HomeLab Part 10 – Sophos SG Appliance Replacement
I was working with Sophos SG Appliances (formally known as Astaro UTM) since 2005 (version 5.x). In the beginning I used white boxes with 2-4 NICs as my personal firewall. In January 2013 when...
Virtualization made in Austria
Sophos UTM 9.7 – SMTP proxy isn’t working
I’m working with Astaro/Sophos UTMs since the beginning of my professional IT career and I’m also running a hardware Sophos UTM 9.7 appliance in my homelab. 4 month ago I bought a used SG135...
vExpert Application for 2020H2 are open – Know before you apply
Currently vExpert applications are open for the second half of 2020. As a former vExpertPro I voted on previous applications. During my voting on applications I saw awesome, good, ok, bad and worst applications....
vExpert award and how it advanced my career
In the beginning I started with virtualization back in 2007 when Virtual Infrastructure 3.5 was released. During that time I also came across bloggers like Duncan Epping and Frank Denneman. I read everything they...
Chrome and the VMware Authentication Plug-In
One of my customer mentioned recently that there is a problem with Chrome and the VMware Authentication Plug-In which keeps asking him if he wants to open the “vmware-cip-launcher.exe” or not. Reason In the...
Lifecycle Management of Veeam Components
During the lifecycle management of a Veeam backup infrastructure you will find yourself in the situation where you need to change some components in your environment. The following situation will lead to it: Change...
Backup Interoperability Matrix Major Update 2019-12
It’s been some time that I have updated the Backup Interoperability Matrix because of some personal and work related responsibilities. In the December 2019 update the following backup software was updated: Veritas BackupExec 20.6...
VMworld 2019 Europe – Parties, Gatherings, Events and more
As you all know after VMworld is before VMworld. So it’s time to plan your parties or gatherings for VMworld 2019 Barcelona properly. Attending VMworld is not only attending an IT conference. It is...
VMworld 2019 Europe – #vBreakfast 2019 edition
Please join Andreas Lesslhumer, myself and many more vNerds and vGeeks for the #vBreakfast 2019 edition. After missing the last two VMworlds Barcelona it was time to attend again this year and be your host...
vExpert Application – Tips and Tricks
Currently the whole VMware vExpert & Advocacy team and vExpert Pros are voting on the second half 2019 vExpert applications. When going through the application you can see awesome, good, ok, bad and worst...
VMworld US 2019 – Parties, Gatherings, Events and more
It’s again this time of the year before VMworld is happening. So it’s time to plan your parties or gatherings accordingly. This time VMworld 2019 will take place in San Francisco. Attending VMworld is...