by Tom Fenton | Nov 13, 2020 | PowerShell, Tips
To to list all the Applications on a Windows system run the following PowerShell command Get-ItemProperty HKLM:SoftwareWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate | Sort-Object DisplayName |...
by Tom Fenton | Nov 12, 2020 | Horizon, Tips
While adding a Ubuntu 18.04 VDI desktop to my VMware Horizon 7.13 desktop pool I was using PowerBroker Identity Services Open (PBIS) authentication. When I entered /opt/pbis/bin/domainjoin-cli join mydomain.local netadmin@mydomain.local I would get the following...
by Tom Fenton | Nov 10, 2020 | ControlUp, VMware
ESXi on Arm is a hot technology, by the first part of November 2020 over 10,000 people have downloaded the VMware ESXi on Arm Fling making it one of VMware’s most popular flings ever. In this article I will show you how to use ControlUp to monitor a Arm device...
by Tom Fenton | Nov 9, 2020 | Horizon, virtualization and cloud review, VMware
Horizon 7 has had a good run but with the release of Horizon 8, 7.13 is most likely the last release of Horizon 7. The biggest news in this release is that the standard and advanced license includes the right to use VMware instant clone technology. Read the full...
by Tom Fenton | Nov 9, 2020 | aws, ControlUp, virtualization and cloud review, WorkSpaces
In this series of articles I will walk you through setting up an Amazon WorkSpaces Desktop as a Service (DaaS) environment. This will cover everything from going over your Active Directory options to monitoring it using CloudWatch and ControlUp. Read the full article...