HashiDays 2025 in London Recap HashiDays 2025 in London was special - lots of news as well as my first HashiCorp event after becoming an inaugural HashiCorp Ambassador this year! IBM’s acquisition is also completed, and as such Has...

New blog post about HashiDays 2025 in London!

#HashiCorp #HashiCorpAmbassador #HashiDays

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Downloading NVIDIA vGPU software with PowerShell Having the latest compatible software for one’s NVIDIA vGPU investment should be a priority. New features are added all the time, or there may be security enhancements. In this post I’ll demonstrate a...

New #PowerShell module available for downloading #NVIDIA #vGPU software!

✨ GitHub: github.com/erikgraa/PSN...
▶️ Installation: Install-Module -Name PSNVIDIA.NLS

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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Nested Lab Deployment VMware Cloud Foundation 9 can be installed on nested ESX nodes like in previous versions. In this post I’ll go over some tips and tricks for a minimal virtual greenfield lab installation. This will no...

In my latest blog post there are some tips and tricks for deploying #VMwareCloudFoundation version 9 in a nested lab!

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VMware Explore 2025 Las Vegas Session Recommendations VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas August 25 – 28 is approaching fast! The content catalog opened up June 17th and there are a little over 200 sessions to look at right now. By July 15th when the Schedu...

#VMwareExplore 2025 Las Vegas Session Recommendations from the Content Catalog

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Updating to Azure Local version 2505 with PowerShell Azure Local releases arrive monthly, and include security updates as well as new advents and improvements. In this post I’m updating Azure Local from version 2503 via 2504 to 2504 with PowerShell, in ...

See my new blog post on updating Azure Local to 2505 via 2503 with the use of PowerShell!

#AzureArcJumpstart #AzureLocal #PowerShell

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Azure Arc Jumpstart Extensive. Automated. Open-Source. Community Driven.

Updated my Azure Arc Jumpstart Drop for Azure Local Releases!

It now includes which releases are for greenfield deployments, and which have solution update bundles, along with their details!

#AzureLocal #AzureArcJumpstart #PowerShell

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Azure Arc Jumpstart Extensive. Automated. Open-Source. Community Driven.

My Azure Arc Jumpstart Drop for Azure Local outbound firewall endpoints now includes details for OEM hardware vendors' requirements!

#AzureLocal #AzureArcJumpstart #PowerShell

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A transformation of the Cisco certification portfolio My first-ever certification was the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) back in early 2012, while I was writing my bachelor’s thesis in my graduating year.

Cisco is in the process of simplifying and transforming its certification portfolio - read my new blog on some of the forthcoming changes!

#Cisco #CiscoChampion @ciscochampion.bsky.social

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A transformation of the Cisco certification portfolio My first-ever certification was the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) back in early 2012, while I was writing my bachelor’s thesis in my graduating year.

Cisco is in the process of simplifying and transforming its certification portfolio - read my new blog on some of the forthcoming changes!

#Cisco #CiscoChampion

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Generate NVIDIA DLS client configuration tokens using PowerShell I’ve been testing out the NVIDIA A2 card I bought for vGPU and VDI purposes in my home lab with NVIDIA trial vGPU evaluation licenses. With the latest generation license system from NVIDIA there is a ...

I've been experimenting with #NVIDIA #vGPU technology in my #Omnissa #Horizon #VDI lab using an NVIDIA A2 card and made a #PowerShell module to interact with the licensing API to generate the tokens that clients need!

📦PowerShell gallery: PSNVIDIA.DLS

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Downloading the latest Azure Local installation software using PowerShell Downloading the operating system software is one of the first steps for new deployments of Azure Local.

Learn how to download the most recent Azure Local installation software with PowerShell in my new blog post! 📦📝

#Azure #AzureLocal #PowerShell

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Storing Windows LAPS passwords in HashiCorp HCP Vault Secrets with PowerShell Windows Server Summit 2025 had a plethora of interesting talks on new advents or improvements to Windows Server 2025 that inspired me to write three new SecretManagement PowerShell module extensions, ...

New PowerShell SecretManagement vault extensions:

🔒HashiCorp HCP Vault Secrets
🔒Windows LAPS
🔒BitLocker

#HashiCorp #HashiCorpAmbassador #PowerShell #WindowsServer #WindowsServerSummit

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Tracing Omnissa Horizon sessions with PowerShell A thread on the Omnissa Community forums inquired whether there was an easy way of knowing which physical endpoints had active VDI sessions going.

Ever had the need to ascertain or trace whether a physical endpoint is being used for a #Horizon VDI session?

It can be achieved with some lines of #PowerShell of course!

#Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider @omnissacommunity.bsky.social

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Updating Azure Local in environments with limited connectivity Some Azure Local installations may have poor Internet connectivity, e.g. sporadically limited in bandwidth or with high latency.

Updating Azure Local in environments with limited connectivity?

See my new blog post on how to download and use the new Combined Solution Update bundles available from version 2411.3!

#AzureLocal #Microsoft

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VMware Cloud Foundation extension for the SecretManagement PowerShell module VMware Cloud Foundation has its own credential store used by the SDDC Manager appliance. This post is dedicated to a new extension I’ve created for the SecretManagement PowerShell module to access thi...

🚀 Introducing SecretManagement.VMware.CloudFoundation, an extension to the official SecretManagement #PowerShell module

▶️ Cross-platform and supports #VMwareCloudFoundation 4.x and 5.x

📝 Blog post: blog.graa.dev/PowerShell-S...

✨ GitHub: github.com/erikgraa/Sec...

Upgrading Omnissa Horizon Connection Server to version 2503 Omnissa Horizon 2503, an Extended Service Branch release, became available on April 15th. In this post I show an upgrade of the Connection Server from version 2406.

Upgrading a #Horizon environment to the latest 2503 Extended Service Branch release?

See my new blog that covers the Connection Server part!

#Horizon #Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider @omnissacommunity.bsky.social #PowerShell

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Deploying Azure Local with Arc gateway The Azure Arc gateway massively reduces the outbound endpoint requirements for Azure Arc Connected machines. In this blog I show how one onboards machines meant for Azure Local to Azure Arc with Arc g...

Deploying a greenfield #AzureLocal installation? The #AzureArcGateway is in public preview and possible to use for new rigs!

I wrote a post about how one registers to-be Azure Local nodes with #AzureArc using the Arc gateway.

#Microsoft #MicrosoftAzure

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Network-based OS installation for Azure Local This post will show one can install the Azure Local OS over the network. Installing the OS isn’t the most lengthy of tasks, but I wanted to test this out.

I wanted to test out installing the #AzureLocal OS over the network and ended up writing a blog post about it.

#Microsoft #Terraform

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Big game hunting: Ransomware’s high-stakes war on enterprises We invite you to join an insightful session, where we will focus on the most successful cybercrime operation in history. As a professional in the EUC space, understanding how ransomware gangs operate,...

Tomorrow's #Omnissa webinar on ransomware will transcend VDI and cover universal ground on hardening, security and defense.

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Events to attend in 2025 It’s conference season soon. This post is about events I’m either attending or want to attend in 2025!

Did you decide on which IT conferences to attend this year? I've written a blog about some great ones to consider!

#AutoCon #CiscoLive #EUCWorld #HashiConf #MSIgnite #OmnissaONE #PSConfEU #VMwareExplore

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Working with secrets in PowerShell For this year’s World Password Day (apparently the first Thursday of May) I have a post about handling secrets in PowerShell!

Working with secrets in #PowerShell

#Microsoft #Security #WorldPasswordDay

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Deploying an Azure Arc Gateway with Terraform The Azure Arc Gateway is in public preview - a service which can help simplify (and secure) Azure Arc networking (and thus Azure Local deployments) by requiring far fewer outbound endpoints for activi...

The Azure Arc Gateway is in public preview and will hopefully become generally available soon, greatly simplifying networking for #AzureArc (and #AzureLocal).

#HashiCorp #HashiCorpAmbassador #HCP #Microsoft

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Troubleshooting download failure for the Azure Local 2504 update This post provides a solution to a failing Azure Local 2504 solution update download.

Encountered download failures for the #AzureLocal 2504 update? Check out my latest blog for some light troubleshooting and a fix!

#Microsoft #PowerShell

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Updating Azure Local to version 2503 using PowerShell Staying up to date with Azure Local releases is imperative; not only for security reasons, but also to keep up with new features and improvements. In this post I’ll show an update from version 2411 to...

Updating #AzureLocal? Try doing it with #PowerShell!

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VMware home lab licensing with VMUG Advantage By passing either of the new VCP-VCF level certification exams, anyone maintaining an active VMUG Advantage membership can receive 3 years worth of extensive VMware Cloud Foundation licensing for home...

#VMware home lab licensing with #VMUG Advantage

#vExpert #VMwareCloudFoundation

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VMware Explore 2025 Expectations The VMware Explore landscape is changing a bit in 2025 by consolidating/collapsing the Europe (Barcelona) and United States events into a singular, bigger conference in Las Vegas on August 25-28, and ...

#VMwareExplore 2025 Expectations

#vExpert #VMware

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Home Lab ambitions 2025 This is a post about my current home lab as it stands, medio April 2025. Some time has passed since my first lab post back in early January 2023!

Home Lab amibitions 2025

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VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Beta The VMware Cloud Foundation 9 beta was announced yesterday and it’s possible to request admission into the programme.

VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Beta Announced

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#vExpert

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Omnissa Ports and Protocols Omnissa recently released their Ports and Protocols tool! There are listings for Horizon1, Omnissa Access and UEM at present. Customized lists can be downloaded in Excel and PDF formats. I wanted to s...

#Omnissa Ports and Protocols as JSON

#AppVolumes #Horizon #OmnissaTechInsider #PowerShell @omnissacommunity.bsky.social

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