Category Archives: Technical
My Journey of Microsoft SQL Server Installs with Ansible Automation Platform
A practical guide to silent, repeatable SQL Server deployments across multiple versions — driven by Ansible Automation Platform. Installing SQL Server by hand is one of those tasks that seems straightforward until you’ve done it a dozen times across different … Continue reading
Creating a Custom Credential Type for Nutanix Prism Central in Ansible Automation Platform
Out of the box, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) ships with credential types for dozens of platforms – AWS, Azure, VMware vCenter, Red Hat Satellite, and many more. But what happens when the platform you need to automate against isn’t on … Continue reading
Building Execution Environments for Ansible Automation Platform with ansible-builder and Podman
Introduction If you’re just getting started with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), you may have heard the term “Execution Environment” thrown around and wondered what it means. By the end of this post, you’ll know exactly what they are, … Continue reading
Don’t Call it a Comeback
Recently, I’ve been encouraged to dust off this blog site and begin writing again. I’ll keep this short and sweet, but expect to see some content about some of the work that I’ve doing related to automation and orchestration in … Continue reading
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The Curious Case of the Newly Defaulted Firmware Version (EFI Edition)
Let’s set the stage. It’s a few days before VMworld 2018 (US Version). I’m frantically trying to get a demo to work for a vBrownBag session I’m giving in a couple of days. I decided to make a last-ditch effort to … Continue reading
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Flipping The Script – From Delegate to Presenter
Last Friday, I got to have an out of body experience. For the past two and a half years, I’ve attended Tech Field Day events as a delegate. Plenty of delegates have blogged about their experiences as a delegate and I … Continue reading
The Power of Community – Job Search Conclusion
In a prior blog post, I chronicled that I was thrust into a job search, due to a recent layoff. The tech communities that I participate in came rushing to my aid and sent me plenty of job opportunities to … Continue reading
Head in the Clouds: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Before I begin, I will state that I had a very hard time writing this blog post. It wasn’t that the presentation and associated information provided were that tough to disseminate through, it’s just that I felt, for a long … Continue reading
The Power of Community: Job Search Edition, Volume 1
Sitting here in my home office, I’m pondering whether to refer to my career in the present tense or the past tense. Technically, I’m currently without employment. It’s been nearly a month since I was let go by my prior … Continue reading
The Yin Yang of Dell EMC Storage
Chinese philosophy tells us that the concept of yin and yang are one of opposition and combination. Examples of such opposition combinations are easy to find; light and dark, bitter and sweet, and even order and chaos. So, why a … Continue reading
