In Part 2, we covered the Meatgrinder process flow. In this post, we’ll cover the development environment and change management tools. I decided to write this Lambda function on my Windows 11 machine because I’d started this effort by writing code to “catch up” the website & the podcast RSS file, and naively thought that […]
Part 2 of “What’s in the bag?” Behind the scenes at vBrownBag.com
OK, so now that I’ve got this blog dusted off, decided on a new direction and archived all of the old posts, let’s get cracking on part 2 of this series. I’ll be going into very specific detail about what the new meatgrinder/automator process needs to do, and then branch out into how each of […]
What’s in the bag? Behind the scenes at vBrownBag.com
A few weeks ago, I asked my good friends Alastair Cooke & Chris Williams how I could be useful to them & the vBrownBag.com website. Al suggested that I take a look at the automation script, affectionately known as “the meatgrinder” that had been running behind the scenes for years but hadn’t been running for […]
Thoughts on VMworld 2018
I had the privilege of attending VMworld 2018 in Las Vegas as a blogger (thank you, VMware social team!). It was a unique experience for me, as I’ve attended the show as a vendor employee for a number of years. Going as a blogger enabled me to catch up with folks I hadn’t seen since […]
Importing vRealize Application Services Blueprints from the Solution Exchange Marketplace
(Note: I think this is the first time I’ve called it vRealize. /sigh) Earlier today I was trying to add application blueprints from the VMware Solution Exchange Marketplace to my Application Services appliance. The “Try” page for the blueprints features an option to login to your Application Services appliance and deploy the blueprint directly. That, […]