Reflections on the human side of technology — culture, leadership, and the messy reality of operations.
In VCF Operations 9.1 you can export a custom vLCM cluster image but there's no button to delete one again. Here's why, and the three-call API path (get a token, list, delete) that clears it out.
How much to automate a process and when to hold back — automation as a promotion you earn, not a switch you flip.
There is a a lot of reasons to do things but security is a big motivater — I am on a refresh of the VCF guides, deeper salt integration and automation bits. This is the start.
A look at the real-time data and telemetry capabilities introduced in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.
A PowerShell tool that anonymises RVTools CSV exports so you can hand them to a vendor or third party without exposing your customer's environment.
This is the beginning of a personal exploration of engineering excellence.
