PowerCLI vs vSphere CLI: When to Use What for VMware Automation
Introduction In this article, you’ll learn: Install using VMware downloads or use the VMA (vSphere Management…
How to Schedule a PowerCLI Script with Task Scheduler or cron
Introduction crontab -l Diagram: PowerCLI Scheduling Workflow Step 4: Use Credential Storage Securely Click OK, enter…
How CrowdStrike Secures AI Agents Across SaaS Environments
But with this integration comes risk. AI agents are often quickly deployed across SaaS environments by…
CrowdStrike Announces Integration with ChatGPT Enterprise Compliance API
With Falcon Shield’s integration with OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise Compliance API, IT and security teams gain added…
AI vs. AI: The Race Between Adversarial and Defensive Intelligence
But while AI empowers analysts to operate with greater speed and precision, this evolution is forging…
PowerCLI Script to Find and Remove Unused Virtual Disks and ISOs
Introduction Get-VM | Where-Object {($_ | Get-HardDisk).Count -gt 3} | Select Name, PowerState, @{N=”DiskCount”;E={($_ | Get-HardDisk).Count}}…
Advanced Ansible Playbook for Nutanix: Enterprise-Grade VM Provisioning with Validation, Tagging, and Notification
Introduction – name: Enterprise Nutanix VM Provisioninghosts: localhostgather_facts: falsecollections:- nutanix.ncpvars_files:- nutanix_credentials.yml- enterprise_vm_config.ymlvars:slack_webhook: “https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXXX/YYYY/ZZZZ”tasks:TASK [Check VM health]ok:…
Building a Self-Healing Nutanix Environment with Ansible
Introduction Nutanix Repository on GitHub My Personal Repository on GitHub Self-healing infrastructure reduces downtime and manual…
Inside Mondel?z’s Identity Security Strategy with CrowdStrike
Because Falcon Identity Protection is part of the unified Falcon platform, Mondelēz didn’t have to integrate…
Deploying Multi-VM Applications on AHV with Ansible
Introduction app_vms:- name: web01memory: 4096vcpus: 2disk: 20subnet: vlan10category: “env:prod”ansible-playbook deploy_app_stack.yml –ask-vault-pass -i inventory.yml Optional Enhancements Add…
10 Must-Know sFTP Commands for Linux File Transfers
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) was once a widely used method for transferring files or data remotely….
Scheduling Certificate Checks with Ansible
Introduction – name: Convert expiry date to epochset_fact:cert_expiry_date: “{{ cert_expiry_raw.stdout | trim }}”cert_expiry_epoch: “{{ cert_expiry_date |…
Managing VM Power State with Ansible
Introduction vm_power_map:web01: powerondb01: powerofftest01: restart Playbook: vm_power_control.yml External Documentation: Diagram: VM Power Workflow Use Case Gracefully…
Automating Snapshot Lifecycle for Nutanix with Ansible
Introduction This playbook gives you complete control over Nutanix VM snapshots, ensuring consistency, compliance, and automation…
Deploying Nutanix AHV VMs with Ansible
Introduction all:hosts:localhost:ansible_connection: local Step 2: Define Credentials File Once your Ansible control node is configured, deploying…