The incident I had recently highlighted to me that I never set up regular backups of the Kubernetes datastore of my home K3s single-node cluster. As a result I converted K3s to use embedded etcd instead of the default SQLite as datastore backend, which allows me to configure backups... [Read More]

While I work with vanilla Kubernetes (K8s) in my day job, I run a single node K3s cluster at home for my personal services like Home Assistant, Z2M, Unifi controller and so on. I mentioned this setup a little bit in this blog. Just like Kubernetes, the default port... [Read More]

During my years as a VMware sysadmin I got to do quite a bit of hardware work with firmware, drivers, compatibility and so on. But since I transition to the cloud native world this part of IT has moved further away from me for obvious reasons. Now lately I am... [Read More]

The world of virtualisation has been shaken up in the last year and a half with Broadcom acquiring VMware and pushing many customers to look for alternatives, along with the growing need for multi-tenancy and saas. Following its 3 months release cycle, Nakivo recently released major version NAKIVO Backup &... [Read More]

Over the last few months I have been slowly adding features to my home setup (I don’t call it a home lab). I have several services I use at home like Home Assistant, Zigbee2mqtt, ESPHome dashboard and many more, running on a K3s node (mini pc with core-i3 and 16GB... [Read More]

The announcement of VMware’s acquisition by Broadcom marked a significant shift in the dynamics of the virtualization market. While VMware has long been synonymous with virtualization excellence, Broadcom’s acquisition introduces a level of uncertainty and apprehension among businesses reliant on VMware’s suite of products. The drastic changes initiated by the... [Read More]

The fight against cyber threats never stops, and ransomware remains a top concern for businesses of all sizes. Vembu, a leading provider of backup and disaster recovery solutions, understands this challenge and has released BDRSuite v7.0.1, packed with features to empower your data security like never before. The highlight of... [Read More]

Since I somewhat shifted from VMware Sysadmin to Solutions Architect for a Kubernetes service provider (Giant Swarm) two years ago, I haven’t done much PowerCLI as I now live in a world of Yaml, Go and Bash. However, I do miss PowerShell for its object oriented nature which I find... [Read More]

After communicating only about a couple months ago about the Release Candidate of BDRSuite v7.0.0, the data protection company is rolling the major version to its customers. BDRSuite v7.0.0 Download Link: BDRSuite v7.0.0 is now ready for download and live on the official website - Download BDRSuite v7.0.0... [Read More]

Here I am announcing Nakivo v10.10 on the 10/10, how about that! In an era where data is more valuable than just about anything, this new version brings significant change to its capabilities when it comes to Recovery Point Objective (RPO) with claims of near-zero data loss and downtime. Bringing... [Read More]