key and secret. For most purposes,…

How to Install Docker on a Raspberry Pi 5

In this How to install and use Docker on Raspberry Pi 5 guide I will walk you through the process I use to get a fresh Raspberry Pi OS image ready for docker workloads. These are my notes and should be considered a living document that may get updated as needed throughout the lifecycle of…

How To Install and Use Docker on Ubuntu 24.04

In this How to install and use docker on Ubuntu 24.04 guide I will walk you through the process I use to get a fresh Ubuntu machine ready for docker workloads. These are my notes, and should be considered a living document that may get updated as needed throughout the lifecycle of Ubuntu 24.04. Prerequisites…

Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance

This post will help you when converting REST API scripts for Windows ZVM for use with ZVM appliances. Spoiler alert – every script that uses the Windows ZVM REST API will need (some) modifications before it will work with the ZVM Appliance. NOTICE I have created an updated article with a much simplier process. You…

Introducing the Linux Zerto Virtual Manager

With the release of Zerto 9.5u1 comes something pretty exciting for Zerto customers. It’s been something that customers have been asking for – for a long time. Zerto Virtual Manager Linux Appliance or Linux ZVM for short. It’s been a huge project which started before I rejoined Zerto, but the first version is finally here!…

Introducing the Linux Zerto Virtual Manager

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments

I’m back at Zerto (now HPE) in a new role!

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

It’s hard to believe that it has taken me over 6 months to sit down and write this post. Late last year I decided that Nasuni wasn’t for me, it wasn’t the people (Jeff, Paul, and Will, you guys are…

MayaData launches Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

Palo Alto, CA – November 16th MayaData, a leading developer of open-source software for using Kubernetes as a data layer, announces the commercial availability of Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos. Kubera Propel is based on the most popular open-source Container…

Trilio Launches TrilioVault for Kubernetes v2.0

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

Latest Release Offers Innovations in Multi-Cloud Management, Backup and Restore Capabilities and Certified Rancher Support for Kubernetes Applications

What is a Tech Alliance Architect?

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

I get asked what I do all the time. Lately, even more than usual due to switching employers. So I thought I might as well write a post about it… maybe it will help someone find a career they love…

Goodbye Zerto, it’s been an awesome adventure!

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

How do you say goodbye to a job that you’ve had longer than your kids? Let me tell you … it’s hard as hell. Joining Zerto I joined Zerto in August of 2015, after Sean Master convinced me to come…

How to Create and Populate a vSphere Content Library with PowerCLI

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

“Automate the boring stuff”- it’s the title of the most recommended Python book for new programmers, but it’s also how I feel about all things that I have to do more than a couple times. My general rule is if…

Harbor: How to Deploy a Private Container Registry

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments

What a container registry does Even a single docker host machine has to get its images from somewhere. That somewhere is a container registry. A container registry is typically a public server that allows multiple people to share these images.…

How to use a Cloudflare API Token for LetsEncrypt Validation on Ubuntu 20.04

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Justin Paul | 2 Comments

How to use LetsEncrypt with CloudFlare API Tokens on Ubuntu 20.04

How to: Azure Custom DNS, Private Endpoints, and Zerto

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Justin Paul | 0 Comments

Disclaimer PRIVATE ENDPOINTS REQUIRE GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS. ZERTO IS A HIGH IO REPLICATION ENGINE AND GPV2 STORAGE ACCOUNTS HAVE AN EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER IO COST. (GPV1 = $.0004 per 10,000 READ OR WRITE IO, GPV2 = $.004 per 10,000 READ IO…

A Water Heater Breakdown Was the Best Thing for My Utility Bills!

DIY Stratum 1 NTP Server: Secure Time Sync with Raspberry Pi Under $200

Harnessing Zerto 10 API Enhancements for Superior Disaster Recovery

Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance v2

How to Install Docker on a Raspberry Pi 5

How To Install and Use Docker on Ubuntu 24.04

How to visualize Zerto metrics using Grafana

Configuring ZVM Appliance Multi-Factor Authentication

Converting REST API Scripts for ZVM Appliance

Introducing the Linux Zerto Virtual Manager

Introducing the Linux Zerto Virtual Manager

I’m back at Zerto (now HPE) in a new role!

MayaData launches Kubera Propel and Kubera Chaos

Trilio Launches TrilioVault for Kubernetes v2.0

What is a Tech Alliance Architect?

Goodbye Zerto, it’s been an awesome adventure!

How to Create and Populate a vSphere Content Library with PowerCLI

Harbor: How to Deploy a Private Container Registry

How to: Azure Custom DNS, Private Endpoints, and Zerto