The importance of having a Definition of Done
As a DevOps engineer, having a clear definition of done is important for several reasons. Also as a DevOps engineer, you want to code and minimize administration. Having participated in multiple projects at multiple companies, I can only give one piece of advice: Have a Definition of Done!
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Homelab: Install Nutanix CE cluster - Hardware
In this blog post series, I will show you how to install a three-node Nutanix CE cluster to host my home lab.
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IWC Environment Variables
Besides working in various infrastructure projects, I occasionally teach classes on Citrix, Ivanti or Microsoft technology. In this upcoming series of blogs I like to share some presentations.
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Choose your name: Citrix, XenApp or VirtualApps
Last year Citrix changed their products names again, according to marketing to ‘simplify the portfolio naming so that it’s easy to understand, buy, and use’. We were just used to the XenApp name, how long will the new name last before another new marketing name peeks around the corner?
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Lab upgrade to Windows Server 2019
Recently I upgraded my Hyper-V homelab server to Windows Server 2019 Datacenter. Note to self: Have Intel network drivers nearby.
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Setup VM's for training
Besides my work as an architect and consultant, I sometimes deliver various Citrix, Microsoft and Ivanti training classes. In this blog post I will explain how to set up virtual machines for a training environment.
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Showcase: Selfservice Virtual Machines
Administer virtual machines from the Ivanti Identity Director SelfService portal. In this blog I want to showcase the Virtual Machine operations services from the Identity Director SelfService portal. With these services an end-user or administrator can perform virtual machine operations like create-, delete-, start-, stop- or restart a virtual machine.
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Virtual Training
Last week I delivered my first all virtual training. When Global Knowledge asked me to present an all-virtual training I was a little sceptical. For a training, good interaction with students is key and with only voice conversation I thought it was very difficult to have this interaction. What was I wrong….
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Koffie en koek
Afgelopen zondag was het ‘koffie en koek’ evenement bij Richard van 356-Speedster.nl in Deventer. Helaas waren de weergoden erg ongunstig gezind, de regen kwam met bakken uit de lucht….
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Remove password from Word document
Last week my wife asked me if I could help her with a Microsoft Word problem. The company she works for has about 8.000 Word documents, and most of them are protected with the same password. For an ERP implementation all article numbers in those documents must be replaced with new article numbers.
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New website, new blog
Goodbye DotNetNuke, Hello Wix.com!
After using DotNetNuke for more than a decade, I finally moved to a new website platform. It all started in back in 2003 or 2004 where I downloaded the IBuySpy application, written in ASP.NET. I was looking for a website platform and was very impressed. After Microsoft declared it as the first open source project and it was rebranded to DotNetNuke I started using it.
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My bungalow birdhouse
3D printing the original American Craftsman Bungalow Birdhouse..
Recently I bought a 3D printer to explore the possibilities. Can I print objects in a remote session ? does it work with printer redirection ? When I have some spare time left I will certainly investigate these options, but for a start I want to know if the printer works.
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Copy Reference Images to MDT Deployment share
Part 6 of 6: Copy Reference Images to an MDT Deployment share The last part of the Reference Image Factory series is to copy the created reference images to the MDT Deployment share.
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Create a MDT Reference Image
Part 5 of 6: Create the Reference Images
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