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vCenter 5.1 U1 & ESXi 5.1 U1
Last night VMware dropped major updates for both vCenter and ESXi 5.1. After reviewing both sets of release notes (vCenter/ESXi) here are my favorite changes: vCenter Server now supports running on...
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Login bug with vCenter 5.1 U1, and View support
A couple of important notices in regards to the recently released vCenter 5.1 U1. Take note before starting any upgrades. There has been a rather frustrating bug that has been discovered with vCenter...
View ArticleAn end and a beginning
This morning I gave two weeks notice to my current employer, a Kansas City based VAR, where I have been a senior data center engineer for the last six years. I’ve enjoyed many aspects of my current...
View ArticleWill work for reasonable salary + benefits
The process of looking for a new job is stressful. If you already have one, you’re a bit like a secret agent, sneaking around town trying to complete the mission of getting someone new to agree to sign...
View ArticleMy essential 10 iOS apps
Two weeks ago, after regretfully trying to use the iOS 11 developer betas on my primary devices, I was forced by general instability to roll back to iOS 10. Unfortunately, there’s no great way to do...
View ArticleIn re, doorbell tweets
I received a lot of feedback from my tweet about ditching a new Ring for Nest Hello. I think my Nest Hello preorder has shipped, or is shipping soon. Credit card has been billed. Ditching the Ring 2...
View ArticleThe value of certification — For the love of the blueberry shirt
Occasionally I’ll wear my “blueberry” VMware certification shirt to work. Some people in the community love these shirts, some people don’t. I, do. Blue also happens to be my favorite color....
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VMware TAM
I have accepted a job with VMware, as a Technical Account Manager (TAM). To say I’m excited about this would be a gross understatement. VMware has been the company I’ve spent the majority of my...
View ArticleShine
Once upon a time there was a meeting of minds, The sun and the moon made a deal with the sky, One would take the morning and the other the night, Together they would blanket the world with light, But...
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VCIX
I’m pleased to announce that yesterday I passed the VCAP6.5-DCD exam, thus earning the VMware Certified Implementation Engineer – Data Center Virtulization “milestone” after elevating the VCAP5-DCA...
View ArticleWhere’s Waldo?
Filed under Hilarious-But-True-AI-Will-Kill-Us-All Tweets. First they came for Waldo, and I said nothing because I wasn’t Waldo…— Michael Stanclift (@vmstan) August 10, 2018
View ArticleL1TF
VMware has published new security advisories, knowledge base articles, updates and tools in response to newly disclosed speculative-execution vulnerabilities on Intel CPUs — collectively as “L1...
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Revisting Essential
Back in July 2017, I wrote about my 10 essential iOS applications. I thought now that we’re reaching the end of 2018, it might be a good time to revisit that list. As I mentioned at the time: I find...
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Excess Battery
I recently picked up an iPhone XS Smart Battery Case, for my iPhone X. I’ve previously owned the 6S battery case for my iPhone 6, and the iPhone 7 case. Let me first say that even though Apple has...
View ArticleReasonable Salary
The process of looking for a new job is stressful. If you already have one, you’re a bit like a secret agent, sneaking around town trying to complete the mission of getting someone new to agree to sign...
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Kernel Panic
I’ve been thinking for over two years about how to talk about this, how to talk about the day I couldn’t process anymore. The day where my bullshit buffers overflowed. The day of my internal kernel...
View ArticleFeeling Helpless
For a while, what transpired in the aftermath of that night, left me feeling betrayed by some people that I thought I could trust, and feeling helpless. Like so many times in life before, I was told...
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Enough Windows
I’ve not been a true “Windows user” on a daily basis since the glorious afternoon my first MacBook Pro arrived in 2011. That didn’t exactly mean I quit using Windows on that day, but over time I’ve...
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Neowin Retrospective
Most of the people who know and interact with me professionally, or on social media know me as “vmstan” — and if you asked most of those people they’d tell you I only pay attention to two things when...
View ArticleChoosing Electives
I’m going to start this by saying something that might seem strange for a post like this, but is no surprise to my closest friends: The last two months, and especially the last two weeks, have been...
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