VMware Explore 2024 Las Vegas is in full swing and what a ride it’s been already! I love attending VMware Explore, it’s my favorite event of the year. Having the opportunity to talk to so many amazing people and getting to know them better has been really rewarding. As much as I love attending sessions, there has always been an itch. An itch to get up there myself and share something I’ve done with the rest of the community....
VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024 - Why you should go
Summer is beginning, school is almost out here so that means it’s time to start preparing for my favorite time of the year, the VMware Explore conferences! In the past, I’ve always gone to Barcelona because it’s the closest to Belgium. This year I decided to change things up and also attend Explore in Las Vegas. In this post, I will go through some of the top reasons why you should attend the Explore conference....
Daily redeploy of functions on VEBA
This post outlines how you can get a daily redeploy of functions on VEBA.
VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona Experience
This post recounts my experience at VMware Explore 2023 in Barcelona.
Migrating Blog to Hugo
Ever since I started my blog back in 2016, it’s been running on wordpress. It took me a while before I got to a setup that I liked. Back when I started, I had chosen a free hoster. This quickly presented issues as I was not satisfied with the speed of my blog. The blog was moved around 2 or 3 more times before I ended up going to my current hoster....
Configure HTTP checks in vROPS
This week I am playing around with vROPS. I was trying to set up an HTTP check against one of the APIs we host internally. This took me a bit longer than I would have liked. In vROPS 8, VMware switched to the telegraf agent for agent-based monitoring. It took me a while to figure out, but HTTP checks are done using the telegraf agent. Let’s install the agent on one of our servers, so we can configure HTTP checks in vROPS!...
Automated template builds with Packer
This post outlines how you can build Server templates with Packer
Becoming a VMUG leader
As many of you already know, last year Erik Schils decided to step down as a VMUG leader after 15 years. When I saw the announcement, I immediately thought to myself that I don’t want to see this community disappear. I started talking to other folks in the community and quickly we had a bunch of enthusiastic people ready to step up and keep on building this community. I won’t be flying solo, my good friends Jens Herremans (blog - twitter) and Kristof Asaert (blog - twitter will be joining me as VMUG leaders....
Why YOU should become a vExpert
The end of the year is one of my favourite times of the year. Not just because it’s my birthday or the holiday season but also because it’s time to fill in your vExpert application. It’s a good time to reflect on the past year and what you accomplished. So what is the vExpert program all about Unlike what some people may think, the vExpert program is not a certification that you get when you pass an exam....
Deploying vIDM through vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager
One of the reasons I got my homelab was to test out stuff that I don’t necessarily have access to at work. Recently, vIDM has peaked my intrest so I decided to deploy it. I had already deployed vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager so why not use that for the deploy! Getting everything ready Before we can actually start installing vIDM, we need to get the binaries onto vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRSLCM)....