Chris Bradshaw is an IT professional with 25+ years of experience in infrastructure, specializing in Azure cloud and VMware vSphere on-premises. He shares practical IT tips, event insights, and real-world solutions from the infrastructure and cloud space.
379 articles from this blog
An introduction to VMware vSAN, explaining its role as a software-defined storage solution integrated into the ESXi hypervisor.
A resource list for a Devs4Ops talk, featuring links to PowerCLI scripts, VMware automation tools, and coding examples for IT operations.
A PowerShell script to identify Windows Server 2008 VMs in a vSphere environment before their 2020 end-of-life.
An IT professional shares insights on the unique challenges and environment of IT support within UK Higher Education institutions.
Fixes password complexity issues in vRealize Operations 6.6 setup, explaining which special characters are accepted.
Overview of Runecast Analyzer, a VMware monitoring tool that checks infrastructure against KB articles and best practices to proactively prevent issues.
A step-by-step guide to patching a VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 6.5 using its built-in admin console.
An overview of Turbonomic's workload automation platform, analyzing its resource optimization and VM management capabilities compared to VMware DRS.
Explores technical limitations of vSphere Encryption, including restrictions on encrypting powered-on VMs, snapshots, and replication.
Summary of the VMworld 2017 Europe Wednesday keynote, covering VMware product updates, NSX, vSphere HTML5 client, and sales models.
A vendor briefing on Rubrik, a modern backup and recovery solution for virtual environments, highlighting its features and market approach.
A summary of the VMworld 2017 Europe Tuesday keynote, covering VMware's product announcements, cloud partnerships, and a VR demo.
A first-hand account of the first day at VMworld 2017 Europe in Barcelona, covering the vRockstar event, workshops, and the VMworld Hackathon.
A technical guide on troubleshooting and fixing a missing Content Library service in VMware vSphere 6.5 after an update.
Highlights from the VMworld 2017 Tuesday keynote, covering VMware's support improvements, partnerships, and the launch of Pivotal Container Service (PKS).
Highlights from the VMworld 2017 US keynote, covering VMware's announcements on AWS partnership, Cloud Foundation, NSX-T, and AppDefense.
A guide to using PowerCLI for managing and querying VMware vSphere tags to automate tasks and generate reports.
VMworld Europe 2017 attendees can now use the Session Builder to book spots in over 500 technical sessions and labs.
A guide to using PowerCLI to automate network connectivity testing for new ESXi hosts before joining them to vCenter.
A recap of the June 2017 London VMUG meeting, covering sponsor sessions on Nimble Storage analytics and a deep dive into the upcoming VMware on AWS service.
