Legacy Linux VMs and the udev NIC Trap: Why VMware Clones and OVF Exports Lose Networking
Whether you clone a legacy Linux VM (e.g. SLES11) in vSphere or export it as an OVF template and redeploy,…
Mastering GCP Virtual Machines – Part 6 (Patching)
In Part 5 we take a look at some key networking tools that help you secure and troubleshoot our environment. Now in…
Mastering GCP Virtual Machines – Part 5 (Network Analyzing)
In Part 4 we saw how GCP will encrypt the virtual disks of virtual machine instances. Further we saw how to export a disk from Google Cloud…
Mastering GCP Virtual Machines – Part 4 (Disk Encryption and Export)
In Part 3 we saw how to create a new Windows virtual machine instance (Windows Server 2025) and how to…
Mastering Azure Monitor (Log Analytics) and Azure Resource Graph
In this post, we will see how Azure Monitor’s Log Analytics tool can be used to query different signals, from…
Mastering Azure Update Manager – Part 4
In Part 3 we saw how to patch SUSE Linux Enterprise by using the Azure Update Manager and some troubleshooting. Now in…
Azure Automation – Virtual Machine Start/Stop Schedule
Azure has a feature similar to GCP’s Schedule Instance, though it’s implemented a bit differently. Azure provides “Start/Stop VMs during…
Using Azure Key Vault for Passwords in Azure Bastion
Managing virtual machine access securely is a critical part of any Azure deployment. Azure Bastion provides a secure, browser-based RDP…
How to use the Serial Console and Special Administration Console (SAC) for VMware vSphere Windows Virtual Machines
When managing Windows virtual machines in VMware vSphere, mostly we can rely on RDP or vSphere Console for access. But…
Step-by-Step Guide: Monitor Scheduled Events for Azure Windows Virtual Machines
In this post we will see how we can monitor scheduled events to get notified per Email about upcoming maintenance…
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