July 1, 2021
vSphere 7 Home Lab Build Saga – Complete Overhaul
One of my pandemic projects that may have gotten a bit out of hand was building a vSphere home lab. The initial plan was to simply upgrade a 7-year-old standalone ESXi server, but quickly turned into…
August 10, 2021
Goodbye (and Good Riddance) EC2-Classic
AWS has recently announced the retirement of EC2-Classic, albeit a year from now. For those that follow AWS, this is quite unique. They have an utter propensity to not depreciate or retire anything.…
December 29, 2021
Five Traits of Highly Effective Solution Architects
The role of Solutions Architect is one of the most versatile, challenging, and rewarding positions I've personally had. I've worked alongside hundreds of such folks across roles and companies and…