Lately I’ve been working on trying to author PowerShell cmdlets with Visual Studio 2010 to talk to a web service. At first glance, I thought it would be easy. I had the WSDL and XSD files, and the webservice side of things is already working. There’s a web GUI that communicates via SOAP to the […]
Random Stuff
Review: Skeletek 4 post rack
After starting my new job, I was given a number of servers, a switch, and one of our I/O virtualization appliances to be used for a variety of things like hands-on labs at VMUGs, or onsite customer proof of concepts, etc. Getting this kit was a small problem, as I didn’t have anywhere to put […]
A change of pace, and a new workplace!
Just a quick note to let everyone know that I will be joining Virtensys as a sales engineer in the South Central region. I’m very excited about this opportunity, and am looking forward to moving from the customer side of the table to the vendor side. If you’re a value added reseller, systems integrator, or […]
RFC: What needs do you see in the VMware community?
One of my personal goals for 2011 is to increase my contributions to the VMware community at large. If you’re visiting this site, you’ll know that I tend to blog fairly regularly about PowerCLI and how I leverage it at my current employer. While I will most likely continue to do so, admittedly, it’s tough […]
In search of effective leadership
You’re not a leader if you’re not effective. What I mean is, even though you may have the title or the authority, it doesn’t do much good if you’re not effective at leading people. Sure, you can rule over people by enforcing your will, but without the desire to serve the folks you lead, and […]